Welcome to The Singing Piano:

A Mind–Body–Heart Piano Experience

Finding your unique voice at the piano

The Singing Piano is year-long, immersive, structured mentorship for returning adult pianists who want more than disconnected video tutorials, occasional scattered lessons, or struggling solo, trying to piece music together, one note at a time.

The Singing Piano offers adults a clear musical path designed to build real skills, confidence, understanding, fluency, expression and artistic freedom at the piano through a deeply integrated approach to learning.

At The Singing Piano, music is taught in patterns. Rhythmic patterns, melodic patterns, chordal patterns, that can be seen in the sheet music and on the keyboard.

Music is broken down into the main elements of rhythm, melody and harmony for deep study. Rhythm provides the life of the music, the heartbeat, the dance. Students are taught to count, clap and feel rhythms in multiple ways, until they become recognizable patterns that are easy to read and feel.

second nature they learn to measure distances as they gradually to understand the unique roles of these elements separate from the whole. These elements are absorbed into the mind and body through the senses, before integrating them back together. This breaking down for deep study, then bringing back together brings complete understanding of how music works. When understanding is there, the heart can take over with expression.

naturally through coordinated movement, listening, rhythm, imagination, and artistry.

This is the Mind–Body–Heart Approach.

Learning moves beyond simply “playing the right notes.” Music gradually becomes something that is heard inwardly, felt like a dance within the body, shaped with intention, and expressed with freedom and beauty.

Students develop:

• natural reading fluency
• scales, chords, and harmonic understanding and playing fluency
• rhythmic coordination and pulse
• expressive tone and phrasing
• healthy, ergonomic movement
• musical listening skills
• ability to improvise melodies around changing chords
• overall confidence at the keyboard

The Singing Piano combines traditional musical training with creative exploration.

Students may study Classical repertoire, Jazz/Blues/Popular, free improvisation, one and two handed accompaniment styles to go with singing, lead-sheet and chord chart playing, and arranging and composing.

The program is especially designed for returning adult pianists who:

• have some musical experience with a reasonably good ear for music
• want a clearer musical roadmap
• feel stuck or disconnected in their playing
• long to play more fluently and expressively
• want to understand music more deeply
• desire a more artistic and meaningful relationship with the piano

Instruction is delivered through live online coaching, guided assignments, repertoire study, in-class skill development, application to creative projects, and a supportive musical community.

The Singing Piano includes:

• live coaching sessions
• a guided online learning classroom
• library of graded music in Classical and Popular styles
• technique and musicianship training
• repertoire coaching
• scales, chords, and harmonic progressions
• rhythm and reading development
• Blues and improvisation instruction
• creative musical applications
• a warm, encouraging musical community
• Casual Keys Club - a low-key performance opportunity to share and grow

Founding Membership is intentionally limited to provide thoughtful guidance, meaningful interaction, and personal support for each pianist.

At its heart, The Singing Piano exists to help adults rediscover the joy, beauty, creativity, and expressive freedom that music can bring into their lives.

Welcome.

— Ms. Tracy