VIRTUOSO Piano Lesson private lessons are designed specifically for 2 types of students:

1. PIANO YEARNERS: Adult learners that are completely new to the piano that have wanted to play piano for many years, but have not had the opportunity to begin taking lessons yet.

2. PIANO RETURNERS: Adults returning to piano lessons that have not played piano or read music in a long time.

No prior musical knowledge is required to fully participate in any of our piano lessons.

The goal of our private lessons every week is to learn ways to develop and strengthen your piano skills and work to build intentional practice habits.

This means we will discuss any challenges that may be blocking your growth at the piano and work through exercises to eliminate those challenges.

Ideally, you will have all the following items, but they are NOT required to participate fully in lessons:

1. A computer or tablet with a camera and microphone so you can participate in the live online lessons via Zoom.

An iPad (or tablet) is the recommended device to use, as you can simply place it on your piano during the lesson, but any other computer device with a camera and microphone can work.

2. An acoustic or digital keyboard with at least 49 keys. For digital keyboards, 88 keys are recommended as that is the standard number of keys on a traditional acoustic piano.

3. The ability to print any lesson handouts or sheet music.

The only expectation is that you have a desire to learn and an interest to make improvements over time.

You won’t be required to practice between sessions any more than you desire to and you won’t be asked to perform or do anything on-the-spot you are not comfortable with.

Typically all private lessons are held between 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, in the Chicago timezone (CDT).

Additional availability can be added by request.