What is wrong with traditional piano lessons?
Slow learning curve
Since their primary focus is learning to read sheet music ( a long, slow process), it usually takes years before you can play anything above a beginner level.
They are boring
Oh, if I had a dollar for every person who told me they hated childhood piano lessons (tedious finger exercises, monotonous scale practice, etc...)
They are expensive
If you add it all up, weekly private lessons will likely cost you $1200 - $1800 per year. And since the learning curve is so slow...well, you do the math.
Old-fashioned songs
Traditional lessons push you towards Classical music. Modern songs require a modern style of piano playing that is typically not taught in most private lessons.
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.
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
Who has time for 25-40 minute tutorials? 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.
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. This has always been the most-neglected aspect of traditional piano lessons.
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!
Check out what current and former students have to say.
"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
"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
"It is amazing how quickly you can start to play songs. I highly recommend Play First Piano."
CareyAnn Mayer
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
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.
"This is how I always wanted to be taught."
Steve Pitkanen, creator of PLAY FIRST PIANO
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!
