FAQs

At its core, popMATICS is a music curriculum with a set of 40 concepts. Each concept represents a fundamental building block for developing your understanding of sound ✨

We round out this curriculum with ongoing, live Creating and Listening experiences designed for adults and older teens. These help you connect your understanding of theory to music you love and to your own imagination. Toss in a supportive community of music-loving peers, and that’s popMATICS!

popMATICS is for anyone who wants to play the piano with confidence and freedom. All experience levels are welcome. Most of our students are adults. We also welcome family members participating together.

No. Many of our members have been playing piano for decades. Some are teachers with college degrees in music. They all say the same thing: “Why didn’t anyone ever teach us this?”

Tony developed popMATICS through 20+ years of creative play and exploration with students.

Today there are two of us running things at popMATICS, Tony & Angela. Read more about us here.

No! Freedom is the heartbeat of our program. You can change plans or cancel your membership at any time. Vinyl and Gold are flexible month-to-month, and Platinum is our best-value annual option for those ready to commit to the long game. Compare options here.

Yes! To change or upgrade plans, just email us at staff@popmatics.com and we'll handle the transition personally. Your course progress will be right where you left off. Vinyl and Gold members can upgrade anytime — we'll pro-rate your payment so you only pay the difference.

Yes! Private lessons are available by request. You can book a lesson here.

Members of popMATICS will receive a preferred members discount when booking private lessons.

Discord is the platform we use for our online community. We have a few open channels, along with several members-only spaces. We also create private “lockers” on Discord for everyone in our program as a place to store your practice recordings and notes.

If you aren’t on Discord yet, join us today and come say hi #around-the-campfire-☕.

Yes! Learn more about how popMATICS can work for teachers here.