Piano lessons near you in Springfield, IL
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Recently delivered piano classes in Springfield
Available across Vinegar Hill, Harvard Park, Laketown
Elizabeth taught 4 days ago
The Student and Tutor practiced several piano pieces, including 'Tarantella,' 'Someone You Love,' and 'The Village in May,' focusing on improving tempo consistency, metronome usage, and dynamic expression. They also worked on various major scales as a warm-up. The Student is instructed to record and submit performances of the pieces for review and to continue practicing the 'Tarantella' with a metronome.
Metronome Mastery for Tempo Control
Exaggerating Dynamics for Expressive Performance
Refining Challenging Technical Sections
Comprehensive Program Run-through and Recording Preparation
Lisa taught 15 days ago
The tutor and student reviewed bass clef notes and the construction of major chords, including identifying missing notes in chord exercises. They then delved into key signatures, focusing on the order of sharps and flats and how to determine them, followed by practicing scales and chord exercises using these concepts. The homework assigned was to practice playing scales to improve finger agility.
Bass Clef Note Identification
Chord Construction: Root
Major Third
Perfect Fifth
Key Signatures: Sharps and Flats
Scale Practice for Finger Agility
Joshua taught 27 days ago
Student and Tutor addressed technical issues with the lesson platform before diving into piano instruction. The Student demonstrated ear training on familiar melodies, leading to an introduction to scale degrees and the construction of diatonic chords (triads) in major and minor keys. The Tutor also explained key signatures, accidentals (sharps, flats, double sharps, and naturals), and the interpretive role of slurs and ties in musical phrasing. The Student was encouraged to practice sight-reading new pieces from their book without prior listening.
Scale Degrees and Diatonic Triads
Major and Minor Scale Construction
Key Signatures and Accidentals
Melodic Phrasing: Slurs
Ties
and Legato
Ear Training and Melodic-Harmonic Analysis
Jan taught about 1 month ago
The Student and Tutor reviewed how to build major scales, focusing on the D major scale's alterations, and learned to construct a C major chord by identifying its tonic, third, and fifth. They practiced new piano articulation techniques, staccato and legato, and explored musical dynamics such as allegro, crescendo, and decrescendo. Homework includes practicing the D and E major scales, and refining measures 1-17 of the sonata with the correct techniques and dynamics.
Major Scale Structure & Warm-up
Introduction to Major Chords
Tones
Semitones
and Black Keys
Piano Articulations: Staccato and Legato
Musical Dynamics
Applying Techniques to Performance
Kirstie taught about 2 months ago
The Student and Tutor worked on piano pieces, beginning with a performance review of "Pink Pony Club" and moving on to learning a new song, "Golden." The Tutor provided visual aids to help the Student with note direction and engaged in a musical tic-tac-toe game for an interactive break. The Student was assigned to practice "Golden" and get the second page of "Pink Pony Club" printed for next time.
Navigating Musical Pitch with Directional Arrows
Precise Note Identification and Sheet Music Annotation
The Cumulative Benefit of Regular Practice
Engaging with Musical Symbols through Play
Brad Dean taught about 2 months ago
The Student and Tutor commenced their first piano lesson, focusing on establishing a common musical vocabulary. They explored major and minor chord construction, transposing, and inversions across various keys. The Student also began to identify notes on the musical staff and chart out a familiar song by its chord progression. The Tutor plans to recommend a practice book and continue with reading and transposition exercises in future lessons.
Understanding Major and Minor Triads
Transposition and Enharmonic Equivalents
Chord Inversions
Fundamentals of Music Notation
Analyzing Song Structure and Chord Progressions
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