Elizabeth Reid is an experienced and highly skilled violin and viola teacher available for teaching studio and group lessons at all ages and levels.
For each of her students, she draws on her extensive experience in pedagogy and repertoire to create an individual program for maximum success. Her philosophy is to develop "joyful discipline" through practice planning and deep foundational work.
Elizabeth's students have achieved high honors as section and principal players in the All-State and New England Music Festivals, and the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and the Green Mountain Youth Orchestra. Elizabeth has also prepared many students successfully for college auditions in music performance and education. Elizabeth is currently a violin and viola sectional coach for the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and has been on faculties for summer camps in Vermont and Canada, including CAMMAC, VYOA, and the Green Mountain Youth Orchestra.
Biography:
Violist Elizabeth Reid is known as a vibrant performer of both contemporary and classical music. A "fierce champion of today's music" (Times Argus), Elizabeth has performed solo viola concerts in Canada and the United States, including recently in recital at Gallery 345 and 918 Bathurst in Toronto, and at Arts Riot in Burlington, Vermont.
She has performed as a soloist with the Counterpoint Chorus, the Burlington Civic Symphony in Vermont, and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra in Toronto. She has appeared on Vermont Public Radio multiple times performing live, most recently in 2018, in the world premiere of "Alchemy," for viola, piano and chorus by Vermont composer Matthew Larocca.
Elizabeth is the violist of the Vermont new music group TURNmusic, and the Northern Third Piano Quartet. She is also a member of the crossover group Yellow Sky, the baroque group "Living Woods, and the vocal chamber group "ARIOSO." As well, Elizabeth performs frequently in a duo with pianist Alison Cerutti.
Elizabeth is the principal violist of the Middlebury Opera Orchestra. She has also played with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Music-COMP, and Capital City Concerts.
Elizabeth studied viola performance at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada with Ralph Aldrich, Betty-Jean Hagen, and Lorand Fenyves; and the Glenn Gould School (RCM) with Rennie Regehr in Toronto, Canada. She also studied vocal and instrumental improvisation with David Moss at the Time of Music Festival in Viitasaari Finland in July 2016.
For each of her students, she draws on her extensive experience in pedagogy and repertoire to create an individual program for maximum success. Her philosophy is to develop "joyful discipline" through practice planning and deep foundational work.
Elizabeth's students have achieved high honors as section and principal players in the All-State and New England Music Festivals, and the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and the Green Mountain Youth Orchestra. Elizabeth has also prepared many students successfully for college auditions in music performance and education. Elizabeth is currently a violin and viola sectional coach for the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and has been on faculties for summer camps in Vermont and Canada, including CAMMAC, VYOA, and the Green Mountain Youth Orchestra.
Biography:
Violist Elizabeth Reid is known as a vibrant performer of both contemporary and classical music. A "fierce champion of today's music" (Times Argus), Elizabeth has performed solo viola concerts in Canada and the United States, including recently in recital at Gallery 345 and 918 Bathurst in Toronto, and at Arts Riot in Burlington, Vermont.
She has performed as a soloist with the Counterpoint Chorus, the Burlington Civic Symphony in Vermont, and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra in Toronto. She has appeared on Vermont Public Radio multiple times performing live, most recently in 2018, in the world premiere of "Alchemy," for viola, piano and chorus by Vermont composer Matthew Larocca.
Elizabeth is the violist of the Vermont new music group TURNmusic, and the Northern Third Piano Quartet. She is also a member of the crossover group Yellow Sky, the baroque group "Living Woods, and the vocal chamber group "ARIOSO." As well, Elizabeth performs frequently in a duo with pianist Alison Cerutti.
Elizabeth is the principal violist of the Middlebury Opera Orchestra. She has also played with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Music-COMP, and Capital City Concerts.
Elizabeth studied viola performance at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada with Ralph Aldrich, Betty-Jean Hagen, and Lorand Fenyves; and the Glenn Gould School (RCM) with Rennie Regehr in Toronto, Canada. She also studied vocal and instrumental improvisation with David Moss at the Time of Music Festival in Viitasaari Finland in July 2016.