Kelli Ingels

**Kelli Ingels is the founder and director of the Norman School for Strings, a Suzuki school located in her home town of Norman, Oklahoma. Kelli completed her education in Norman at the University of Oklahoma and won a position with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic upon graduation. In her many years in that position, she has performed the greatest works for orchestra and shared the stage with acclaimed concert artists, but her biggest love is teaching and Suzuki education. Kelli is a believer in life-long learning and has spent her summers traveling around the country supplementing her Suzuki training. She has trained extensively with Cathryn Lee at the Greater Austin Suzuki Institute and was privileged to become a member of the faculty there in the summers of 2018 and 2019, followed by two years on the faculty at the Acadia Suzuki Strings Institute. She has also served as a guest clinician at the North Texas School of Talent Education and as a presenter at the Oklahoma Violin Symposium.

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