Dr. Maria Pisarenko · DMA

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Concert pianist and university professor. I teach adults to really play — technique and tone from the first note. Everything is below, and the course itself is free.

▶ The free course — 41 lessons A complete university-level beginner course, from sitting down at the piano to playing real pieces. No sign-up, no payment. Send me your playing — I write back Record a lesson on your phone and I listen to it properly, then write you detailed feedback. Free while the pilot lasts. 1-on-1 lessons with me, on Zoom Anywhere in the world. Single lessons, monthly and ten-lesson packages. The course book and the keyboard I recommend The lessons follow Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One, Book 1, page by page — and here is what to buy if you do not have an instrument yet. Reading, technique and practice — the blog The questions adult beginners actually ask, answered properly. Subscribe on YouTube New lessons and short technique tips every week.

Some links to books and instruments are Amazon affiliate links — as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.

The Piano Starter Guide — free

Where to put your hands, how to sit, and what to practise in your first week. Sent to your inbox, and it downloads straight away.