Guitar lessons near me in Springfield, IL

The Student practiced guitar exercises, including the 1-2-3-4 exercise with a metronome and a new exercise called "the escalator" to improve finger dexterity and coordination. The session progressed to working on a song, focusing on chord transitions and rhythm. The Tutor provided a screenshot of chord progressions for practice.

The Student practiced chord transitions and strumming patterns for a song on guitar, focusing on the chords G, D, and E minor. They worked on a specific strumming pattern and chord progressions while addressing issues with finger placement and transitions. The Student was assigned to practice the top line of the chord progression and was given the option to begin learning the second line for next week's session.

During a recent guitar lesson, a learner from Springfield delved into the chord structure of the song "Sapphire." They meticulously broke it down into its four main parts, identifying the specific chord progressions for each section. Following this analysis, the learner practiced playing the chords and rhythms, while the instructor transposed the song to D major to facilitate easier practice. For their next steps, the learner was assigned to practice the song using this transposed version.

Ruby Davies led a guitar lesson where a student from Lincoln Park High School focused on chord practice (C, D, Em, G, Am), reading guitar tabs, and learning techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. The learner practiced these techniques and chord transitions. They scheduled the next lesson for Wednesday at 3 PM due to Ruby's travel, and planned a lesson for the following Monday at 5:30 PM.

During a recent guitar lesson, Nathanael Koenig tutored John Garcia, focusing on a comprehensive review of the CAGED system, seventh chords, and the Circle of Fifths for understanding key changes. The instruction also delved into chord voicings and general guitar technique. John actively practiced applying these concepts and was provided with valuable links to resources on seventh chords and modes for further study. Additionally, John shared his band's Spotify link with Nathanael.

Harsha and Giacomo recently analyzed the harmonic structure of "More Than Words" during a guitar lesson, focusing on its chord progressions, scale degrees, and chord functions (home, departure, tension). They transposed the intro progression to F major and then began analyzing the verse section, identifying a new progression and a slash chord. Harsha is tasked with practicing this new section for their next lesson. This follows other recent guitar lessons, including one for a learner from Springfield who worked on tuning, chord transitions (G to E minor, D to C), and strumming techniques using Paul Simon's "Slip Sliding Away," with chord transition exercises assigned for homework and future plans to work on Lady Gaga's "Joanne." Another lesson in Springfield, this time with a student from Springfield High School, involved C major scales in various positions and sight-reading exercises from a level two book, emphasizing finger placement, rhythm, and note relationships, utilizing flashcards for memorization, along with techniques for string shifting and tied notes, with exercises assigned for further practice. Separately, Aimee tutored a guitar student from Laketown, covering the CAGED system, fretboard navigation using major scales, and classical guitar techniques with "Spanish Romance." That lesson saw the learner practicing identifying chord shapes, understanding intervals, and refining finger positioning, while also reviewing musical symbols and positions, with Aimee assigning practice to solidify these concepts.