Karen Michéle-Kimmett
violin
Karen-Michele Kimmett is a graduate of the University of Toronto, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and Ithaca College (Master of Music). She has taught at Seneca College, the Royal Conservatory of Music and at the music school ITE in Ithaca, NY. In 1985 she joined the faculty of the Institut Suzuki in Lyon, France, and from 1990-2000 co-founded and directed the Institut Musical Suzuki Paris in Paris, France. In 1986, Ms. Kimmett studied with Dr. Suzuki in Matsumoto, Japan. She is a teacher trainer for the ESA (European Suzuki Association) and the SAA, and has taught in numerous European countries- Belguim, England, Holland, Spain, Ireland and Scotland - as well as in Morocco, Canada, the United States, St. Barthélemey and South Africa. She has served on the Board of the ESA, and from 1999-2001 was Secretary in the European String Teacher's Association (ESTA-France).
Ms. Kimmett is the Artistic Director of Canta Arya School for Strings in Kingston, ON and is a member of the SAA Violin Committee, She continues to do workshops and teacher development in North America, France and South Africa, including courses at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto.
As well as being the violin representative for the KSMA, Ms. Kimmett is a member of the Kingston Arts Advocacy Committee, a volunteer at the Kingston Humane Society and the active co-owner of a fifth generation family sugar bush.
cantaviolin@cs.com
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