Anait Piloyan

     Anait was born on August 15, 1997, in Republic of Armenia. Anait first began playing piano and violin when she was five years old. After ten years of playing both instruments, Anait decided to continue playing piano and she applied to the Moscow State Conservatory Academic Music College where she was studying piano with Tatiana Rakova. After graduating from college Anait was accepted into The Moscow State Conservatory in 2017 where she studied with Alexander Mndoyants. Anait was a very active student in Professor Mndoyats studio, she was performing for master classes and concerts among with playing for festivals and competitions. After the third year in conservatory, she was awarded a grant from the President of Russia. During time in Moscow, Anait began teaching private students piano lessons and organizing and performing concerts for the schools, libraries and churches. She managed to combine the chamber ensembles, orchestra and vocal music with piano solo.

    After years of teaching and studying she discovered her passion for teaching. She was able to maintain a studio of 10 to 15 students during her years at Conservatory. After she graduated, Anait made the choice to follow her brother, a violinist who also studied at Moscow Conservatory, to the United States. She applied and got accepted to do her Artist Diploma studying with Esther Park at the Schwob School of Music in Columbus, Georgia. In 2024 Anait applied and got accepted to University of Florida studying with Hsiang Tu.

     During time at Schwob, Anait have played as a pianist for the wind ensemble, an accompanist for many of the studios (including cello, viola, tuba, trumpet, and saxophone), and was a teacher for the Schwob Prep Division where she had over 10 students. Anaits experience at Schwob has given her a new perspective on teaching. Anait used to the Russian school of teaching and have decided to continue the tradition here in the United States with her students. This has led her, under the guidance of Dr. Park and now Dr. Tu, to create a new method book for teaching beginning piano.