Piano lessons near me in Riverside, CA

Eugene worked with Kloe on refining her piano abilities, concentrating on a minuette in G and incorporating scales and arpeggios as warm-up exercises. Kloe dedicated time to specific challenging sections of the piece, addressing issues with coordination and finger placement. Her homework involves practicing the G major and C major scales and continuing to polish the minuette, emphasizing separate hand practice and slow, coordinated playing.

On August 19, 2025, Paula Robinson conducted a piano lesson with Joey, where they delved into 'I Have a Dream.' The lesson primarily focused on mastering chord progressions, rhythm, particularly 16th notes and the chorus, and refining fingering techniques. Specific attention was given to F7, B flat, and E flat chords, and Paula clarified musical notation, distinguishing between blocked chords and arpeggios. Throughout the lesson, Paula offered guidance, encouragement, and practical practice suggestions, also recommending pianist Glen Gould for Joey to explore.

Daniela Reyes Villa led a piano lesson for James Sanders, focusing on essential techniques like scales, octaves, and dynamics. They also worked on targeted practice methods for songs such as "Catch a Falling Star" and a Russian folk song. James received specific feedback regarding his finger placement and pedal usage. The time for their subsequent lesson was adjusted to 5:00 PM, and Daniela assigned homework centered on warm-up exercises and continued song practice, with a particular emphasis on dynamics and pedal application.

Eugene tutored Raji in piano, concentrating on rhythm and timing exercises from pages 19, 20, 21, and 23 of her book. During the lesson, Raji worked on note durations and beat allocation, and was also introduced to playing chords. They utilized voice recording on Raji's iPhone as a tool for practice and self-correction. Before their next lesson in two weeks, Eugene assigned pages 19, 21, and 23 for her to practice.

Jayne Williams led a piano lesson for a student from Riverside Poly High School, focusing on scales, chord practice with the piece "Passes Pass", note reading exercises, and an introduction to the "Turkish March". The learner worked on improving chord transitions, note recognition, and scale technique. Jayne assigned practice focusing on the identified problem areas and the new piece.

Thee Rock Doll conducted a piano lesson with Jeil L’Mander (Jeli Belly), focusing on fundamental skills like fingering, rhythm, chords, and hand coordination through exercises and songs from a lesson book. They progressed through pieces such as 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' 'A Friend Like You,' and 'The Dunkey,' also beginning work on 'Take Five.' Looking ahead, Jeil L'Mander and the tutor decided to skip the upcoming Thursday lesson due to the tutor's travel, agreeing to resume the following Monday. The tutor also plans to send additional practice materials.