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About Vicki Szillage

Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, Vicki Szillage began her musical education at the age of five with piano lessons at Yamaha Music School. Later, she graduated from National Taipei Teacher College and received her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education in 1991. She came to Chicago in 1997 and received her Master's Degree in Music Performance from Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. She has been providing private piano and voice lessons at her studio and the local music schools since 1991. During the summer of 2004, she had the privilege of taking a choir conductor position at Chicago Children Choir. There, she had the opportunity to work with Chicago renowned musicians. Besides, she is a licensed music educator in both Taiwan and the U. S. She has taught in private and public school settings for 20 years. Her passion in music education has been reflected through her students' performance and resulted in the awards and medals that her students have received throughout the years. Her dedication to provide quality music education has inspired her students to foster a love of music for life. Many of them decided to pursue music as their career choice.

From the Parents and the Students

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Jessica Ortiz, Parent

“I would highly recommend Mrs. Vicki. She is a phenomenal piano teacher. She taught my 2 boys to play the piano beautifully in no time! We had our boys with another piano teacher before her and that teacher was not knowledgeable at all! She is very reasonably priced.”

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Careese Hutton, Parent

“Mrs. Vicki has been teaching my son since he was 5 and now he is 7 years old. She is kind, challenges him, makes it fun, flexible, affordable, and keeps him engaged. It is amazing to see how much she has taught him! We look forward to the recitals. We highly recommend her! The environment is comfortable and kid-friendly for siblings and parents to hang out as well.”

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Shannan Martin, Parent

“My daughter has been a student at Plainfield Music Academy for about 8 months. Mrs. Vicki is everything we were looking for in a teacher: experienced, talented, patient, encouraging, and successful. She has a passion for teaching music that she shares with her students through weekly lessons and showcases in two organized recitals per year. My daughter has already learned so much in such a short time. It's exciting to think about how much more her piano skill will blossom with Mrs. Vicki's guidance!”