Piano lessons near me in Joliet, IL

Elizabeth Kahn's recent piano lesson with Arya (Zechariah Sparrow) focused on foundational music reading skills. They explored the stave, whole notes, treble and bass clefs, and middle C. Arya spent time practicing whole notes using both hands and started on a new piece, the 'butterfly song,' specifically chosen to help develop a light touch. Homework for Arya involves practicing 'Let's Play' with both the right and left hands, emphasizing whole notes, and revisiting the ocean animals piece from a different book.

Kirstie's piano lesson with Veronica centered on the song "My Heart Will Go On," along with C major scales and arpeggios. Veronica dedicated her time to improving hands-together coordination and refining her finger placements. Her assignments include practicing the first page of "My Heart Will Go On" with both hands, beginning the top line of page two, and continuing work on scales and arpeggios at the tempos discussed.

Ana Manrique guided a piano learner through exercises, focusing on proper hand positioning and the C major scale. The learner, a resident of West Jefferson, practiced the scale with both hands and began learning a simplified version of "Lean on Me." Ana provided a chart for practice, and they scheduled the next lesson for October 14th.

Ryan guided Brendan in a piano lesson, focusing on enhancing his rhythm and timing. They specifically addressed syncopation and applied new counting techniques to the piece Clementine. Brendan practiced feeling and playing offbeats, and together they analyzed Clementine's rhythmic structure. Ryan plans to send Brendan a blank version of the piece for practice with the new counting methods, with their next lesson set for October 9th.

Kirstie guided Veronica through her piano lesson, where they focused on scales, finger exercises, and began learning the song "My Heart Will Go On." Veronica diligently practiced the C major scale, extending it to two octaves, and worked on improving her finger coordination. For homework, she is tasked with practicing scales using separate hands and learning the first four lines of "My Heart Will Go On," playing the initial two lines together and the following two separately.

Elizabeth and Ramona collaborated on a piano lesson, where they focused on essential skills like rhythm, note counting, and precise finger placement for scales. Ramona dedicated her practice to identifying notes and their corresponding counts, and diligently worked on playing musical pieces with the correct rhythm. As homework, she was assigned to practice drawing notes with stems both up and down.