ELEVATE YOUR PERFORMANCE
Preparing for a competition, audition, festival, or another special event?
Having performed as a soloist in over 35 countries, competed in (and judged) national and international music competitions, and performed for royalty and diplomats, I know what it takes to perform at your best under pressure, own the stage, and make a lasting impression.
Coaching sessions are custom-tailored to help you:
Develop efficient and effective practice skills that lead to the technical results you want:
Speed
Control
Clarity of articulation
An enviable dynamic range
A solid memory
Physical ease
Understand the music from the inside out:
What was the composer thinking?
How can you help your audience hear and feel the music the way you do?
Own the stage:
Project ease and confidence through your stage presence
Combat performance anxiety and feel confident throughout your performance
Sessions may take place in person or online (remote).
Prepare for SUCCESS with the help of a pro.
Testimonials
Sonya Gavankar, Board of Directors - Miss District of Columbia Program
"The talent phase of the Miss America competition is one of the most subjective. As a classically trained opera singer I was told to dumb down my performance to make it more relevant for competition. It was one of my biggest regrets in life. Now that I am a leader in the organization, I never want another woman to feel she has to do the same. I called on Elizabeth to help when our titleholder needed to take her classical piece from the jury room to national television. I knew Elizabeth would be able to enhance her performance by focusing on technique and bring deeper understanding to the 100-year-old piece of music. I also relied on Elizabeth to transpose the seven-minute piece to 90 seconds. Our titleholder worked very hard but it was Elizabeth’s mastery of the technical and theatrical that helped get to a top 10 placement and live television."
Kara Iwanowski, Distinguished Young Woman of Maryland 2019
"I am constantly learning and growing under Elizabeth’s instruction, and our coaching in preparation for Distinguished Young Women was no exception.
Elizabeth not only assisted me in editing my piece and highlighting my abilities as a pianist, but she also gave me sage advice on how to present myself in a setting that I had no experience with. Not once did she tell me to simplify my performance or change some aspect of my musicianship.
Instead, Elizabeth helped me to uncover a truly dynamic performance. I left our coaching feeling confident and inspired, and was excited to win the talent portion of DYW."
State and National Talent Winner at
Distinguished Young Women 2019 Program
Allison Farris, Miss District of Columbia 2018
"I was fortunate to work with Elizabeth to take my piano performance to the next level for the Miss America competition. I grew up studying and learning classical music, but working with Elizabeth allowed me to learn how to incorporate expression, emotion, and storytelling to engage with my audience. She worked with me to understand and break down each section section of my piece to incorporate my personal interpretation of the song into my performance. Elizabeth was also incredible in helping me improve my technique, providing me with practice tips that helped me hit every note. The best part about working with Elizabeth was her feedback after my practice sessions and her ability to constructively critique my performance in order for me to improve every time I performed for an audience. She invests the time into each of her students and her investment in my piano performance motivated me take my practicing and performance the extra mile. I can't thank her enough!"
Top 10 at Miss America 2019
Hannah Menzner, 3rd RU to Miss DC 2021
“Miss DC photos are starting to come out and I am loving them! Here’s me performing my talent, Northern Lights, written by none other than my piano instructor Elizabeth Borowsky.
If you know me you know I have really struggled with stage fright when playing the piano ever since I started playing at seven years old. It’s a bit odd considering as a dancer I never had the same problem. I think I really conquered those fears on Sunday, and actually had FUN playing.
Thank you Elizabeth for helping me prepare to not only play your piece well, but truly perform it.”
Allison Redman Miss Maryland 2020
“Elizabeth, I cannot begin to thank you enough for all of your love and support since the day we met. Thank you for always being in my corner giving me words of encouragement before any major performance and always giving me your words of wisdom. You always know the right things to say, you have PERFECT timing and I’m so lucky that this world has allowed us to cross paths.
On top of everything else, I wanted my performances of the National Anthem at the Miss Maryland Competition to be special and you recorded a piano accompaniment for me at the last minute! I truly cannot thank you enough and what an honor it was to sing to your playing.”