Piano lessons near me in Near North Side, Chicago

Ryan Krause coached Paul Gill on piano techniques, focusing on efficient practice methods, strengthening the left hand, and ensemble collaboration strategies. Paul worked on B major arpeggios and scales, emphasizing wrist movement and left-hand clarity. Ryan reminded Paul to renew his lessons and Paul will print out the Moonlight piece for the next session.

Giacomo Favitta taught Cora Rowe about music theory concepts related to F major, including intervals, triads, and harmonization of the scale. Cora practiced applying these concepts to a song, focusing on playing the verse and chorus chords in root position. Giacomo assigned Cora to practice the verse and chorus with correct rhythm and transitions, preparing for adding bass notes and seventh chords in the future.

Mr. Lewis and Justin Kohne covered atonal music, finger exercises, wrist technique, note reading, and intervals. Justin practiced exercises from the 500 series, pieces from his lesson book, and note identification on music theory.net. Justin was assigned Opus 599 number one to practice note identification and pages 14 and 15 from the lesson book.

Hailey Goodwin led Raymond Garza through piano exercises, focusing on pieces like "In the Hall of the Mountain King," "Arabesque," and revisiting "Clair de Lune." They worked on note accuracy, finger placement, and rhythm, with Hailey providing sheet music and technical guidance. They scheduled their next lesson and discussed Hailey sending annotated sheet music for further practice.

Mr. Lewis and Jennifer Crisp worked on piano technique, focusing on finger exercises, note reading, and musicality. Jennifer practiced a piece, analyzing it for parallel and contrary motion, and received homework including exercises, note reading practice using music theory.net, and listening to a curated playlist. They rescheduled the next lesson to Saturday and discussed re-evaluating the schedule.

Mr. Lewis and Jeff Feldman worked on Czerny exercises, focusing on musicality through phrasing and dynamics. Jeff played exercises, and Mr. Lewis provided feedback on interpretation and technique. They also discussed chord progressions and introduced new warm-up exercises. Mr. Lewis assigned specific Czerny exercises (numbers 8 and 9 from book 1) and warm-ups for the week, and Jeff will explore music theory using AI.