Elizabeth L
5.0
(8)
Instruments: Violin, Viola
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Flamenco, Swing, Soul, Avant-garde
Elizabeth L
5.0
(8)
Instruments: Violin, Viola
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Flamenco, Swing, Soul, Avant-garde
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 5-80
GPD, Peabody Music Conservatory, Violin Performance MM, Peabody Music Conservatory, Violin Performance BM, University of Southern California, Violin Performance
I'm a violin/viola teacher who is very dedicated and passionate about music and playing. I am also very kind to children in a fun and encouraging way to learn. I graduated from University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Music in violin performance. I continued to Peabody Conservatory of Music, University of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for Master of Music and Graduate Performance Diploma in violin performance. After I finished the school, I joined the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra as a part time work in addition to teaching students.
My teaching experience dates back to my grad school years, as I began teaching private lessons part time in 1995. Since then, I have been teaching more and more students both privately and in school setting. I have taught in Park School, The Friends School in Baltimore area, and Towson University preparatory music department, and currently I'm a faculty in McDonogh School Private Music department. I also run studio recitals yearly and help my students rehearsing with the pianists to make their music complete and bring them up to their fullest performance level.
For beginning students who are children, I typically start with violin method book, Essential Elements for Strings to learn the good basics and reading the notes and where to find those notes they just learned on the fingerboard. I also introduce the Suzuki Violin School volume 1 to learn the major songs written for the violin and simply to play more songs than the scales and exercises. For students who are more advanced, I help them their school orchestra music and make sure they are doing very well on top of the class in addition to continuing with the private lesson music. If they are even more advanced, I highly recommend them to join the regional youth orchestras, and county and all state orchestra. For adult students, since they can read and self help, I lead them progressing faster and more engaging way encouraging with their own interests and style.
My teaching style for young beginners is fun and encouraging. I stay very positive to encourage and motivate them. There is nothing like seeing young students staying focused and playing very confidently and feel good about themselves. That is very rewarding to me. I also show them how to practice with a clear demonstration and I like to build them up with good basics like good intonation, accurate rhythm and counting observing the dynamics and bowings carefully. Time to time I also explain to them the history and theory of the songs they are about to play to complete the whole education and understanding.
Nikki Podhaisky
I love my lessons with Elizabeth! She is helpful, kind and patient. Although I’m an adult, she would be a perfect instructor for children as well.
Ruhi Ayn
Elizabeth L is a very good Violin teacher. She is very patient with my daughter (being a tween), but at the same time serious on her classes, explains and runs things along with her, and is very flexible. She is true to the money we pay and teach with responsibility.
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