Mrs. Kathryn Lapp, a certified Suzuki teacher, is founder and director of the Northeast Music Academy (Calgary), where she prepares violin and singing students for Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada) exams, from beginning to advanced levels, in addition to using the Suzuki repertoire with students. Kathryn has taught violin—both Suzuki and Royal Conservatory methods—since 1971. She taught as a violin teacher with the MRU Conservatory Branch Association from 1994 – 2016, and now manages her own teaching business called the Northeast Music Academy (Calgary). Kathryn played violin full-time in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra from 1982—2001, and then played part-time with the CPO, until she retired from playing violin professionally in 2015. Kathryn always wanted to learn to sing well, so after many years of instruction from Blaine Chapmen, she earned her ARCT diploma in Singing Performance in 2005 from the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto, Canada). She now teaches classical singing, as well as violin.
Married to Arthur Lapp since 1976, they are the parents of six grown children, and many delightful grandchildren. Kathryn enjoys a wide range of studies in health, nutrition, inner healing, and biblical prophecy. She developed a marketing organization for Youngevity health products, becoming a One Star Executive Marketing Director in 2013. She also earned a Masters Degree in Theology in 2004, and is currently working on her Doctorate in Theology. 
Kathryn looks forward to many more years of teaching, hoping to be a positive influence in the lives of many children and families.