

M.M. Manhattan School of Music
14,000+ hours at the piano
18M+ Spotify streams
15+ years teaching adults
19M Spotify streams
15+ years teaching adults
14,000+ hours at the piano
I’ve taught adult beginners and returning players for over fifteen years. I have a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music and I'm a recording artist with over 20 million streams on my music.
For most of that time, I taught the normal way (a half hour lesson once a week in my studio). Then I discovered something that works better for adults.
If you messaged a pile of online teachers and heard nothing back (or just got an automated reply) that's not you. That's the field these days.
You're in the right place. You've found a real piano teacher.
Piano Skool isn't an app. It isn't a corporation. It's my private piano studio and you're welcome here, unless you want to play jazz. I can't help you there :)
I use classical fundamentals in technique, reading music, rhythm, and practice to get you playing contemporary, film music, pop, rock, classical, whatever you love.
I’ve taught adult beginners and returning players for over fifteen years. I have a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music and I’ve logged more than 14,000 hours at the piano.
For most of that time I taught the normal way, half an hour a week, in my studio, one student at a time. Then I found something that works better for adults. That's what the video above explains.
If you messaged a pile of online teachers and heard nothing back (or just got an automated reply) that's not you. That's the field.
You're in the right place. You've found a real teacher.
Piano Skool isn't an app. It isn't a corporation. It's my private piano studio and you're welcome in it, unless you want to play jazz. I can't help you there.
I use classical fundamentals in technique, reading music, rhythm, and practice to get you playing everything else including contemporary, film music, pop, rock, whatever you love.

M.M. Manhattan School of Music
14,000+ hours at the piano
18M+ Spotify streams
15+ years teaching adults
20M Spotify streams
15+ years teaching adults
14,000+ hours at the piano

Whether you're a complete beginner or a returning player who still isn't where you want to be, Stacey can help get you playing the music you actually care about.
*This isn’t a high-pressure sales call
— it’s a short conversation
to make sure Year‑One is genuinely right for you before you commit.
Let's make sure the program is right for you before you commit.

Piano Kickstart
7 Days

100-Day Piano Roadmap
100 Days

Piano Skool Club
Songs of Your Choice
Zero piano background.
9 months later playing full pieces with confidence.
Jake, 24 - college student with a job. Started with Piano Kickstart, followed the 100-Day Roadmap, and was playing full pieces in Piano Skool Club within 9 months.
Rhythm
mastered
Before


After
Technique
transformed
Before


After
“I started playing at a party, and girls came over really impressed when they recognized the song.”

Tried another platform.
Wasn't progressing!
Switched to Piano Skool.
Griffin, 17 - started with Hoffman Academy but hit a ceiling. Switched to Piano Skool and went from beginner to early-advanced in Piano Skool Club.
Took lessons years ago.
Never felt like she really played. Until now.
Jean, 59 - had taken private lessons before but felt like her progress was slow. Did the 100-Day Piano Roadmap and now plays songs she never imagined possible, continuing her growth in Piano Skool Club.
Real Songs
Played
Passacaglia - Easy Version
Passacaglia - Original Version
Rhythm
Mastered
Before


After
"I liked the progress I was making. I felt more confident, and it made me happy to master a piece I once thought was impossible to play."

Busy mom. No experience.
Now sits down and just plays.
Heather, 55 - working mom and grandma who always wanted to play but never had lessons before. Piano Kickstart gave her a starting point, and now she's in Piano Skool Club learning songs she loves on her own schedule.
Videos weren't enough.
She needed a real system.
Lila, 19 - spent months learning from videos but her technique was a little off, rhythm was shaky, and her hand coordination needed work. Started learning with Stacey at Piano Skool, got a structured system, and has performed pieces at church. Plus, she got her whole family learning piano.
Real Songs
Played
Marriage d'Amour
Waltz of the Flowers
Technique
transformed
Before


After



My students see great results with the system that I've created. It includes three components:
1 - Recorded lessons. This is the training that you will practice along with. Short videos, one idea each, in the order that works for adults. You can learn at whatever time works for you whether its 6am or 11pm, and rewatch lessons as many times as you'd like.
2 - Live lessons with me. These lessons are perfect for asking questions, seeing live demonstrations, and apply it to what you're currently learning.
3 - Personal video feedback (CoachBack). Getting feedback from me as your teacher will keep you unstuck. This is where you simply record yourself playing and send it to me. I'll then watch your playing and send back a video: slow this bar down, isolate the left hand here, change that fingering.
Traditional lessons usually go like this. You get a half‑hour lesson that includes two components: teaching something new and correcting what went wrong since the previous week. Both must fit into the same 30 minutes, so the teaching portion essentially begins after the correction is finished.
The way I do it is different. The teaching is recorded and the student learns for 20 minutes each day. Then, I correct my students' playing through video feedback once a week.
In most traditional lessons, the actual teaching time over 12 weeks sums up to 4 hours. With my system, the teaching time amounts to 28 hours. This is how my students move faster. You cover more each week so you see quicker changes in your playing, you get feedback to always keep you unstuck, and you can learn whenever it works in your schedule.
No. Most of my students are in their 30s through 60s, and I've taught young adults as well as people well into their 70s. I have also never met an adult who was "not musical." Becoming musical only requires training. I've met many people who were handed a method book made for a seven-year-old and then blamed themselves when it didn't work.
If you have ten fingers, can hear the difference between right and wrong, and follow instructions, I can teach you. Book a consultation with me and we'll talk!
Lessons start at about $38 a week if you pay for the year up front, or $650 a quarter ( $50 a week) if you'd rather not commit that much at once. For comparison, private lessons in the US average around $80 an hour, so a year of weekly lessons runs about $4,160, and that buys you the time during the lesson with nothing in between.
With me as your teacher, you get my full recorded curriculum, live lessons, and personal video feedback where I watch your actual playing and tell you what to fix. I'll walk you through the options on the call so you can pick what fits.
If you'd like to try out my "teaching style," you can start with my Starter Week for $97. This is a full week of my lessons, three songs, a personal feedback video where I review your playing, and a live 30-minute lesson with me at the end to look at where you are. And to give you some flexibility, you'll have fourteen days to finish the training with me.
If you decide to keep going, the $97 gets applied to your tuition. And if you did the work and it just wasn't a fit for you, I'll give you a full refund on our call. Either way you'll know exactly what learning with me is like instead of wondering.
Twenty to thirty minutes a day, five to six days a week is enough time to see results. My lessons are short on purpose, they're recorded so you can learn when it's best for you, and there's no commute to our lessons!
An app cannot see your hands, your wrists, or your fingering, and it can't tell you why a passage isn't working. They can be entertaining at first, but hard to see long-term progress with.
Most local teachers teach using slow-moving method books with a poor song selection. At Piano Skool, I've carefully curated a collection of songs that adults actually love playing with a robust learning curriculum to build long-term skills in playing piano. You'll get a full curriculum, a day-by-day plan, and video feedback you can go back to whenever you want.
My program is built for adults. Young adults (ages 15 and up) can enjoy the program as well - usually with a parent enrolling them. Piano Skool suits a teenager who has an interest in learning to play the piano and wants flexibility to learn outside of their school activities.
A piano or keyboard (start with what you have. An 88-key weighted keyboard is ideal, but not required), a phone to record yourself, and an internet connection. That's it.
You can start today. If you're ready, I'm ready! I do teach every lesson and watch every student video myself, so there is an actual limit to how many students I can take at once, so if you're thinking about it, book sooner rather than later.
Results vary based on practice, consistency, and prior experience.
Piano Skool provides educational piano training only.
Piano Skool |All Rights Reserved © 2026