Royal Conservatory’s Oscar Peterson School of Music


21 Glenellen Drive East

Suzuki String School of Guelph


8 Vipond Street

Primary instrument: PIANO. McGill University:  B.Mus., L.Mus. (piano performance);Conservatoire de Que. (premiere medaille). Studied with Dorothy Morton, Irving Heller, Fleurette Beauchamp-Huppe. Recent masterclasses through TSM : Jane Coop, Angela Hewitt, Dr. Stephane Lemelin. Accreditation: RCM, ORMTA. 


110 Bloor St. West

46 Avondale Ave. South

Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo

**Anita Buttemer** holds a Master of Music in Suzuki Pedagogy from Ithaca College and a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of Toronto. She has taught Suzuki Method violin and viola since 1988; and has been a Suzuki parent since 1999. She is a founding director and faculty member of the Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo (STEW) in Waterloo; Ontario; Canada. Currently; Anita is also the Artistic Director. Previously; Anita has taught at the North York Suzuki School of Music in Toronto; the Waldorf School of the Finger Lakes in Ithaca; New York; and the Suzuki String School of ...


446 Winchester Dr

Etobicoke Suzuki Music


2855 Bloor St. West

North York Suzuki School of Music


1761 Sheppard Ave. E. #313

A Hamilton based violin and viola performer and pedagogue, Caitlin Boyle is a member of the Isabel String Quartet, the Niagara Symphony Orchestra, teaches at the Hamilton Suzuki School of Music, and is co-artistic director of Five at the First Chamber Music Series. A JUNO-nominated performing artist, Ms. Boyle concertized extensively for thirteen years from 2006-2018 with the Cecilia String Quartet. She has won several international awards including Banff, Bordeaux, and Osaka String Quartet Competitions. Her passion for music education has led her to teach at the Faculty of Music at the ...


86 Cameron Avenue South

Suzuki String School of Guelph

Carmen Evans is the Artistic Director of the Suzuki String School of Guelph, where she teaches violin; viola; and Suzuki ECE. Carmen was the Chair of the SAO from 2016-2019


North York Suzuki School of Music

Cindy holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance for cello from University of Toronto (1993). She studied cello with Daniel Domb, Vladimir Orloff, and Walter Joahim. Cindy has taught cello and music in many different settings and to different ages. Her students are extremely well received at RCM exams and Music festivals. Cindy received Suzuki training from Chicago Suzuki Institute, Ithaca Suzuki Institute and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Her instructors include Barbara Wampner, Nancy Hair, Carey Beth Hockett and Susan Gagnon. She is a long-time member of Suzuki Association of the Americas ...


51 Chavender Place

Clayton Scott was born in Toronto; Canada; and is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto. Ms. Scott has taught piano since 1969; using the Suzuki philosophy of training since 1983. In 1992 she joined the Faculty of Suzuki Kingston and Summer Music Fest. It was for this Institute that she developed the highly-acclaimed lecture series; Music Through the Ages; a course in music history for the young music student. She adjudicates piano festivals; conducts piano master classes; opera and ballet workshops and gives professional development lectures for teachers ...


6A Kendal Avenue

Lita Zagala has a Teacher?s Diploma in Piano; Bachelor of Music Degree and Master of Music in Music Education. She has been a Suzuki teacher for over 25 years; and teaches all levels. She is past president and member of executive of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers? Association Etobicoke-Mississauga Branch. Lita Zagala was a recipient of the ORMTA Special Teacher Award in 2006.


Daniela Cruz is an enthusiastic viola/violin teacher; who recently served as Teacher Assistant at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; The String Academy of Wisconsin; Viola/Violin Faculty at the Michigan State University Community Music School and at the Jackson Symphony Orchestra Community Music School. Daniela is a faculty member at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and has toured Europe as leading staff with their International Youth Symphony Orchestra. She has taught students of diverse background in different parts of the United States and her home country Brazil. As a performer; she is a violist ...


SAA


950 Rue des Roselins

North York Suzuki School of Music


Violinist Debbie Hammond began her studies at the age of four in London; Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of Toronto and a Master of Music in Performance from the University of Michigan; Ann Arbor. Debbie has completed Suzuki Pedagogy training with several noted trainers including Edmund Springer; Alice Joy Lewis and Dr. Timothy (Terry) Durbin. Her principal violin teachers include Patrick Burroughs; Geri Arnold; Dr. Robert Skelton; Mark Fewer & Yehonatan Berick. Debbie is the director of the Hammond Suzuki Studio; a private Suzuki violin program in ...


7 Laurentide Road

North York Suzuki School of Music


1134 Dovercourt Rd.

North York Suzuki School of Music


108 Confederation Dr.

Ellen Berry has taught piano for over 45 years; and has built a busy private Suzuki studio in Cambridge; Ontario. She has served on the boards of the Suzuki Association of the Americas; the Suzuki Association of Ontario; and the Ontario Registered Music Teachers? Association; and was the Director of the Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute (SOSI) in Waterloo; Ontario for many years. She enjoys learning to play the violin; and has two grown Suzuki children.


The National Capital Suzuki School of Music


Essie Liu is a Violin and Early Childhood Teacher certified by the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Her professional orchestra experience includes the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Essie holds an M.Mus in Literature and Performance (Violin) from Western University; as well as a Montessori Infant Toddler Teacher Diploma (TMI). Essie teaches bilingually in English and Chinese at her Kanata home studio.


Founded in 1982; Etobicoke Suzuki Music is recognized as one of the oldest and finest Suzuki programs in Canada. We offer instruction in violin; viola; cello; and early childhood education following the philosophy of Talent Education developed by Shinichi Suzuki. Our teachers are trained in the Suzuki Method and our violin director trained with Dr. Suzuki in Japan. We believe that music is important for all human beings. If you choose to embark on this journey with your child; you will both grow immeasurably along the way.


Etobicoke Suzuki Music

Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo

Geneviève began her Suzuki journey at the age of 2 with Suzuki cello teacher Jo-Anne Goyder in Waterloo; Ontario. After her formative years of study; including summers at various institutes around North America; Geneviève attended Wilfrid Laurier University; where she studied with renowned cellist Paul Pulford; and obtained an Honours Bachelor of Music; a Bachelor of Arts in French; and a Diploma in Chamber Music. Geneviève went on to study with Carol Tarr at the University of Denver where she received her Master of Music Degree in Suzuki Pedagogy in June 2009. Geneviève currently performs as ...


445 stillmeadow cir

North York Suzuki School of Music

Gretchen Paxson Abberger holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Bennington College; a bachelor?s degree in Music Performance from the Manhattan School of Music; and a master?s degree in Historical Performance from the Mannes College of Music in New York City; as well a 2-year Long Term Certificate in Suzuki training from the School for Strings in New York City studying with Louise Behrend. Further teacher development has been short-term training courses with the following: Ronda Cole; Daphne Hughes; Allen Lieb; Carol Smith; Ed Sprunger; Carey Beth Hockett; Brian Lewis; and Alice Kay Kanack. ...


86 Dewhurst Blvd.

Jean Blanc is an active member of the Suzuki Association of Americas (SAA). Jean received his diploma in music from the University of Bucharest; Romania; specializing in violin instruction and performance. He completed the Suzuki teacher's training at the Suzuki Institute in Kinston; Ontario completing all ten volumes of Suzuki Violin Training. Mr. Blanc is an affiliate teacher with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.


Oakville Suzuki Association

Prior to moving to Canada in 1954; Jean earned a B.A Honours in Russian Language and Literature from the University of London; School of Slavonic Studies; and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for three years. She has been teaching in Oakville for over 40 years; and is a pioneer of the Suzuki method of string teaching in Ontario. She holds an ARCM diploma in cello from the Royal College of Music; is a founding member of the Oakville Symphony; and has taken many courses in Suzuki Violin and Cello. She is also a member of the Early Childhood Music Association of ...


North York Suzuki School of Music


1050 Broadview Ave. #1104

Jenna O'Connor Ross is an enthusiastic teacher who is committed to excellence. Her goal is to develop autonomous learners with good violin technique. Her teaching approach centers around playing with ease and with a beautiful tone. Mrs. O'Connor Ross creatively engages younger students to learn through motivating games and musical activities. She has also taught many adults. It is never too late to learn. Prior to moving to Austin, Mrs. O'Connor Ross taught violin at the Vancouver Academy of Music and at École Rose-des-Vents in Vancouver, BC. She holds a Bachelor's degree in violin ...


2504 - 1480 Riverside Dr

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre Suzuki School

Jennifer is a faculty member of the Oscar Peterson School (formerly Royal Conservatory School) and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre Suzuki School. She also offers private lessons from her teaching studio in Scarborough, as well as online lessons. Her teaching style readily adapts to the needs of the individual student. She has experienced all sides of the Suzuki Triangle, beginning as a Suzuki violin student at age 4, continuing to evolve as a Suzuki violin teacher, and adapting into a new role as a Suzuki parent and practice partner to her oldest of three children. She previously held ...


750 Spadina Ave.

North York Suzuki School of Music


JoséeDesjardins a passé sa jeunesse à Kapuskasing. Elle a commencé son apprentissage en pianoavec Rita Séguin à l’âge de 10 ans. En 1986, Josée a obtenu son baccalauréat d’honneuren musique avec distinction de l’Université Wilfrid-Laurier à Waterloo,Ontario. Elle y a étudié le piano auprès de Marjorie et Garth Beckett. Pendantqu’elle complétait son baccalauréat, Josée a fait la connaissance de l’approcheSuzuki pour l’enseignement de la musique et elle s’est engagée dans un apprentissageà long terme comme professeure Suzuki auprès de Gail Lange de Guelph enOntario. Depuis, elle enseigne le ...


371 rue Lamoureux

Oakville Suzuki Association


313 3rd Road East

Canta Arya School for Strings

Known for her sensitive and engaging playing; violinist Julia McFarlane is equally at home as a performer and educator. Born in Kingston; Julia began her violin studies at the age of five. She holds a Bachelors degree in Performance from McGill University and a Masters degree from the Peabody Institute of Music; having studied with Mauricio Fuks; Yehonatan Berick and Herbert Greenberg. Currently; Julia is principal second violin of the Kingston Symphony. From 2000-2003; Julia was principal second violin of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and is a founding member of the Glenellen String ...


2371 Leeman Rd.

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre Suzuki School


750 Spadina Ave.

Etobicoke Suzuki Music


1436 Malibou Terrace

Rideau Falls Violins and Improvisation

Montreal native; Laura Nerenberg; started playing the violin at 3 and the piano at 7. Laura has performed chamber music; orchestral music; jazz; pop; folk and improvised music all over the National Capital region. She has also performed in Newfoundland; California; Tanzania and beyond. Laura is a founding member of Gatineau; Quebec's premier chamber music group: ?Ensemble Prisme.? She also helped found the Ottawa Baroque Consort; the Courage4 jazz quartet; the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra and the Triptych Piano Trio. Since; 2017; she's been a proud member of the truly original Algonquin Ensemble ? ...


1092 Cameo Drive

SAO

Laurie received her undergraduate music degree from the University of Western Ontario studying with Dana Pomerants-Mazurkevich and her Masters degree from the University of Toronto. She has taught Suzuki violin for 35+ years in her home studio and at workshops and institutes. Many of her students have graduated from faculties of music including: UT; Glenn Gould School; UWO; Laurier and Queen?s; as well as London Academy and Guild Hall; UK. She is Director of Strings for the La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra; principle second for Northumberland Orchestra and Choir; founder and director of Durham ...


51 West Beach Rd

Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo

Liz Biswas has been teaching violin and viola since 2002. Her teacher trainers have included Allen Lieb; Elayne Ras; Carrie Beth Hockett; Ed Sprunger; Sharon Jones and Dorothy Jones. Liz currently serves on the executive for the Suzuki Association of Ontario Board of Directors as Secretary. Liz completed her B.A. from the University of Waterloo in 2009. Liz currently plays viola in the Waterloo Chamber Players and acts as 2nd violin in the Quinten Quartet. She is a founding teacher and administrator at the Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo. In addition to her work as a violin and viola ...


697 Star Flower Ave

North York Suzuki School of Music


169 Hastings Ave.

Etobicoke Suzuki Music

Dr. Myra Yeung (viola, violin) is an adjudicator and guest clinician in Canada and the USA. She is a past Artistic Director in Toronto, past Program Director in Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, and past violin and viola faculty in Ann Arbor, eastern North Carolina, and Winnipeg. She served on the Suzuki Association of Ontario Board of Directors from 2018 to 2021. She is a Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Certified Teacher as an Advanced specialist. For more information: https://suzukiassociation.org/people/myra-yeung/


Etobicoke Suzuki Music

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre Suzuki School


Hello! Hola! I'm Natalia Medrano, a passionate Mexican with over 13 years of experience in piano teaching and pedagogy.My journey began in Mexico, where I refined my skills in Suzuki training and gained invaluable experience organizing events, concerts, and recitals for students and their families. I've worked with students of all ages and disabilities, fostering a love for music in each unique individual. I hold a music degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and currently, I'm in Ottawa pursuing further studies in Child and Youth Care at Algonquin College. My aim is to ...


2-491 Prince Albert St.

Etobicoke Suzuki Music


Etobicoke Suzuki Music

Philip Kashap has been Director of the Huntsville (Ontario) Suzuki School of Music since 2012. Before this; he and his family lived in Saskatoon for 26 years. In Saskatoon Philip taught at the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatoon Suzuki Program; which he also directed for five years. Philip grew up near Boston and San Francisco; and attended Yale University where he received his BA and MM. He is married to Martha; a professional violinist; and has five grown children; all of whom are musical in one way or another. He was one of the first North American Suzuki students himself; and ...


25 Southdale Dr.

Royal Conservatory’s Oscar Peterson School of Music


1300 Hampton St. Unit 16

Etobicoke Suzuki Music

Toronto nativeRachel Gauntlettis a cellist and early childhood educator with a celebrated background in music performance, teaching, and arts administration.Her performances have been broadcast on CBC radio and taken her to Lincoln Center in New York City.As an orchestral musician, Rachel has held principal cello positions with Sneak Peak Orchestra (Toronto) and l’Orchestre de la Francophonie (Montréal) among others. Rachel performed as a full time member of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra for three consecutive seasons (2011 to 2014).As an arts administrator, Rachel has worked for some of ...


Etobicoke Suzuki Music

North York Suzuki School of Music


205 - 7 Admiral Rd.

A dedicated Suzuki Piano teacher; Rose-Marie started teaching Suzuki method in 1982. Before this; she was involved with the traditional method for many years. Meeting Valery Lloyd-Watts the same year; learning from the experience of her mentor was one of the most enlightening of her piano career. Rose-Marie started to teach Suzuki Method in a French Immersion Public School in Richmond Hill; Ont.; where she opened one of the first Suzuki Piano programs in a public school. She has been the director of the Suzuki program there for 17 years; joined by her husband and violin teacher Jean Blanc. ...


Serena enjoys teaching children; teens and adults of all levels. She believes that people thrive in an atmosphere that is loving and supportive while being challenged to excel through discipline and focus. Serena's studio culture is carefully nurtured to focus on technical efficiency; musical expression; peer encouragement; and joy for the making of music. Serena holds a Bachelor of Musical Arts with a focus on Education; and a Bachelor of Education. She has also completed Suzuki Teacher Training in Book 1; 2 and 3. She has 3 children of her own; involved in music with various instruments and ...



6 Great North Road

Sharon Jones is a violinist and singer. She began her violin studies as one of the first Suzuki students in Ontario. At the age of 11; she had the unique opportunity to work with Dr. Suzuki at an International Society of Music Educators Conference in Canada as part of a small group of North American children. She later worked with Dr. Suzuki again in Berlin and in the United States. Other Suzuki mentors over the years include Alice Joy Lewis; and Bill Starr. Post-secondary studies included the Musical Theatre Program at Sheridan College and Voice Performance at Western University. Sharon is ...


958 Crestview Crescent

Siobhan studiedharp with Canadian harpist Marie Lorcini, beginning as one of the first Suzuki harp students in Canada in the mid 1980s. Afterearning a BA in English and Music from McMaster University and aBEd from Brock University, Siobhan also obtainedmultiple certifications in the Suzuki teaching method over 2 decades. Siobhan managed the Suzuki harp program at the Hamilton Suzuki School of Music from roughly 2000-2023. She now teaches through her own studio.Students of her vibrant harp program can beheard performing in community concerts in the area. Siobhan also plays professionally on ...


3 Golfview Cres

Oakville Suzuki Association


1512 Newlands Crescent

Susan Beth Barak; BA (Hons); MEd. Susan deeply believes in the Suzuki philosophy and is grateful to have a wonderful group of students and families in the Heart-Strings studio. Besides private and group lessons; Heart-Strings students enjoy performing throughout the community throughout the year; and fundraise for charitable organizations in the true Suzuki spirit. From senior residences to Fairy Lake to Pickering College to the Cardinal Golf Club to the Bradford Arts Centre and area churches; Heart-Strings students share their love of music all around York Region and South Simcoe. ...


23 Highview Trail

Royal Conservatory’s Oscar Peterson School of Music

Susan Gagnon Susan Gagnon is a registered teacher trainer with the Suzuki Association of the Americas; giving courses in Canada and the USA. She is also a core member of the Phil and Eli Taylor Academy for Young Artists at The Royal Conservatory of Music; teaching cellists and coaching string quartets. Ms. Gagnon holds a Bachelor of Music degree with Honours in Performance from the University of Western Ontario. She studied with Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and attended master classes at the Banff School of Fine Arts with Janos Starker and Aldo Parisot. Susan teaches all levels and ages. She is in ...


1300 Hampton St. Unit 16

Piano Key Lessons

Master musician; Shinichi Suzuki once stated; 'Music ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed.The potential in every child is unlimited.' This same philosophy has been the foundation of Tina's learning; training; and teaching over the years. A native to Toronto; Tina was immersed in music from birth. At age four; she began playing piano under the careful guidance of skilled instructors Maureen McReynolds and Elizabeth Sherk at the North York Suzuki School of Music. Tina enjoyed her studies thoroughly; further developing her passion for piano. She shared her skills ...


247 Winding Lane

Etobicoke Suzuki Music


149 Winona Drive

As an experienced multi-instrumentalist and neurodivergence specialist, Ursa has been teaching music for 8 years and performing since she was 9 years old. She began her musical journey at age 5 on the piano through Music for Young Children, and added the violin at age 6 through SuzukiMusic and the Ottawa Suzuki Strings under Rosemarie Klimasko. Ursa attended Canterbury High School where she studied in the strings program under John Pohran and Janice Mah. During this time, she discovered her love of the viola and began lessons with NACO’s Paul Casey. In post-secondary, she studied Viola ...


Katie's Suzuki Piano ??Location: Yonge and SheppardLanguage: English , Cantonese  Every Child Can!! Adult can enjoy music too, welcome parents' !


88 Sheppard Ave E

Etobicoke Suzuki Music


Etobicoke Suzuki Music

Wendy Seravalle-Smith has music and education degrees from University of Western Ontario and extensive training in Suzuki method in violin; viola and cello including studies with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki in Japan. She is the director of the Thornhill School of Suzuki String Teaching and teaches violin; viola and cello from beginner to advanced levels. Wendy has been on the violin and viola faculty of Ithaca Suzuki Institute; Montreal Suzuki Institute; Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute; Ottawa(Kansas) Suzuki Institute; American Suzuki Institute in Wisconsin and National Music Camp. Teachers ...


302-18 Steeles Avenue East

Praised for his “phenomenal musical expression” (James Ehnes), award-winning violinist Zifan Ivan Li is a dynamic international performer. Born and raised in Dalian, China, Ivan began his life-long passion for the violin at the age of five, under the tutelage of his father, a guest concertmaster and pedagogue. He continued his studies in Japan for three years at the age of 16 and performed several recitals in Ibaraki.Ivan graduated with Distinction from Brandon University, and during his years of musical training at Brandon University, Ivan received invaluable mentorship from Kerry DuWors, ...


60 Byng Ave, Toronto