Your child, playing along with the real song.
One key a month. Ten minutes a day. Their favorite songs on the speaker and you beside them. No reading music, and you don't need to play.
Pick a month
Home note, and chords 1, 4 and 5
- Black keys
- None
- Hands
- One-finger bass
- Songs include
- 10 keys in a year
- 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week
- 48 weekly lessons
- 60 songs checked so far
One song, five short days.
Each day adds one layer to the same song, so Friday is a performance. This is Month 1, Week 1: "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers, in C major.
- Day 1
Find home
Listen and tap the beat. Hum the note that sounds finished, then hunt for it on the keys. It is C.
- Day 2
Bass
One finger on the bottom note of each chord, in time with the record. You call "4", "5" or "home".
- Day 3
Build
Add notes on top of each bass note. There is an easy, a regular and a stretch level on every card.
- Day 4
Copycat
You sing a few notes of the tune on "la". Your child finds them on the keys by ear.
- Day 5
Show
They play along from start to finish for someone in the family. Film it and stamp the passport.
Weeks 1 to 3 of each month bring three songs in the same key, easiest first. Week 4 is Detective week: a mystery song, and the card hides the key. Four album weeks a year give everyone room to catch up.
Four ideas, repeated until they stick.
Home note first
Every song has one note that sounds finished. Your child hums it and hunts for it on the keys. That note names the key.
Numbers, not letters
Chords are numbered from home: 1, 4, 5 and 6. The numbers stay the same in every key, so each month's work carries into the next.
Bass before chords
It starts with one finger on the bottom note of each chord. Two notes come later, then three, then both hands.
The record is the teacher
The band keeps time and your child fits in. Nothing is slowed down or simplified.
Why numbers pay off. Each major key shares its notes with a minor twin, and the course teaches them back to back. Two songs your child meets in the first two months use the same four chords in a different order.
You press play. They find the notes.
A parent who has never played can run this course. Each weekly card takes two minutes to read and tells you what to say and when to pause the song.
Four rules
- Stop at ten minutes, while it is still fun.
- Don't correct a wrong note. Ask "does that sound like home?" and wait.
- One level per week. Moving up is your child's call.
- When stuck, go back to one finger on home.
What you need
- A keyboard or piano with at least 61 full-size keys, at standard pitch.
- A speaker near the keys.
- A music app on your own account that lets you choose the song.
- Removable stickers for the first six months.
A year of cards, maps and stamps.
- 48weekly lesson cards, five days on each
- 12one-page parent notes, one per month
- 10key maps showing home and the number spots
- 10song lists, one per key, with parent notes
- 4album weeks: one album, a track a day
- 1passport: a stamp per song, a page per key
The wish list
Your child keeps a list of songs they want to play. The parent guide shows you how to find any song's key, and each song unlocks when its key month arrives.
What it does not teach
Home Note trains the ear, the keys and playing with music. It does not teach reading notation or formal finger technique, so it sits beside piano lessons and does not replace them.
Month 1 is free.
Four weeks in C major: three songs, a pick-your-own week, the parent note, the key map and the first passport page. Home Note is new, and Month 1 opens first to families on this list.
The price for the full year is not set yet. Families on the list hear it before Month 2 opens and decide then.
What parents ask first.
Do I need to play piano?
No. Your job is to press play, pause, call the numbers and cheer the hunting. The weekly card tells you how.
Does my child need to read music?
No. The course works by ear and by number. It does not teach notation.
Is the music included?
No. You play each song on your own music app. The course tells you the song, its key and its numbers. It contains no audio, lyrics or sheet music.
Which music app do we need?
Any service that has the songs and lets you choose which one plays. On most services that means a paid plan. A parent runs the app.
Can we use our own favorite songs?
Yes. That is what the wish list is for. A song joins the course when its key month arrives.
My child is younger than 6 or older than 9. Will it work?
The pace and the songs are chosen for ages 6 to 9. Every card has an easier and a harder level, which gives a little room on either side.
What happens after Month 1?
You hear the full-year price before Month 2 opens and decide then. Nothing is charged to join the list or to use Month 1.