Piano lessons near me in Surprise, AZ

E Li is conducting online piano lessons with Sofia, introducing her to fundamental music concepts. These lessons delve into notes, rests, rhythm, dynamics, and crucial finger placement on both two and three black key groups of the keyboard. E Li and Sofia work together to troubleshoot any technical issues that arise, and E Li creatively uses tools like a stuffed koala and a "three-eyed monster" analogy to help Sofia grasp the musical ideas. The lessons are designed to be progressive, advancing from two black keys to three, and incorporate exercises from a lesson book.

On August 17, 2025, Giacomo conducted a piano lesson with a learner from Sun City Grand, reviewing their progress in technique, rhythm, and harmonic analysis. They delved into secondary dominant chords and practiced sight-reading. Noticing the individual's distraction and difficulty, Giacomo proposed a change of pace to Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1. For upcoming lessons, they outlined plans to concentrate on Satie and "Gymnast PD" pieces, tentatively scheduling the next one for Sunday, dependent on the learner's climbing commitments. Practice exercises were assigned, and Giacomo committed to sending Satie PDFs.

Mr. Lewis conducted a piano lesson with Keli Lu, focusing on technique refinement, sight-reading, and repertoire preparation, drawing from pieces like Opus 599, Opus 139, and Burgmüller's Op. 100. They delved into analyzing chord inversions, various fingering techniques, and rhythmic patterns. For practice, Mr. Lewis assigned specific pieces and offered to email Keli his versions of the sheet music. Their next lesson was set for Sunday.

On August 15, 2025, Mr. Lewis led a piano lesson where the learner, a student at Ottawa University's Surprise campus, focused on pieces by Czerny and Gillock, along with another composition. The lesson emphasized improving sight-reading, developing thematic understanding, and refining technique, particularly wrist rotation and finger compartmentalization. Mr. Lewis also guided the individual in musical interpretation, encouraging them to discover the narrative within the music. They clarified the lesson duration and made plans to introduce a new romantic piece in the following week.

Melva Tanoto guided a piano learner, a resident of Surprise, through a lesson that covered rhythm (quavers, rests), dynamics (forte, piano, mezzo forte), articulation (staccato, accents), and musical notation (repeat signs, tied notes). The individual practiced exercises and worked on pieces like "Little Night Music" and "Swan Lake." Melva assigned these pieces for practice, aiming for fluent performance, and plans to record a teacher duet for them to eventually play along with.

Eugene worked with a learner from Rancho Gabriela on their piano piece, concentrating on fingering techniques, rhythm, and minimizing extraneous hand movements for smoother play. They addressed specific measures in both the first and second halves of the piece, with Eugene providing fingering suggestions and rhythmic aids. The individual was assigned to practice each hand separately and together, focusing on problem areas, and they scheduled another lesson for the following week.