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Ryan taught 14 days ago
The Student practiced C major, D major, and G major scales, focusing on correct fingering and smooth transitions between notes. The Student was introduced to basic sheet music reading and began learning the right-hand part of "Ode to Joy." The Student was assigned to practice the scales and song, aiming for smooth, accurate performance without looking at the sheet music.
Proper Posture and Hand Position
Scales as Building Blocks
C Major Scale Fingering
D Major Scale Fingering
G Major Scale Fingering
Understanding Sheet Music Layout
Prioritizing Accuracy over Speed
Ryan taught 24 days ago
The session addressed the Student's difficulties with a specific arpeggio and rhythm in their current piece. The Tutor provided targeted exercises to improve finger dexterity, accuracy, and rhythmic consistency. The lesson also touched on music theory, covering chord transpositions and harmonic analysis using Roman numerals, with plans to delve deeper into this in future sessions. The Student was assigned practice focusing on measure-by-measure rhythm work, applying new exercises with specific markings on their sheet music.
Arpeggio Finger Dexterity and Calibration
Scale Practice: Technique over Showmanship
Environmental Impact on Performance
Understanding Chord Charts and Transposition
Rhythm and Internal Metronome Development
Measure-by-Measure Practice and Visual Aids
Daniela taught about 1 month ago
The Student and Tutor reviewed scales and sight-reading, focusing on recognizing patterns, memorization techniques, and spatial awareness on the keyboard. They also worked on dynamics, tempo control using a metronome, and articulation. The Student was assigned to practice specific pieces, including memorizing one, and to review a new symphony piece in preparation for the next session in two weeks, after the Tutor returns from travel.
Scales Practice & Finger Awareness
Open and Closed Scales (C and G Major)
Octave Practice and Technique
Dynamics and Musicality in Exercises
Error Correction Through Focused Repetition
Memorization Techniques: Sectional Approach
Metronome Use: Half Note Emphasis for Faster Tempos
James taught about 2 months ago
The Student practiced piano scales, arpeggios, and chords in C major and G major, and was introduced to minor scales in A minor and D minor. The session covered the concepts of whole and half steps, intervals, and key signatures, and began learning to read music with a simplified version of 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'. The tutor will send practice materials, and the next session is scheduled.
Five-Finger Scales: C
G
A
and D
Arpeggios and Chords in C Major
Transposition to Different Keys
Introduction to Sharps
Whole Steps and Half Steps
Elizabeth taught 2 months ago
The student practiced scales, arpeggios, and several Christmas songs, focusing on improving accuracy, rhythm, and dynamics. They also analyzed a sonatina in C major, identifying its structural elements and musical sequences. The student was assigned to choose a third Christmas song and a grade four piece to work on for the next lesson.
Scales and Arpeggios in Flat Keys
Christmas Songs: Rhythm
Dynamics and Accuracy
Understanding Repeat Bars and Alternate Endings
Sonatina Structure: Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
and Coda
Otha taught 2 months ago
Mr. Lewis and a student worked on music theory and piano technique, covering intervals, rhythm, and sight-reading. The learner practiced identifying intervals, note values, and rhythmic patterns, and began working on exercises from Opus 599 to improve finger independence. For homework, the student, who resides in Sunnyside, was assigned pages from a theory book and Opus 599, and Mr. Lewis requested a picture of the written notes for Opus 599 number two.
Intervals (Thirds & Fourths)
Note Value & Rhythm
Fingering & Position Shifts
Parallel & Contrary Motion
Cultivating Harmony: How Fresno’s Spirit of Growth Shapes Its Pianists
In the heart of the Central Valley, Fresno is a city built on a foundation of patience, dedication, and the steady work of cultivation. It’s a spirit that transforms fertile land into a global breadbasket, and it’s the very same spirit that nurtures a musician’s journey with the piano. Learning to play the piano here is more than a hobby; it is an act that resonates with the city's own identity. It requires turning discipline into beauty, practice into performance, and transforming the eighty-eight keys of a piano into a powerful voice of personal expression and harmony.
Sowing the Seeds of Excellence
Just as Fresno County prides itself on producing high-quality crops, the city cultivates a high standard of musical excellence. The community is not just a place to learn the piano; it is a place to learn from masters of the craft. A shining example of this commitment is found at California State University, Fresno, with the presence of artists like Dr. Arsen Jamkotchian. A classical pianist with a doctorate from the prestigious Eastman School of Music and an international competition record, his role at the university elevates the entire region's musical standard. Having an educator and performer of this caliber ensures that the traditions of piano performance are passed down with integrity and passion. It shows that serious, dedicated study of the piano has a respected home right here in the Central Valley.
The Harvest of a Masterpiece
The journey of mastering the piano mirrors the agricultural cycle of planting and harvesting, a process that requires immense dedication. Consider the intellectual and technical challenge of mastering one of Bach’s complex fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier music that Dr. Jamkotchian specializes in. This isn't a task completed quickly. It begins with the slow, careful work of learning the independent voices, like planting seeds in neat rows. It demands daily practice on a home upright piano or a university grand piano to weave these intricate lines together into a sublime whole. This diligent cultivation leads to the harvest: a performance of breathtaking clarity and intellectual depth. This same disciplined approach allows a pianist to then capture the romantic passion of a Rachmaninoff concerto or the delicate atmosphere of Debussy's Clair de Lune, celebrated by institutions like the Fresno Philharmonic and the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, where such talent can find a stage.
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