Piano Teach
Piano lessons for adults · Modiin & online

You can read the notes. Now learn to speak music.

Lessons for adults who play from the page but freeze without it. Understand the harmony under your fingers, train your ear, and start improvising, with a clear plan between every lesson.

Book a trial lessonHow it works
Trial lesson · 45 min · [free / PRICE]
Invention No. 8J. S. Bach · Take 2bars 5–7
1:48
0:31Bar 6: left hand rushes. Play it alone 5 times, then add the right hand.
This is what feedback looks like: on your recording, at the exact second.

Years of lessons taught you to play what's written. Nobody taught you what it means, so without the page you go quiet.

Most adults who stall at the piano don't lack talent. They lack two things: knowing what to practice between lessons, and hearing back before bad habits set in.

These lessons fix both.

The method

Every lesson keeps working all week

The lesson is where we talk. The week is where you learn. The app connects the two.

  1. 1 · After the lesson

    A written plan

    Three to five exercises on your phone: which bars, what tempo, and why.

    • PieceBach — Invention No. 8bars 5–8 · hands separate · ♩ = 60Done
    • HarmonyI–IV–V–I in three keysC, F, G · say each chord aloudDone
    • ImprovisationThree-note melody over a droneC, E, G only · record 1 takeNot done yet
  2. 2 · During the week

    Practice and record

    Tick off each exercise. Record one take on your phone. Messy is fine: it shows where you really are.

    Up next · ImprovisationThree-note melody over a drone
    0:42 · Take 1Recording
  3. 3 · Before the next lesson

    Feedback, to the second

    I listen and leave notes pinned to the moment they happen. You hear it, fix it, move on.

    • 0:14Even tempo. Keep exactly this speed.
    • 0:31Bar 6: left hand rushes. Alone, 5 times.
    • GeneralBig step up. Next week: ♩ = 72.
Demos

Hear the difference

Demo coming soon · 1:30
From the page to the earA Bach phrase, then improvised on its harmony
Demo coming soon · 2:00
One progression, three stylesii–V–I as jazz, bossa nova and pop
Demo coming soon · 1:10
Inside a feedback noteA real student take, commented
Styles

One language, many accents

Harmony, ear and improvisation work the same in every style. Bring the music you love and we learn its grammar.

  • Classical
  • Jazz
  • Latin
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Reggae
About David

I've been on both sides of the page

I learned classical piano as a child: reading well, playing what was written. Then I discovered playing by ear and improvising, and went on to study jazz properly. I teach the bridge between the two.

  1. age 6–15Classical training. Scales, sight-reading, the repertoire.
  2. thenPlaying by ear and improvising. Learning what the notes were saying.
  3. jazz schoolHarmony, voicing and improvisation, studied properly.
  4. nowTeaching adults in Modiin and online to make the same jump.
Trial lesson

Book a trial lesson

Tell me what you play now and what you'd love to play. I'll reply within 48 hours to find a time.

Length
45 minutes
Where
Modiin area, or online
Price
[free / PRICE]
After
No commitment
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FAQ

Questions

Do I need to read music?

No. If you do, we build on it and connect what you read to what you hear.

I have played classical for years. Is this for me?

Yes. This is exactly who the method is designed for: strong readers who want to understand and improvise.

Where do lessons happen?

In person around Modiin, or online over video. The plan and the feedback work the same either way.

How much does it cost?

[PRICE] per lesson. The trial lesson is [free / PRICE].

What do I need?

A piano or keyboard, and a phone to see your plan and record yourself.

How does feedback work?

You record a take on your phone. I listen and leave notes at the exact second, so you know precisely what to change.