Master the Piano your way
5 levels. 1,111 lessons. A path designed by concert pianists, scored to your pace. From your first Middle C to the night you sit down and play.
Your complete piano journey,
all in one place.
Step-by-step lessons, ear training, sight-reading, MIDI-aware exercises, Piano Hero, recording, and a curated library of Specialized Courses. From your first note to concert-level repertoire.
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What you will be able to play
Theory 5
- Music Alphabet (A-G) Learn the 7 note names that form all of music
- Reading Notes (Treble Clef) Identify notes on the treble staff
- Staff Navigation Understand lines, spaces, and ledger lines
- Rest Values Recognize whole, half, and quarter rests
- Repeat Signs Navigate repeat bars and D.C. markings
Technique 5
- Hand Position & Posture Build proper form from day one
- Finger Numbers Map fingers 1-5 to each hand correctly
- C Major Scale Play the foundational C major scale
- Middle C Position Master the starting position for both hands
- Two-Hand Coordination Begin playing simple patterns with both hands
Repertoire 2
- First Melodies (Right Hand) Play recognizable tunes with one hand
- Dynamic Basics (Piano/Forte) Add soft and loud contrast to your playing
Ear Training 1
- Basic Rhythm (Quarter/Half/Whole) Clap and count fundamental note values
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Structured Method
Progressive curriculum designed by piano teachers
Learn at Your Pace
No pressure, no deadlines. Practice when you want
Track Progress
XP, streaks, quizzes and achievements to stay motivated
Community of Pianists
Join fellow learners, share progress, and grow together
Modules & Lessons
The Beginner path. Each module unlocks the next: complete its lessons, ace the quiz, and the way opens forward.
Piano Discovery
Your piano journey starts HERE. No experience needed, not a single note. In this module, you will discover how the piano works, find every note on the keyboard using simple visual landmarks, sit correctly to play without tension, position your hands for comfort and control, and play your very first notes and melodies. By the end of Module 1, you will play a simple tune with BOTH hands, and you will understand WHY the piano keyboard looks the way it does. Welcome to PianoMode.
Meet the Piano Keyboard
Welcome to the Piano
Sitting at the Piano
Posture & Hand Position
Playing Your First Notes
Posture and Hand Position
Left Hand Basics
Your First Melody
Playing Your First Notes: C-D-E
Piano Discovery Exam
Playing Your First Notes: Your First Notes: C, D, and E
Completing the C Position: F and G
Completing the C Position
Understanding Rhythm: Quarter & Half Notes
Understanding Basic Rhythm
Expanding Range
PremiumExtend your note range beyond C position. Learn G position, basic chords, eighth notes, and play your first complete songs.
Reading Music Basics
PremiumIn Module 1, you found notes by their POSITION on the keyboard (left of the 2 black keys = C). Now you learn to find notes by reading them on a STAFF, the 5-line system that musicians have used for over 500 years to write music down. By the end of this module, you will read simple melodies from sheet music, understand how long each note lasts (whole, half, quarter), and play your first pieces by reading notation instead of memorizing. This is the skill that opens the door to the entire world of written music.
Reading Music
PremiumLearn to read standard music notation. the treble clef, bass clef, grand staff, and time signatures. Start reading simple melodies from sheet music.
Ear Foundation
PremiumTrain the most important instrument you own, your ears. In 6 progressive lessons, you will learn to hear pitch direction, identify registers, match pitch by voice, distinguish steps from skips, echo melodic phrases, and recognize major vs. minor. These skills transform you from someone who "presses keys" into someone who truly HEARS music.
Rhythm Foundation
PremiumMusic has two dimensions: PITCH (which note) and RHYTHM (how long). Module 2 introduced pitch reading and basic note values. This module deepens your rhythmic skills: eighth notes (faster than quarter notes), rests (silence as part of music), dotted notes (extending duration), time signatures beyond 4/4, and the metronome as your practice partner. By the end, you will count and play rhythms confidently, giving your music the pulse and energy that makes it come alive.
Two Hands Together
PremiumThe moment you have been waiting for. playing with both hands. Learn left hand positions, simple accompaniment patterns, and hand coordination.
Both Hands Together
PremiumThis is the BIGGEST leap in your beginner journey: playing both hands SIMULTANEOUSLY. Until now, your hands have worked independently, right hand melodies, left hand exercises, each on their own. Now they combine: right hand plays the melody while left hand provides accompaniment. This is what makes the piano unique among instruments, it can play melody AND harmony at the same time. By the end of this module, you will play complete pieces with both hands reading from the Grand Staff.
Black Keys & Sharps/Flats
PremiumUntil now you have played only white keys. The 5 black keys in each octave are not optional extras. They are half the language of music. This module introduces the black keys, explains sharps and flats, teaches half steps and whole steps, reveals the secret of enharmonic spelling, and gives you new marker notes to orient anywhere on the keyboard. By the end, you can read and play any note in any key.
First Repertoire
PremiumMake music come alive with dynamics, articulation, and expression. Learn your first classical and pop pieces, build a practice routine, and prepare for your first mini recital.
First Pieces & Graduation
PremiumThe final module of the Beginner level brings everything together: longer pieces, dynamics (loud and soft), your first sharps and flats, complete arrangements combining ALL skills, and your first performance. By passing the Beginner Final Exam, you graduate to the Elementary level, where scales, chords, and real repertoire await. This module is your LAUNCH PAD into a lifelong piano journey.
Rhythm Foundations
PremiumRhythm is the heartbeat of music, without it, notes are just disconnected sounds. In 6 progressive lessons, you will learn to feel the pulse, understand meter, count note values, use rests as musical silence, extend notes with dots and ties, and take a comprehensive rhythm dictation test. These skills transform you from someone who plays "the right notes at the wrong time" into someone who plays with rock-solid time.
Dynamics & Expression
PremiumTransform "pressing keys" into "making music." Dynamics (loud and soft), crescendo and decrescendo, legato and staccato, and musical phrasing, these are the tools that give music its emotion, its drama, its life. Without expression, even the most complex notes are just mechanical sounds. With expression, even the simplest melody can move a listener to tears.
Musical Games & Fun
PremiumThe finish line of Beginner level. Piano Bingo tests your keyboard knowledge. The Copycat Challenge pushes your melodic memory. Speed Note Naming proves your reading fluency. The 10-Minute Song teaches fast learning. Your First Mini-Recital lets you perform with expression for the first time. By the end, you are ready for Elementary level.
Specialized Courses
Optional bundles for the Beginner player. Genres, technique, projects. Take any time, in any order.
Repertoire & Performance
1 courseA guided journey through 20 essential classical piano works, from Petzold's Minuet in G to Chopin's Nocturne Op.9 No.2. Each piece includes: historical context, detailed learning guide, specific practice strategies, Piano Hero exercises, and recording assignments. Organized by difficulty so you always have the perfect next piece to learn, whether you are a beginner tackling your first Clementi or an intermediate player ready for Beethoven.
- Classical Masterworks Exam 25 min
- Classical Interpretation Toolkit 15 min
- Building Your Classical Portfolio 12 min
- Grade 5-6: Romantic & Impressionist 20 min
- Grade 7-8: The Summit Pieces 20 min
- Grade 1-2: Beginner Masterworks 20 min
- Grade 3-4: The Classics Emerge 20 min
- Your Classical Journey Begins 15 min
Creative & Modern
6 coursesYou are a producer. You make beats in Ableton, FL Studio, or Logic. You want to play your own chords, melodies, and basslines on a MIDI controller, not just click notes in a piano roll. This course teaches the minimum-viable piano skills needed to produce music: producer chord vocabulary, melody writing, MIDI workflow, genre-specific patterns, and full beat construction.
- Sound Design, Make Your Piano Sound Unique 16 min
- MIDI Recording Workflow, From Keys to DAW 16 min
- Building a Complete Beat, From Empty Project to Finished Loop 22 min
- Melody Writing for Beats, The 8-Note Hook 16 min
- Producer Chords 101, The Modern Music Vocabulary 16 min
- Genre-Specific Chord Patterns 18 min
- Producer Chords 101 15 min
- Melody Writing for Beats 15 min
- MIDI Recording Workflow 15 min
- Genre-Specific Chord Patterns: Trap, Pop, House, and R&B Patterns 18 min
- Building Complete Beats 18 min
The healing, calming piano sound used in meditation apps, sleep playlists, yoga studios, and therapeutic music. Master the techniques of slowness, space, and tonal resonance that turn piano into a wellness tool.
- Composing Your Meditation Album 25 min
- The Pedal as Wellness Tool 15 min
- 432 Hz, Binaural, and Therapeutic Tunings 15 min
- Modal Harmonies for Calm 18 min
- The Sound of Stillness 18 min
- Calming Chord Progressions 12 min
- Arpeggiated Meditation Patterns 12 min
- Playing for Sleep and Relaxation 12 min
- Improvised Meditation Piano 15 min
- The Sound of Calm 12 min
Build a piano-cover content business. Learn the formula behind viral piano videos: song selection, hook arrangement, video production, audio quality, posting strategy. From shooting your first 60-second clip to growing a sustainable audience on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
- Editing, From Raw Take to Posted Video 16 min
- Posting Strategy + Building Your Audience 18 min
- Arranging for 30-90 Seconds 18 min
- Recording. Affordable Setup, Pro Quality 18 min
- Choosing Songs With Viral Potential 16 min
- What Makes a Piano Video Go Viral 16 min
- Mashups and Creative Covers 15 min
- The Viral Piano Formula 15 min
- Top 10 Trending Piano Songs 18 min
- Arrangement Tricks for Covers 15 min
- Recording and Filming Tips 12 min
- Building a Piano Content Strategy 15 min
The wistful, nostalgic, emotionally rich piano sound of Joe Hisaishi, Yoko Kanno, Yuki Kajiura, and Naoshi Mizuta. Master the harmonic vocabulary, melodic phrasing, and orchestral-style writing that makes anime music timeless.
- Composing Your Own Anime Theme 25 min
- Beyond Ghibli. Anime Composers and Styles 18 min
- Playing “One Summer’s Day” (Spirited Away) 25 min
- Orchestral Voicings on Piano 20 min
- Pentatonic Melodies and Counter-Melodies 18 min
- The Anime Sound, Hisaishi, Kanno, Kajiura 18 min
- The Royal Roads Progression: The Secret Chord Pattern Behind Anime and J-Pop 15 min
- Advanced Anime Transcriptions: Tackling Animenz-Style Arrangements 18 min
- Video Game Piano Crossover: Minecraft, Zelda, and Final Fantasy Themes 15 min
- Learn: Merry-Go-Round of Life: Howl’s Moving Castle: Complete Arrangement 20 min
- Beginner Anime Themes: Sadness and Sorrow, Zankyō Sanka, and More 15 min
- The Ghibli Sound: Joe Hisaishi’s Compositional Signature 15 min
- Video Game Piano Crossover 15 min
- The Royal Roads Progression 15 min
- Advanced Anime Transcriptions 18 min
- Beginner Anime Themes 15 min
- The Ghibli Sound 15 min
- Learn: Merry-Go-Round of Life 20 min
The piano as a songwriter's instrument. From finding your vocal range and home key, through writing original songs, building accompaniment patterns that support your voice, arranging full songs, and performing them live. The complete craft of writing and performing your own piano-based music.
- Building Your Songwriter Identity 16 min
- Arranging Your Song, From Sketch to Full Arrangement 20 min
- Writing Your First Song, Lyrics to Music 22 min
- Performing Your Songs Live 18 min
- Writing Your First Song: The 30-Minute Song: From Nothing to a Complete Draft 20 min
- Accompaniment Patterns for Singing 18 min
- Arranging Your Songs: From Bare Chords to a Complete Arrangement 18 min
- Finding Your Voice at the Piano 18 min
- Arranging Your Songs 18 min
- Performing Your Songs Live: From Bedroom to Stage: Performing Your Music 15 min
- Finding Your Voice at the Piano: The Piano as Your Songwriting Partner 18 min
- Writing Your First Song 20 min
- Accompaniment Patterns for Singing: Playing and Singing at the Same Time 18 min
The complete pianist's guide to leading congregational singing. Master worship voicings, the four progressions that cover 90% of contemporary worship, transitional pads, key changes for the singer, and the leadership skills that turn a pianist into a worship leader.
- Worship Leadership and the Long Game 20 min
- Dynamics, When to Step Back, When to Swell 18 min
- Building Your First 30-Minute Set 20 min
- The Pad Technique, Seamless Transitions 18 min
- The Four Worship Progressions 18 min
- The Worship Pianist’s Mindset 15 min
- Five Essential Worship Songs: Songs Every Worship Pianist Should Know 20 min
- Transposing on the Fly: Playing in Any Key for Any Worship Leader 15 min
- Playing with a Worship Band: Your Role in the Ensemble 15 min
- Dynamics and Worship Flow: Building and Releasing Energy in a Set 15 min
- The Worship Sound: Open Voicings: Sus2, Sus4, Add9, and Open Voicings 15 min
- Left-Hand Pad Textures: Creating Pad-Like Textures 15 min
- Reading Worship Chord Charts 15 min
- Transposing on the Fly 15 min
- Five Essential Worship Songs 20 min
- Dynamics and Worship Flow 15 min
- Playing with a Worship Band 15 min
- The Worship Sound: Open Voicings 15 min
- Left-Hand Pad Textures 15 min
- Reading Worship Chord Charts: Ditch the Sheet Music 15 min
Theory & Composition
3 coursesComprehensive music theory from intervals through advanced harmony. ALL applied to the piano with hands-on exercises. This course fills theory gaps at any level: beginners learn fundamentals, intermediate players deepen understanding, advanced players connect theory to composition and analysis.
- Applied Theory & Analysis 15 min
- Music Theory Complete Exam 20 min
- Chord Progressions 18 min
- Keys, Signatures & the Circle of Fifths 15 min
- Modulation & Secondary Dominants 18 min
- Scales & Modes 18 min
- Chord Construction 18 min
- Intervals: The Building Blocks 18 min
Stop learning theory in the abstract, learn it at the keyboard. Every concept is immediately applied through playing exercises, making theory a practical tool, not an academic chore.
- Modulation: Changing Keys: How Music Changes Key. And Why It Moves You 18 min
- Theory in Practice: Analysis: Analyzing Real Music with Your New Theory Knowledge 20 min
- How Scales Build Everything: Scales Are Not Just Exercises, They Are the DNA of Music 20 min
- Intervals: The Secret Language: Intervals Are the DNA of Melody and Harmony 18 min
- Key Signatures Demystified: The Map That Tells You Which Notes to Play 18 min
- Chord Functions: Why Chords Move: Understanding WHY Chords Sound the Way They Do 20 min
- Intervals: The Secret Language 18 min
- Key Signatures Demystified 18 min
- Chord Functions: Why Chords Move 20 min
- Modulation: Changing Keys 18 min
- Theory in Practice: Analysis 20 min
- How Scales Build Everything 20 min
Learn to write your own songs at the piano. Master chord progressions that work, melodic principles that stick, structural forms that move people, and the production-ready skills to turn ideas into finished songs.
- Lyrics and Melody, The Marriage 18 min
- Recording Your First Demo 25 min
- Melodic Craft, Contour, Motif, Hooks 20 min
- Song Structure, Verse, Chorus, Bridge 18 min
- The 7 Power Progressions 18 min
- From Progression to Song: Structuring Verses, Choruses, and Bridges 18 min
- Writing Melodies Over Chords: Tension, Release, and Rhythm 15 min
- Minor Key Progressions: Emotional Depth Beyond Major Keys 15 min
- Reharmonization and Substitution: Making Common Progressions Unique 15 min
- Seven Progressions and Emotions: The Songwriter’s Toolkit 15 min
- Writing Melodies Over Chords 15 min
- From Progression to Song 18 min
- Seven Progressions and Emotions 15 min
- Minor Key Progressions 15 min
- Reharmonization and Substitution 15 min
Styles & Genres
4 coursesMaster the 12-bar blues, blues scales, turnarounds, and expressive techniques that form the foundation of jazz, rock, R&B, and gospel piano. The most important style in popular music history.
- Blues Repertoire and Style: Five Blues Styles Every Pianist Should Know 20 min
- Blues Turnarounds and Endings: The Art of the Turnaround 18 min
- Blues Turnarounds and Endings: The Art of the Turnaround 18 min
- Blues Improvisation: Your First Blues Solo 20 min
- The 12-Bar Blues Form: The Most Important Form in Popular Music 20 min
- The 12-Bar Blues Form: The Most Important Form in Popular Music 20 min
- The Blues Scale 18 min
- Blues LH Patterns: Five Left-Hand Patterns for Every Blues Situation 18 min
- The 12-Bar Blues Form 20 min
- Blues LH Patterns 18 min
- Blues Turnarounds and Endings 18 min
- Blues Improvisation 20 min
- Blues Repertoire and Style 20 min
Master the modern minimalist piano sound made famous by Einaudi, Tiersen, Richter, and Arnalds. Learn the techniques that make a piece sound like it belongs in a film score, repeated patterns, sustained pedal, gradual builds, and emotional restraint.
- Composing Your First Cinematic Motif 20 min
- Performing Your First Cinematic Piece 20 min
- Building Emotional Intensity 18 min
- Emotional Pedaling 15 min
- The Repeating Arpeggio Pattern 18 min
- The Cinematic Piano Sound 15 min
- Compose Your Own Cinematic Piece: Creating Original Neo-Classical Music 20 min
- Zimmer’s Piano Language: Driving Grooves and Modal Mixture 15 min
- Pedaling for Atmosphere: Creating Sustained, Ambient Textures 15 min
- Cinematic Chord Voicings: Wide Spacing, Octave Doubling, and Spread Voicings 15 min
- Learn Three Iconic Pieces: Nuvole Bianche, Comptine d’un autre été, and Experience 20 min
- The Einaudi Sound: Arpeggiated Left-Hand Patterns That Create Magic 15 min
- Compose Your Own Cinematic Piece 20 min
- Zimmer’s Piano Language 15 min
- Pedaling for Atmosphere 15 min
- Cinematic Chord Voicings 15 min
- Learn Three Iconic Pieces 20 min
- The Einaudi Sound 15 min
The lush, smoke-and-rain piano sound of lofi hip-hop, study beats, and chill playlists. Master the jazz-tinged voicings, swing-lite groove, and DIY-recording mindset that drives the most-streamed piano genre on YouTube.
- Recording Your First Lofi Loop 22 min
- The Lofi Groove and Swing 15 min
- Melodic Riffs Over the Vamp 18 min
- The Lofi Sound, What Makes It Work 15 min
- Extended Voicings (m7, m9, maj9, 11) 18 min
- Rhodes and Vintage Tone: Techniques for Warm, Vintage Sound 15 min
- From Keys to DAW: Recording, Processing, and Finishing a Lofi Track 18 min
- Five Lofi Progressions: Chord Progressions You Can Loop Forever 15 min
- RH Melody Over Lofi Grooves: Writing Melodies That Float 15 min
- The Lofi Sound: Extended Chords: Extended Chords That Create Instant Atmosphere 15 min
- From Keys to DAW 18 min
- RH Melody Over Lofi Grooves 15 min
- Rhodes and Vintage Tone 15 min
- Five Lofi Progressions 15 min
- The Lofi Sound: Extended Chords 15 min
Learn to play iconic film and video game themes arranged for piano. From Studio Ghibli to Interstellar, from Minecraft to Final Fantasy, the music that soundtracks our lives, adapted for YOUR hands.
- Building a Film & Game Repertoire 12 min
- Studio Ghibli & Anime Piano 18 min
- Creating Your Own Arrangements 18 min
- Cinematic Piano, Film Themes 18 min
- Game Music Piano, 8-Bit to Orchestral 18 min
Technique & Practice
4 coursesTransform your reading ability with a systematic, intensive sight-reading program. From decoding notes on the staff to fluently reading both clefs together, build the skill that opens every piece of music to you.
- Navigating Key Signatures: Sharps, Flats, and the Keys They Define 18 min
- The Daily Sight-Reading Protocol: 15 Minutes a Day That Transform Your Reading 15 min
- Advanced Sight-Reading Skills: Fluency Strategies for Intermediate Readers 20 min
- Reading Both Clefs Together: The Grand Staff Challenge 20 min
- Reading Rhythm Fluently: Rhythm Is Half the Battle 18 min
- Pattern Reading, Not Note Reading: Why Most Pianists Read Slowly (And How to Fix It) 20 min
- Reading Both Clefs Together 20 min
- Reading Rhythm Fluently 18 min
- Navigating Key Signatures 18 min
- The Daily Sight-Reading Protocol 15 min
- Advanced Sight-Reading Skills 20 min
- Pattern Reading, Not Note Reading 20 min
Systematic finger exercises modernized for the 21st century. Build strength, independence, speed, and control through targeted drills based on Hanon, Czerny, and modern pedagogy.
- Thumb Crossing Mastery: The Most Common Technical Bottleneck 15 min
- Wrist and Arm Technique: Beyond the Fingers: Using Your Whole Body 18 min
- Building a Daily Technique Routine: The 15-Minute Daily Technique Warm-Up 15 min
- Finger Independence Drills: Why Your Fingers Do Not Obey You (And How to Fix It) 18 min
- Speed and Evenness Training: Playing Fast Without Sacrificing Control 18 min
- Speed and Evenness Training 18 min
- Thumb Crossing Mastery 15 min
- Wrist and Arm Technique 18 min
- Building a Daily Technique Routine 15 min
- Finger Independence Drills 18 min
Protect your body while you play. Posture biomechanics, tension release techniques, warm-up protocols, and injury prevention, essential knowledge for a lifetime of healthy playing.
- Building a Lifelong Healthy Practice: Sustainable Playing for Decades 15 min
- Posture Biomechanics: The Foundation of Healthy Piano Playing 18 min
- Tension Awareness and Release: Identifying and Releasing the Tension You Cannot Feel 15 min
- Warm-Up and Cooldown Protocols: Preparing Your Body and Winding Down 15 min
- Common Piano Injuries: Recognizing and Preventing Overuse Injuries 18 min
- Tension Awareness and Release 15 min
- Warm-Up and Cooldown Protocols 15 min
- Common Piano Injuries 18 min
- Building a Lifelong Healthy Practice 15 min
- Posture Biomechanics 18 min
Apply neuroscience and cognitive psychology to your piano practice. Deliberate practice, spaced repetition, motor learning, and sleep consolidation, practice smarter, not just longer.
- Your Science-Based Routine: Assembling the Optimal Practice Session 18 min
- Sleep: Your Secret Practice Tool: Your Brain Practices While You Sleep 15 min
- Chunking and Mental Rehearsal: How Your Brain Organizes Complex Motor Sequences 18 min
- The Science of Slow Practice: Why Slow Is Fast 15 min
- Deliberate Practice Explained: Why “Just Playing” Is Not Practicing 20 min
- Spaced Repetition for Piano: The Forgetting Curve and How to Beat It 18 min
- Chunking and Mental Rehearsal 18 min
- The Science of Slow Practice 15 min
- Your Science-Based Routine 18 min
- Deliberate Practice Explained 20 min
- Spaced Repetition for Piano 18 min
- Sleep: Your Secret Practice Tool 15 min
Performance & Ensemble
1 courseMaster the psychology and craft of live performance. From understanding the science of performance anxiety to physical and mental management techniques, audience connection, recovery from mistakes, and building a confident performer mindset, this course is for any pianist who wants to deliver under pressure.
- Your Personal Performance Toolkit 16 min
- Connecting With the Audience 16 min
- Building Performance Confidence Through Exposure 18 min
- Physical Techniques, Body-Based Anxiety Management 18 min
- Mental Strategies, Visualization, Focus, Recovery 18 min
- The Science of Performance Anxiety 18 min
- Building Performance Confidence: The Gradual Exposure Method 15 min
- Your Performance Toolkit: Everything Together: Your Pre-Performance Checklist 15 min
- Understanding Performance Anxiety: Why Your Hands Shake and Your Mind Goes Blank 18 min
- Physical Preparation Techniques: Body-Based Strategies for Calm Confidence 15 min
- Mental Performance Skills: Visualization, Focus, and Recovery 18 min
- Building Performance Confidence 15 min
- Your Performance Toolkit 15 min
- Understanding Performance Anxiety 18 min
- Physical Preparation Techniques 15 min
- Mental Performance Skills 18 min
Improvisation & Jazz
1 courseUnlock spontaneous music-making at the piano. From the psychology of permission to play through pentatonic safe zones, chord-based phrasing, rhythmic creativity, song-form navigation, and finding your unique improvisational voice. The course that turns a sheet-music player into a true musician who can create on demand.
- Rhythmic Improvisation, Phrasing, Motifs, Call & Response 18 min
- Improvising Over Song Forms. AABA, 12-Bar Blues, Modal 22 min
- The Pentatonic Safe Zone, Your First Improvisation Toolkit 20 min
- Chord-Based Improvisation, Targeting Chord Tones 20 min
- Permission to Play, The Psychology of Improvisation 18 min
- Finding Your Improvisational Voice 18 min
- Pentatonic Improvisation 18 min
- Improvising Rhythmically 15 min
- Improvising Over Song Forms 18 min
- Finding Your Improvisational Voice: What Makes YOUR Improvisation Sound Like You 15 min
- Permission to Play 15 min
- Chord-Based Improvisation 18 min
Foundations & Ear Skills
1 courseThe #1 most-requested piano skill, taught with the rigor of a conservatory and the speed of a self-teach guide. Sit down, hear any song on the radio, and play it within minutes. We build this skill from the ground up: bass, melody, chord quality, progression, then full reconstruction.
- Your First Solo Performance by Ear 25 min
- Reconstructing a Full Song 25 min
- Hearing the Chord Quality 20 min
- Hearing the Chord Progression 20 min
- Hearing the Melody 18 min
- Hearing the Bass Line 18 min
- Advanced Ear Skills 18 min
- Full Song by Ear 20 min
- Melody Hunting 15 min
- The 6 Progressions That Rule 18 min
- How Sound Becomes Music 15 min
- Finding the Key and Bass 15 min
Persona-Specific
1 courseDesigned for adults starting piano from scratch with limited time. Six lessons, six weeks, three songs you actually want to play. Skips the nursery rhymes, focuses on adult repertoire (Beatles, Coldplay, Einaudi) using chord-based playing techniques that produce real music in week 1.
- Your First Performance 30 min
- Second Song + Reading Chord Charts 25 min
- Three Right-Hand Patterns That Make Music 22 min
- Your First Song, Let It Be 25 min
- Welcome, Why You Can Do This 20 min
- The Five Chords That Run the World 22 min
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Everything you need to know about learning piano with PianoMode.
Five progressive levels, from Beginner to Expert. Each level groups modules of sequential lessons covering Theory, Technique, Repertoire, and Ear Training. Finish a module, ace its quiz, and the next module unlocks.
Optional themed bundles you can take alongside your main path. Genres like jazz, pop, film and anime, technique work like Hanon and scales, or focused projects like songwriting and recording. Each level has its own catalog.
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