Piano lessons near me in Jacksonville, FL

Ryan and Michael dedicated their recent piano lesson to honing technique across scales, arpeggios, and repertoire pieces. Ryan provided Michael with targeted advice, suggesting exercises to enhance finger dexterity, wrist movement, and pedal control. Michael's homework includes practicing scales with and without accents, arpeggios with a specific focus on the thumb flip, and the 'harp song,' paying close attention to even notes and clean pedal technique.

During their recent music theory lesson, Nikk and Kaycee delved into chord construction and relationships across various musical keys, specifically C major, A major, and F major. Kaycee actively practiced identifying chords within these keys and grasped the concepts of inversions and dominant chords. To reinforce these principles, Kaycee's homework involves completing chord charts for D major and B flat major.

Rebecca guided Nadia through a piano lesson that included work on scales (G major, F major, A minor, D minor), arpeggios, and sight-reading, with a particular focus on pieces featuring accidentals. Nadia dedicated time to practicing "Remember Me" and "Musette in D," emphasizing rhythm and musicality. For her continued development, Nadia was assigned to practice the right and left hands separately for "Berry Smoothie" and to solidify the middle section of "Musette in D."

Thee Rock Doll led Ryan through piano exercises, where they concentrated on chord transitions, new hand positions (G position), and deciphering musical notation, including incomplete measures. Ryan diligently practiced chord progressions and various songs, aiming to improve coordination between his left and right hands. Their upcoming piano lesson is set for September 15th at 6 PM, and they will pick up from page 31.

Elizabeth led a piano lesson with Reese and Remy, where they delved into scales, arpeggios, and various pieces, all aimed at refining their technique and musicality. For their individual tasks, Reese received chapter seven of their theory book, while Remy concentrated on rectifying rhythmic and notation errors in their theory exercises. Both also dedicated time to practicing assigned pieces and scales to further hone their skills.

Elizabeth worked on piano with a student from Missouri State University in Springfield, starting with scales and sight-reading exercises. They then moved on to pieces like "Tumbalika" and "Roman Holiday." The lesson also covered Italian musical terms related to tempo and introduced the concept of compound time, with practice pieces in 6/8 time. They plan to continue with the book in the next lesson.