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Jorge

5 (4 reviews)

Rate $46
Response 10h
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Number of students Jorge has taught since their arrival at Superprof
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Number of students Jorge has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (4 reviews)

$46/h

1^st lesson free

Piano

Solve piano problems by separating hands, rhythm, and structure before rebuilding the piece

Piano

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- At Jorge's house: New York

About Jorge

I sit at the piano like a careful editor: I listen for the place the music loses intention. I notice tension in the wrists, uneven fingers, and rushed transitions, then name them specifically. If one explanation fails, I switch tools—an analogy, a slower silent rehearsal, a one-hand version, or a listening comparison between two recordings of the same phrase idea so your ear leads the fix.

My manner is thoughtful and steady. I do not rush past confusion, and I do not drown you in theory you cannot use that day. You feel guided through a clear sequence: understand the problem, shrink it, solve it, return to the music. That sequence works for a child learning hand independence and for an adult returning after years away.

I care that you leave able to practice intelligently. That means knowing what to isolate at home, how to use landmarks, and when to put hands back together. Lessons feel collaborative rather than performative; mistakes are expected raw material.

A session with me usually feels orderly and musically grounded. Expect less vague advice and more concrete experiments at the keyboard—then the satisfaction of hearing a stubborn passage finally hold when the pieces are reassembled.

About the lesson

Piano study with me is built around honest separation and smart reassembly. If a passage works slowly with hands together but collapses when tempo rises, we find the bar where control fails, take the hands apart, and fix the weaker hand’s pattern before reuniting them. Beginners use this for simple melodies and basic chords; intermediate and advanced students use it for dense textures, leaps, or voicing that disappears under speed. You stop polishing the whole page while one measure is still guessing.

I often have you practice rhythm without pitch, and pitch without full rhythm, when that reveals the truth. You might tap the left-hand groove on your lap while singing the right-hand line, or play blocked chords in place of a busy accompaniment to hear the harmonic skeleton. Musical landmarks—cadences, sequence starts, a bass note that anchors the phrase—replace blind memorizing from measure one. When memorization is the goal, I help you rebuild from those anchors outward so memory has a map, not a tightrope.

I split difficult physical moves into smaller actions. A jump can be “leave, travel, arrive with silent landings before sound returns. A tangled fingering can be compared with an alternate so you learn what efficient motion feels like instead of forcing the first idea. Expression is something you choose once the notes are secure enough to shape—dynamics and phrasing layered onto a structure you already understand.

Real pieces stay in view. Exercises earn their keep by fixing something in the music you brought, whether that is a first method-book song or a polished repertoire work. Children get short targets and vivid imagery for hand shape; teens and adults get sharper language about structure and problem-solving. Practice plans emphasize quality loops over empty repetition.

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Elliot

Elliot made steady gains without burning out. Musical feel improved along with the basics. Students would be lucky to learn with Jorge.
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Elliot
Elliot made steady gains without burning out. Musical feel improved along with the basics. Students would be lucky to learn with Jorge.
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Reid

From what I saw with Reid, the lessons were practical and encouraging. Progress was steady, not flashy. Jorge earns my recommendation.
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Reid
From what I saw with Reid, the lessons were practical and encouraging. Progress was steady, not flashy. Jorge earns my recommendation.
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Elliot

Elliot was a dedicated music student. He showed up prepared, practiced between lessons, and improved steadily in technique and confidence. I recommend Jorge as a tutor.
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Elliot
Elliot was a dedicated music student. He showed up prepared, practiced between lessons, and improved steadily in technique and confidence. I recommend Jorge as a tutor.
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Owen

Owen was a dedicated music student. He showed up prepared, practiced between lessons, and improved steadily in technique and confidence. I recommend Jorge as a tutor.
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Owen
Owen was a dedicated music student. He showed up prepared, practiced between lessons, and improved steadily in technique and confidence. I recommend Jorge as a tutor.
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