Piano Lessons by Boston University Educator | Creative and Engaging

Kirstie worked with Sophia on piano, practicing "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", "Yankee Doodle", pentascales in C, D, E, and F, and "Wheels on the Bus." Sophia focused on playing with both hands, exploring different octaves, and improving memorization. Kirstie assigned Sophia to practice "Yankee Doodle" three times each day in different octaves and to aim to play "Wheels on the Bus" with no pauses and eyes closed.

Kirstie guided the learner through exercises on scales, arpeggios, and the song "Remember Me," focusing on technique and speed. The learner, a resident of Anaheim, worked on increasing tempo with a metronome and piecing together sections of her song. Kirstie assigned practice ranges for scales and arpeggios and instructed the learner to focus on minimizing pauses in "Remember Me" to improve her time, aiming to beat 2 minutes and 28 seconds next week.

Kirstie tutored a learner from John Muir Elementary School in Glendale on violin, focusing on ear training, bow hold, and finger placement. The student practiced exercises from their book, working on smooth string crossings and consistent bow strokes. Kirstie assigned numbers 5 and 7 for practice using the website's backing tracks and recommended numbers 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 as optional exercises.

Kirstie tutored Amelia in a piano lesson, focusing on chords, Alberti bass technique, pentatonic scales in C, G, D, and A, and note durations (whole and half notes) from a new piano book. Amelia was assigned to practice Pink Pony Club, chords with alternating hand patterns, the scales, and the first two pages of the new piano book, and to turn the metronome back on when feeling better.

The lesson focused on refining violin technique, including scales, arpeggios, and vibrato. The learner, a student at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, diligently practiced the G major scale and arpeggio with a metronome, working on consistent shifts and increasing tempo. Vibrato exercises were also a key component, aimed at improving finger technique. Additionally, the lesson covered refining bow control, rhythm accuracy, and intonation through various finger exercises and specific passages. A new piece in B minor was introduced, with an emphasis on note identification and rhythm. For the next lesson, the student was assigned numbers 17 and 18 from their book, with a particular focus on the C scale, and was also advised to prioritize the second part of the B minor piece, with the first part to be covered subsequently.

Kirstie Bruno guided Edwin (Luna) through a comprehensive piano lesson, covering various exercises such as scales, the 'Remember Me' piece, chords, and arpeggios. Edwin dedicated his time to improving speed and accuracy in his scales and arpeggios, integrating new sections of 'Remember Me,' and learning a fresh chord pattern. For homework, he is to practice scales with two notes per click, the entire page of 'Remember Me,' the new chord pattern, and arpeggios at increased speeds, with a strong emphasis on correct fingering.