Susan Beth Barak

Susan Beth Barak, MEd, BA (Hons), OCELT, RMT, RYT-300 Ontario Registered Music Teacher for violin and viola: Certified/Registered Suzuki, Royal Conservatory, Mark O'Connor Method and Wee Violin. Member TMA, ORMTA, SAA, SAO, AVS/CVS Gold Winner, 2020 Toronto Star Readers' Choice Award, Best Music Instructor! My passion is teaching and inculcating a lifelong love of music! A proud Canadian since 2002, Susan Beth Barak grew up in proximity to New York City and was privileged to study violin and viola with many illustrious American teachers. She has performed internationally with a wide variety of orchestras and chamber groups, and is a frequent soloist in York Region, Ontario. Founding Concertmaster and Artistic Director of the York Chamber Ensemble, she led the organization of YCE’s inaugural Annual Youth Concert in 2004, and the Baroque for Belinda fundraiser for Belinda’s Place [York Region’s first dedicated women’s shelter] in 2012. Susan has performed with other notable groups including Glimmerglass Opera and Symphony in the Barn. In addition to private lessons, Susan has taught groups in educational settings from pre-schools through university, and adult programs in the Toronto and York Region District School Boards. Susan is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and has served as Chair of the AVS Anti-Discrimination Committee, 905 North Area Representative of the SAO, and President of the Newmarket & Area branch of ORMTA. At Heart-Strings, everyone is welcome and "Every Body Can!"