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 ...

Essie Liu is a certified teacher with both the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Essie has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and maintains an active freelance career with l'Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Teaching bilingually in English and Chinese, Essie directs her intergenerational program, E.Liu Twinkle Garden, based in Kanata. Essie holds a Master of Music in Literature and Performance (Violin) from Western University and a Montessori Infant Toddler Teacher Diploma (TMI).

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 ...