Piano lessons near me in Cary, NC

The student and tutor worked on piano pieces from pages 18, 17, 19, and 20 of a music book. They practiced counting rhythms, tempo control, left-hand and right-hand coordination, and note accuracy. Homework was assigned for pages 19 and 20.

The Tutor and Student worked on piano skills, focusing on musical concepts such as note positions (C and G), intervals, semitones, whole tones, and key signatures. The Student practiced identifying and playing these concepts through various musical pieces and exercises, with assignments given for further practice on specific songs in a new key.

The Student practiced scales in D major and A major, learned about perfect fifths and relative minors, and worked on rhythmic exercises involving quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes. They also sight-read a short piece and were assigned to listen to two classical pieces to choose one for future study. The tutor will send a recording of the Hannon exercise and a music sheet with fingering for the sight-reading piece.

The tutor provided an introductory piano lesson to a beginner student, covering the identification of keys on the keyboard, the C major scale, basic fingerings, and the concept of octaves. The student also began learning a simple song and was introduced to musical intervals.

The student and tutor reviewed piano pieces, "Good King Wenceslas" and "The Rainbow." The student practiced hand coordination, specific finger techniques like the "seesaw" motion, and musical notation including a "pause" symbol. The session concluded with the student playing a familiar piece.

The student and tutor reviewed piano fingerings, starting with the G major scale and its components. They also briefly touched upon the theoretical differences between major and minor scales, specifically in their initial notes.