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 ...

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 ? ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...