My Basic To Beautiful piano course is a direct result of 15+ years of experience being a professional pianist, music professor, and private piano educator/coach.

You will learn the important fundamentals of piano playing and how to build on this knowledge to start creating beautiful music.

The course guides you from crucial piano and music theory basics -- including piano keys, notes, chords, scales, and sheet music -- through crafting beautiful music and songs through powerful techniques -- including accompaniment, elevated chords, rhythmic variations, hand independence/coordination, music genres/styles, improvisation, songwriting, and interpreting lead sheets. 

These topics are carefully curated and organized in a logical flow that can exponentially increase your musical intelligence, creativity, and confidence!

This course is designed for piano players who are at the beginning or early stages of their piano playing. In other words, people who have never played piano before or are still relatively new to the piano (beginner to intermediate level).

The program is also completely pre-recorded -- ensuring all of the content is self-paced and flexible. This means it is entirely up to you how slowly or quickly you move through the content.

All of the content in Matt's "Basic to Beautiful" course is pre-recorded, which ensures you get to work through the course on your own time and at your own pace.

There are no "Live" components to the course -- except for the special discount course students receive for a virtual one-on-one piano lesson with Matt (if you choose to take advantage of that offer).

Your purchase gives you the following benefits:

• Lifetime access to the entire Basic to Beautiful piano course (which consists of 5 and 1/2 hours of content organized into over a dozen modules).
• Access to Matt's Lead Sheets Library housing 30+ lead sheets in various styles/genres (including Pop, Rock, Jazz, Religious/Spiritual, Disney, Folk/Traditional, Broadway/Musicals, and Movie Music). Access to the library is inside the course.
• An exclusive discount for a private virtual piano lesson with Matt! Get a single virtual lesson for only $50 (a $40 savings off the original price!). You'll receive a one-hour long virtual piano lesson with Matt and a downloadable video recording of your lesson. The discount link is inside the course.

YouTube is a terrific platform that I love being apart of as a piano educator! You may have even found me on there first before seeing this website.

However, YouTube also can be an overwhelming platform full of countless videos covering random topics in disjointed ways. If you want a true quality piano education, you need a program that is specifically designed as a cohesive journey carefully curated with lessons and techniques that build on each other.

Plus, my Basic to Beautiful piano course content is specifically produced for the program -- not just recycled videos I already made for YouTube. Although they may be similar video format, the vast majority of content I produce for this course is exclusive recordings for the course. My YouTube videos offer free bite-size bursts of information --- but my Basic to Beautiful piano course offers education at a much deeper and substantial level that is conveniently organized and optimized for your ultimate growth.

I've had countless students come to me out of frustration from either online piano courses that just felt like an avalanche of unorganized videos, or in-person lessons from teachers who seem stuck in traditional "old school" (i.e. "boring" / "outdated") methods.

I'm proud and humbled at being told by hundreds of students over the years that I have earned the reputation of teaching music in ways that are entertaining, engaging, modern, and inspiring.

My Basic to Beautiful piano course is built on a philosophy resulting from 15+ years of experience as an accomplished educator and professional musician -- meet students where they are and inspire their joy of music.

I want you to love learning piano just as much as I love teaching piano! So, I will be there with you every step of the way through immersive content and interactive recorded videos. You will feel like I'm in the room with you, sitting by your side at your piano cheering you on, motivating your work, and inspiring your growth.

For over 15 years, I’ve been a professional pianist, composer, music professor, published music author, and global musical artist and educator.

I’ve had the privilege of working with music hall-of-fame legends, as well as Grammy, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award winners and nominees.

I have been humbly honored with numerous accolades, including several wins and nominations for national and international awards.

My formal education includes three degrees --- a B.A. in Piano, Theory & Composition (Campbellsville University), an M.A. in Music (Campbellsville University), and an M.F.A. in Music Composition (Vermont College of Fine Arts), as well as certified music courses from Berklee College of Music.

As a global artist, I have traveled through 15+ countries as a musician and educator. I am also a music entrepreneur who has serviced clients in all 50 states and 30+ countries spanning six continents.

As an international artistic scholar and author, I have been an invited speaker at 20+ international conferences and penned numerous music-centered books, textbook chapters, and journal/magazine articles (totaling dozens of publications with 10+ international publishers).

As a music professor, I have taught full-time or part-time at five universities, in addition to being a frequent invited guest musical artist and educator at numerous other colleges, schools, institutions, and artistic organizations.

My students have gone on to perform on Broadway, national tours, commercial albums, cruise ships, and in movies, television, and with entertainment companies such as Disney and Universal.

As a composer, my music has been heard/performed in award-winning films, international television, streaming services (including Netflix, Hulu, Apple, PBS), national podcasts, professional theatre, video games, and viral videos from various creators that total over 75 million views.

Additionally, I have been an invited judge many for many music competitions (at international, national, and regional levels), as well as a competitor who has ranked as a finalist and semi-finalist in several international music competitions (including multiple Top 10 placements).

I have also done extensive music work and leadership roles for arts charities and nonprofits -- many of which have earned me high-profile recognitions and awards.

I have proudly dedicated my life to being a passionate musician and educator.

I built this course for you. People just like you. If you have found your way to this website, that means you have a potential interest and passion for learning piano -- and I'm here to help!

I built my Basic to Beautiful piano course out of a genuine love for teaching. My teachers changed my life and made me believe in the power of life-long learning -- which is why I became a teacher and dedicated my life to helping inspire the joy of music in every student I have the privilege of working with --- be it in a classroom, on a stage, or in a virtual course.

I want all of my course students to be completely satisfied. You may ask for a full refund within 7 days of purchase if you are not satisfied with the course. Simply email me at [email protected] within 7 days of purchase to cancel your course access and request a refund (no questions asked).

I'm here to help! I'm more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Simply email me at [email protected]