Music is a language, and the Payam Method inspires a lifelong love of piano built from the psychology of language learning.

Students quickly master piano with easy-to-understand notation and songs they love.

Easy-to-understand notation

Learning starts with an alphanumeric notation — using ABCs and 123s — to build confidence from day one. Even though we start with letters and numbers as notation instead of traditional sheet music, students begin to understand intervals and note relationships.

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Personalization

We customize arrangements to teach any song a student wants to learn whether it’s a classical composition or a more familiar one. Playing a song you already love makes practicing a joy, so much so that students call it “fun-work” instead of homework.

Pattern recognition

Traditional sheet music often forces students to read individual notes, a slow and tedious process that can lead to frustration and quitting. We teach our students to recognize patterns and left-hand progressions, empowering them to read music holistically, not note by note.

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Technique

Our method also builds on musical techniques, just as language learning builds on root words, prefixes, and suffixes. We teach students to master each technique through a piece the students love, allowing them to apply it across multiple pieces. This is very different from traditional lessons where students tend to play the same pieces over and over again.

Fun

Finally, we believe in emphasizing the “play” in playing piano leading our students to discover their intrinsic motivation to excel. If you love what you do, you’ll get good at what you do. Now imagine you love the instrument, you love the teacher, and you love the songs you learn. There’s no way you won’t become successful.

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The Payam Method is more than a new way to teach piano.

More importantly, it’s a way to build confidence and make learning an instrument a lifelong skill.

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