[3] Sampson enrolled at the University of Edinburgh in 1929 where she took classes with Donald Francis Tovey, graduating in 1932 with a Bachelors in Music.
[1] During this time she also studied under Diran Alexanian at the Normale de Musique in Paris (she would travel there during the summers of 1930 through 1934) and also privately with Nadia Boulanger.
Several children in this class went on to become professional musicians, including Stephen Cera, Laurie Duncan, Mayda Narvey, and Dace Stauvers.
[3] In addition, some of her private students, Gisela Depkat, Kenneth Murphy, and Paul Pulford, and Lynne Odeh (née Rudiak) became professional cellists.
[3] She would return to the University of Edinburgh in 1960-61 to complete a doctorate in performance and to study new methods of music education for children.
Once in Winnipeg, Sampson continued to perform with the Corydon Trio (Lea Foli and Gerald Stanick) and the University Chamber Music Group.
[3] Sampson formed Quatre en Concert with Christine Harvey, Michael Purves-Smith and Deryck Aird and they performed in Holland and Canada from 1974 to 1976.