Our Instructors
Philip Kashap
School Director
Violin/Viola Teacher
Philip Kashap is one of the most accomplished violin teachers in Canada. In March 2025 he was awarded the Teacher Trainer Certificate by the Suzuki Association of the Americas, the highest level of certification in the field, becoming the eighth person in Canada to achieve this milestone.
Philip attended Yale University where he received his Bachelors' and Masters' Degrees with Distinction in Music. He has taught violin full-time for nearly 40 years, and many of his students have gone on to successful careers in music.
He has been the Director of the Huntsville Suzuki School since 2012, taking over in that year from the founder, Linda Drennan. Since then he has guided a new generation of musicians, helping them with the kindness, care and attention to detail that are his hallmark as a teacher. Philip welcomes students of all ages and levels of ability to join his studio, from beginners to advanced, from toddlers to seniors.
Albert Kashap
Guitar Instructor
Albert Kashap is a classically trained guitarist who began his studies with Ben Schenstead in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He has performed in the master classes of some of the most famous classical guitarists, including Martha Masters and Scott Tenant of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. He has given many live concerts, performed on television, and appeared as soloist with orchestra in Vivaldi's Concerto in D.
Albert was the recipient of the Peter Stoicheff Guitar Prize at the Saskatoon Music Festival, and holds a Grade 8 Certificate in Classical Guitar from the Royal Conservatory of Music. He plays a large repertoire of classical guitar music (especially Spanish classical guitar), but also enjoys blues, jazz, classic rock, the Beatles, reggae, and modern hip hop. He often entertains guests at events around Muskoka.
Albert is certified in SAA Levels 1 and 2 by the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and has been teaching guitar for ten years.
Guitar Instructor
Albert Kashap is a classically trained guitarist who began his studies with Ben Schenstead in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He has performed in the master classes of some of the most famous classical guitarists, including Martha Masters and Scott Tenant of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. He has given many live concerts, performed on television, and appeared as soloist with orchestra in Vivaldi's Concerto in D.
Albert was the recipient of the Peter Stoicheff Guitar Prize at the Saskatoon Music Festival, and holds a Grade 8 Certificate in Classical Guitar from the Royal Conservatory of Music. He plays a large repertoire of classical guitar music (especially Spanish classical guitar), but also enjoys blues, jazz, classic rock, the Beatles, reggae, and modern hip hop. He often entertains guests at events around Muskoka.
Albert is certified in SAA Levels 1 and 2 by the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and has been teaching guitar for ten years.