Elizabeth Chladil
Piano
Piano Lessons
I teach private piano lessons in my home studio in Arlington, MA and am currently accepting new students. Prospective students and families may contact me for further information and to schedule a free trial lesson!
Teaching Philosophy
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Music belongs to everyone. I encourage students to embrace a lifelong participation in music. Regardless of age or level, studying piano provides an avenue for expression and allows individuals to make music part of their lives.
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Students can become independent learners. Beyond fostering an enjoyment of music, the careful discipline of study and performance develops skills that serve students in all aspects of life. I enable independence by helping students set attainable goals, equipping them with practice techniques, and guiding them to use personal experience as the basis for artistic interpretation.
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I never stop learning to teach. Through careful reflection, each lesson provides an opportunity to improve my teaching. Working with students inspires me and is an integral part of my creative cycle of teaching and performing.
Elizabeth has a real gift for teaching and she strengthens a love of music in her students. Her guidance is always reassuring, yet clearly conveys concepts or techniques that will increase proficiency. From my own lessons and observations of my granddaughter’s lessons, I know that she uses a wide range of age-appropriate examples to build self-confidence and joy in playing the piano.
Gwen
adult student and grandparent of student, age 7
Ms Chladil has taught my 11-year-old boy for 2 years. She is a very patient, thoughtful, and dedicated teacher who individualizes the student to match their learning style. She has the unique ability to calm and focus the child to maximize their learning with a natural ability to gently persuade on those “off days.” When I drop my child off with her I am confident that every moment of that lesson is being used efficiently to draw him in, note by note, line by line, piece by piece. My son loves going to his piano lessons, reminds me of them every time, and respects this teacher so much that he wants to please her. She has taught him that taking responsibility for his own learning is key and she continuously imparts her in-depth knowledge and love of music to all her students. I am very pleased with my son’s progress and look forward to his continued growth under her mentorship.
Catherine
parent of student, age 11
Elizabeth has the knack of making music fun without losing sight of her goals for each lesson. She seeks to stimulate students' powers of expression in response to the spirit of each piece, while continuing their development of fundamental skills and an appreciation of basic music theory. In two years, I have watched my two grandchildren progress from beginner status to a level of comfort and self-confidence at the keyboard that should inspire and enable them to continue the making of music as an enjoyable and important activity all their lives.
Patrick
grandparent of students ages 5 and 7