First lesson
from$45
Forty-five minutes to meet the piano, find middle C and play a first tune with one hand.
45 minutes · in my front room · a printed first page
Piano teacher · Detroit
Lenora Whitfield
Piano lessons for adult beginners
Lessons · Detroit
Piano lessons, one to one.
I teach adult beginners in my front room, at an upright under the window, on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Weekly lessons
from$60
An hour a week on your own pieces, with a practice plan written for the days between.
60 minutes · weekly · a practice plan by email
Small group for adults
from$35
Up to four adult beginners at one keyboard each, working through the first songs together.
60 minutes · up to four adults · Saturday mornings
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First songs at the piano
Workbook and warm-ups
Two printable sets for the days between lessons. Each one arrives by email as a PDF.
- PDF · 28 pages · US letter$14
The scale-practice workbook
Twelve scales laid out for a slow first month, with sticker stars to mark each one and room to write what felt hard.
- PDF · 10 pages · US letter$8
Five-minute warm-ups
Ten short warm-ups for the start of a practice, each one on a single page you can prop on the music desk.
- 6 video lessons · About 2 hours · Nine pieces$79
First songs at the piano
Six lessons for adults who have never played. A short film and one piece to learn each week, written out in large print with the fingering marked.
The studio in numbers
14
Years teaching12
Lessons a week9
Pieces in the course
About
Piano for grown-ups
I'm Lenora. I teach adults who always meant to learn, and I write one practice idea every Wednesday, with a lesson time when one opens.