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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...