Laura K. Chambers
Biography
Appearing on the Naxos label and award-winning soundtracks, Laura Chambers (she/her) is an in-demand performer, teacher, and studio musician. She is also a founding member of Charm of Finches, Canada’s only professional flute quintet.
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Ms. Chambers has been featured as a concerto soloist, orchestral player, and chamber musician across North America. She is principal flute of the London Symphonia and an active member of the GTA freelance scene. Laura has had the pleasure of performing with many groups, including the Niagara Symphony, the National Ballet of Canada, the Kingston Symphony, and the Aradia Ensemble. Her playing can be heard on the 2018 JUNO-nominated and Billboard-topping soundtrack for the video game Cuphead and Dayna Manning’s recent release, Morning Light.
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Passionate about getting outside, Laura enjoys camping, hiking, and music-making in the wild. Most recently, she was involved in an epic performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in the deserts of Nevada and the new opera No One’s Safe by Nicole Lizée in the mountains of Banff.
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In addition to maintaining a busy performance schedule, Laura is pursuing her PhD at York University with a research focus on the recontextualization and sustainability of Western Art Music in today’s world.
Lessons
I believe students learn best when they can build on confidence based in authentic understanding and application of their strengths. My teaching identifies and bolsters those strengths, and from this place of assurance, we address areas for growth with sensitivity and directness.
I see lessons as an opportunity for me and the student to engage in a mutual discovery process, in which we both can learn from each other. As a music student myself, it took me a long time to recognize that in my education, although I had been taught a lot about the flute, I had been taught very little about how to practice. Now having experienced the benefits of highly effective practice, it is important for me to know that my students are fully aware of the most efficient techniques for their practice.
I believe strongly in the benefits of regular public performance for music students. It is important to recognize that the skill of performance as different from the skill of playing one’s instrument. I seek to create opportunities for my students to play for and work with each other. I endeavour to foster feelings of mutual support and encouragement, encouraging my students to focus on self-competition, seeing their colleagues as another valuable resource and system of support.
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It has been said “those who can’t perform, teach”. I whole heartedly disagree. My passion for teaching equals my passion for performance and research, and each enriches the other. Perhaps instead it should be said “Those who perform with much dedication, creativity and commitment, may be privileged to teach”.
Contact me to learn more about private lessons today.
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