PLAY FIRST PIANO

Inspiring online piano lessons for adult beginners.

You know those piano players who can play dozens of popular songs from memory?
...that could be you in just a few short months!
...even if you're a beginner
...and traditional piano lessons won't get you there.

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It's not too late to get started!

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What is wrong with traditional piano lessons?
  • Slow learning curve
  • They are boring
  • They are expensive
  • You don't get to play modern songs
Introducing

PLAY FIRST PIANO

This unique video course has been designed from scratch to take your piano playing from BEGINNER TO AWESOME
in a matter of weeks, not years!

...without the drudgery of old-fashioned piano lessons.

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PLAY FIRST PIANO

Let’s be honest: there are scores (pardon the pun)
of online piano courses and apps out there.

What makes PLAY FIRST PIANO stand out from the crowd?

Easy to Learn

Similar to learning the guitar or ukulele, Play First Piano teaches you first how to play chords. Chords are quick and easy to learn, and you can be playing dozens of songs within a few weeks. You don’t even need to know how to read music! Once you are adept at chord-playing, you will learn to improvise and add melodies.

Modern Music

Learn how to play familiar and popular songs the way the professional musicians play them, rather than the amateur, elevator music versions you get with most piano learning apps.

Microlearning

Microlearning (short learning sessions over a continuous period) has been shown to
significantly boost long-term retention. Play First Piano is the only course specifically
designed following these principles: over 200 short videos (2-10 minutes each),
progressively building your knowledge and skills. Who has time for 25-40 minute tutorials?

Understanding Music

Play First Piano is the only course that teaches you
how music ‘works’
-the gateway to adding melodies to chords, improvising and writing your own songs. It’s all here.

Go at Your Own Pace

Go at your own speed, from the comfort of your own home. Since the program is designed in bite-sized lessons, it is easy to take a break and resume where you left off. There is no pressure to practice - you answer only to yourself.

Support

Play First Piano goes above and beyond all others in supporting your learning journey: daily/weekly goal-setting plans; live Q&A sessions with founder, Steve Pitkanen; private community membership. You are not alone!

See What Others Think!

"As an adult student, I thoroughly enjoy Steve's style of teaching that quickly covers new material and allows you to play in a more current style of piano."

Carolyn Handy
Ontario, CANADA

"It is amazing how quickly you can start to play songs. I highly recommend Play First Piano."

CareyAnn Mayer
Ontario, CANADA

"Steve's friendly, approachable style makes the lessons fun and easy. And I love that I can go at my own pace. It's such a confidence boost to sound like I'm making real music."

Juanita Wootton-Radko
Ontario, CANADA

Let me tell you a secret:

THIS IS HOW THE PROS PLAY!


Playing chords is actually the dominant style of piano playing for virtually all modern musicians since the 1950s (including Elton John, Billy Joel, Carole King, Sarah McLachlan, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Adele, Bruno Mars, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and the Beatles).


PLAY FIRST PIANO will show you, step-by-step, how quickly you can start playing in this modern style. With our daily/weekly goal-setting plans, you expect to be:

 

Playing a few simple songs within days

 

Playing familiar and popular songs within weeks

 

Playing almost any song you can think of within months

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But there's more..

PLAY FIRST PIANO goes beyond simply teaching you how to play chords.

It's a step-by-step program that steadily builds and improves all aspects of your piano playing - showing you exactly what you need to know...when you need to know it.

Along the way, you learn the secrets of How Music Works, so that by the time you have completed the course, you also have all the knowledge and skills you need to improvise music, or even write your own songs.


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"This is how I always wanted to be taught."
-Steve Pitkanen, creator of PLAY FIRST PIANO

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ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

STEVE PITKANEN

BFA (Music), MMus (Performance)

Hello! My name is Steve. I have been a working musician for the past 35 years, including a 15-year career as an opera singer, and 20 years as a piano instructor.

I have spent the past two years rethinking and redesigning the way keyboard lessons should be taught, based on my experience as a teacher and performer of both Popular and Classical music.

This is how I always wanted to be taught; hopefully it is the same for you.

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Is This Course For You?

PLAY FIRST PIANO is perfect for:

  • YOU - if you are an adult beginner or former piano student frustrated by traditional lessons.
  • YOU - if you want to learn to play popular songs, rather than Classical music.
  • YOU - if you want to lead others in a sing-along, play in a jam session or simply play for yourself.
  • YOU - if you want to learn from home, on your own schedule.
  • YOU - if you want to learn to improvise on the piano or write your own songs.
  • YOU - if you just want to have fun playing!
 
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If you have always wanted to know how to play the piano...

...this is the online piano course you have been waiting for.

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