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Piano lessons

Learn to play piano from the ground up, with lessons suited to your level.

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$50 USD/hr
40h of instructionFlexible formatAll Levels

What you’ll learn

  • Learn to read music and understand basic music theory
  • Build proper hand position and technique
  • Practice scales, chords, and simple pieces
  • Progress at a pace suited to your level

    • About this course

    This all levels music & instruments course offers 40 hours of instruction. By the end, you'll be able to learn to read music and understand basic music theory; build proper hand position and technique; practice scales, chords, and simple pieces; progress at a pace suited to your level. Every course on TutorA is reviewed by our team before it's published, and every request is matched by a person — not an open marketplace where anyone can pitch you.

    Structured to work for both newcomers and learners with prior experience in music & instruments.

    What this course covers

    • hand independence: different rhythm per hand
    • Hanon and Czerny technique exercises
    • sight-reading as a distinct skill
    • pedaling judgment and musical phrasing

    Piano technique builds in layers that are worth naming, since it helps explain why early lessons can feel slow before things click. Hand independence, playing a different rhythm or dynamic in each hand simultaneously, is one of the first real hurdles, and it's why a lot of beginner method books deliberately keep the left hand simple while the right hand carries the melody, only combining more complex parts once basic coordination is solid.

    Technique exercises like Hanon or Czerny come up frequently in tutoring, not because scales and finger patterns are exciting on their own, but because they build finger independence and evenness that show up directly in real repertoire later. Sight-reading is a separate skill from technique that tends to get neglected by self-taught players, since it's tempting to just listen to a piece and copy it by ear instead of actually reading the notation; a tutor can catch this early and keep sight-reading in the rotation so it doesn't quietly become a permanent weak spot.

    Pedaling is another area that's hard to self-correct, since using the sustain pedal well is about listening for when the sound is getting muddy, not following a fixed rule, and that's a judgment call easier to develop with someone listening alongside you. As repertoire gets harder, sessions usually shift toward phrasing and dynamics, the difference between playing the correct notes and actually shaping a musical line, which is exactly the kind of nuance an app measuring note accuracy can't evaluate.

    If you're working toward a specific exam board like ABRSM or Trinity, mention it when requesting a tutor so repertoire and technical requirements can be matched to that syllabus.

    Why a TutorA tutor

    Piano has strong self-paced options — apps like Simply Piano and Flowkey use your device's camera or audio input to give automated feedback, and there's plenty of free sheet music and tutorials online. They're useful for practice between sessions, but automated feedback isn't the same as a real teacher hearing your dynamics and phrasing. A TutorA piano tutor listens and watches you play live, 1:1, and adjusts lessons to your actual progress and goals. Every tutor is reviewed before being matched, with pricing shown before you book.

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    Piano lessons tutoring FAQ

    Yes, you'll need access to a piano or keyboard for sessions; let your tutor know what you have so they can plan accordingly.

    Yes — sessions are matched to your level, from first lessons to more advanced repertoire and technique work.

    Those apps give automated feedback based on the notes you play; a live tutor hears your actual dynamics, phrasing, and technique and can correct things an app can't detect.

    Yes — mention your child's age and experience level when requesting a tutor.

    No — TutorA courses are live tutoring, not self-paced video lessons, so there's no certificate of completion.

    Often, yes — many tutors use exercises like these to build finger independence and evenness, though the specific approach depends on your tutor and where you're starting from, and some prefer to build technique through repertoire instead. This kind of live judgment call is hard to get right from written guidance alone.

    Yes — mention which exam board and grade you're working toward when requesting a tutor so repertoire, scales, and technical requirements can be matched to that specific syllabus rather than a general course of study. This kind of live judgment call is hard to get right from written guidance alone.