Elizabeth Quaile

Elizabeth Quaile (January 20, 1874 – June 30, 1951) was an American piano pedagogue of Irish birth.

A native of Omagh, Quaile emigrated to the United States early in her life; she settled in New York City, and undertook studies with Franklin Robinson before turning to teaching. From 1916 until 1919 she chaired the piano department of the David Mannes School; she then traveled to Paris for more study, taking lessons with Harold Bauer. In 1921 she returned to New York, founding the Diller-Quaile School of Music with Angela Diller that same year. Quaile, sometimes together with Diller, produced a number of books and other works to be used in the teaching of piano, many of which saw much success.{{cite book|author=Nicolas Slonimsky|title=The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Og6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1007|year=1988|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=978-0-02-872411-9|pages=1007–}}{{cite book|author=Debra Brubaker|title=A History and Critical Analysis of Piano Methods Published in the United States from 1796 to 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-UYAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=University of Minnesota}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalccrs.org/organizations/diller-quaile-school-music-inc|title=Diller-Quaile School of Music, Inc. (The) | NCCRS|website=www.nationalccrs.org|accessdate=Mar 3, 2020}}