Piano lessons near me in Irvine, CA

The student and tutor practiced several piano pieces, focusing on hand positions, finger placements, and rhythm. They analyzed chord structures and worked on coordinating both hands in syncopated sections. The tutor will provide finger exercises to improve coordination, and the student will continue practicing the discussed songs.

During their recent music lesson, Eugene and Evan went over musical exercises, and new concepts like ties, note values, and staff positions for G and F were introduced. Evan dedicated his practice time to pieces from the John Thompson book, concentrating on rhythm, counting, and achieving smooth transitions. His assignment for the upcoming lesson includes studying pages 4, 5, and 6 from group two.

Melva guided a piano lesson, covering exercises such as "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," "Butterfly," and introducing a new piece, "Symphony Hall." The learner, who resides in Woodbury, also delved into lower bass clef notes and learned about stem direction in musical notation. For homework, they will practice "Symphony Hall" and "Butterfly." Future lessons plan to include "This Old Man" and potentially a simplified version of "Für Elise."

Elizabeth and Steven's piano lesson covered a variety of exercises and pieces, including Hannon exercises, 'Pachabel's Canon,' 'River Flows in You,' and 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town.' Steven specifically concentrated on increasing his tempo and improving rhythmic accuracy in the pieces. For his homework, Steven will continue practicing Hannon exercise three and focus on specific measures of 'River Flows in You.'

Melva guided a piano lesson, focusing on piano technique, scales, and pieces, with an emphasis on dynamics, rhythm, and fingering. The learner, a student at Concordia University Irvine, also delved into new music theory concepts introduced by Melva, including time signatures and the relationship between major and minor keys. For practice, they were assigned specific sections of the pieces to work on fluency and incorporating dynamics, and were encouraged to consider arm movements for louder sounds.

Ryan Krause guided Christian through a piano lesson, concentrating on foundational elements such as scales and arpeggios. They also began working on a more intricate arrangement of "Ode to Joy." For his practice, Christian was tasked with mastering the first system of the new piece, paying close attention to fingering and rhythm, and to perfect a previously studied composition. Their next lesson has been moved to Monday, and Ryan will provide the sheet music with detailed fingering annotations.