Creating compositions that are:

• unique
• meaningful
• motivating
• expressive

Since my hope is that teachers will use my music across their studios, I exclusively offer studio licenses for all of my compositions.

Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Music Education at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. She was fortunate to study with Eugene Pridonoff and Richard Fields. While Elizabeth was completing her degree she focused on accompanying and collaborative playing, performing both locally and internationally with well-known instrumentalists and vocalists. She was trained to teach in the classroom as well with an emphasis on choral music and general music education K-12.

Ms. Swift currently runs a diverse private piano studio in greater Cincinnati, working with a wonderful group of preschoolers to adults. She is classically trained, but she incorporates all styles of music in her studio and is passionate about teaching composition, improvisation, and other forms of self-expression through the piano. She is actively involved in her local music teaching organizations.

Although Elizabeth embraced composition wholeheartedly in her formal training, it wasn’t until she began playing piano with her church’s worship team that she, quite suddenly, realized she didn’t need a music score in order to play music she enjoyed. This latent ability to improvise quickly morphed into a great love of composing.

Elizabeth composes unique piano music for a wide range of ages and abilities, and brings a fresh and appealing perspective to all of her arranged pieces. Many of her compositions are appropriate for the professional pianist as well, as they are tasteful and fitting for a variety of performance settings. Her work is widely available and has also appeared in the National Federation of Music Clubs Bulletins.

From Ms. Swift: “All of my pieces evoke an image or feeling, which makes it easier for students to play them expressively. I aspire to create beautiful compositions that are modern and somewhat surprising or with subtly unique harmonies, hopefully inspiring deeper feeling and connection between the music, the player, and the listener.”