Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom

Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom is an accomplished violinist who actively pursues her passion for stringed instruments as a teacher and adjudicator exploring the link between pedagogy and performance.

As a violin and chamber teacher, she has supported students who have been recipients of the highest marks awarded at the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals, the Canadian Music Competition - Stepping Stone and Rising Star Award and the prestigious Gold Medal Awards from The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), in addition to having performed with numerous orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and National Arts Orchestra of Canada. Her students have studied and performed internationally for masterclass clinicians, including Martin Beaver, Nikki Chooi, James Ehnes, Miriam Fried, Augustin Hadelich, Brian Lewis, Rachel Barton Pine, Kurt Sassmannshaus, William van der Sloot and Mimi Zweig.
 
Ms. Parkins-Lindstrom has had a multi-faceted connection with the Royal Conservatory uniquely teaching in The Glenn Gould School, Phil and Eli Taylor Academy and Oscar Peterson School of Music where she is a recognized pedagogical leader with over thirty years of expertise in music education. Most recently, she compiled the Violin Series, 2021 Edition: a comprehensive collection of nine Repertoire books, two Orchestral Excerpts books, three Technique, Etudes and Musicianship books and corresponding Syllabus.
Ms. Parkins-Lindstrom played an integral role in the creation of a new curriculum for The RCM Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Violin, Pedagogy, which comprises three levels: Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced. Presently she is a subject-matter expert in the new creation of the Royal Conservatory Online Strings Teacher Course.
 
In addition to being a masterclass clinician and member of The RCM College of Examiners, Ms. Parkins- Lindstrom shares her passion for music by presenting lectures, workshops and teacher development on many topics including violin repertoire, pedagogy, and music study across North America.
 
Ms. Parkins-Lindstrom is a member of the Ontario Suzuki Association, the Suzuki Association of the Americas, the American Federation of Musicians and American String Teachers Association.