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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.