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. 

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 ...

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.

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. ...