
We make music as easy to play as it is to listen to 💫
Play Piano by Ear with Confidence and Creativity
If you've always wanted to play piano by ear but didn’t know where to begin, you're in the right place. At popMATICS, we teach adults how to learn piano by ear, improvise, explore sound, and enjoy music on your terms — no sheet music, no pressure, just freedom at the keys.
Our live classes and video lessons guide adults through a fresh, intuitive way to learn piano without sheet music. At popMATICS, you’ll rediscover what made you love music in the first place.
🎹 At popMATICS you’ll learn how to:
✅ Play Piano by Ear even if you’ve never played without sheet music before.
✅ Improvise with Confidence using our simple improvisation frameworks that grow with you as you advance.
✅ Understand the Language of Music to create with intention.
✅ Develop Your Unique Style and start creating your own music.
These aren’t just skills — they’re creative tools that help you play piano by ear, improvise, and understand music naturally — whether you’re new to the piano or have been playing from sheet music for decades.
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Music is a language, and just like learning to speak, you learn music by listening and creating.
We believe the best way to play by ear is to learn like musicians have for most of history —by listening, exploring, and creating music from Day 1. This makes music as easy to play as it is to listen to.
No endless drills, no need to start with sheet music—just the joy of playing piano by ear without frustration.
Listening and creating are often overlooked in traditional music education. We shine the spotlight on them to make music accessible, fun, and creative from the very beginning. 🔦💫
We accelerate your Listening & Creating with a set of core concepts that develop your musical fluency and understanding of sound—so you can play by ear with confidence.
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In our online piano school, students learn by listening and creating through live and recorded classes. 🎶
We use the keyboard a visual tool to help students learn and understand the language of music.
We cater classes to all levels, so beginners and more advanced students alike will all benefit from our creative approach. All of our piano classes are focused on playing piano by ear, improvisation, and developing true musical fluency—without relying on sheet music.
Visit this page to learn more about our classes.
“Since joining popMATICS, my creativity has gone through the roof, and I feel great about my ability to improvise.”
— Jeannie P.
How our students describe popMATICS
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Choose from 10 Weekly Online Piano Classes and learn in real time with your teachers & peers.
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The experience we offer live is also available through recorded online piano lessons.
We release new Video Lessons each week covering all areas of the program. Choose your favorite, or use them all! All of our online piano lessons are designed to help you play by ear, improvise, and enjoy the music you love.
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popMATICS is more than just an online school—it's a thriving community of passionate learners. Whether you're just starting out or experienced, you'll find inspiration from the community. Connect, share, and grow with others who are on the same journey.
What’s Included?
What our members say about popMATICS
Three Keys to Musical Freedom
These three pillars help our students learn to play piano by ear and gain musical fluency—by listening, creating, and understanding.
Creating Classes — Improvise easily with our step-by-step instructions. We treat the piano like a playground and push all the buttons.
Listening Classes — Study real songs and learn precisely what to listen for to eliminate guesswork and play by ear with confidence.
Understanding — This video series covers our 40 foundational conceps, designed to develop your understanding of sound.
How can popMATICS help you?
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As a student at popMATICS, each day you’ll learn to love music even more. We teach music as a language (not as a set of instructions to copy). With our creative approach of learning by listening, you'll start hearing details in your favorite recordings that you've never noticed before—and music will become as easy to play as it is to listen to.
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Our students are living proof that anyone can learn to play piano by ear. You’ll start by learning to hear and play melodies, then move to bass lines and eventually to complex chord progressions. We work from real songs to keep it fun and relevant. You’ll soon be able to play what you hear, and jam with friends or your favorite artists.
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Creating at the piano is a hallmark of our program. Students of all levels, from new beginners to advanced classical pianists, find inspiration in our improvisation classes.
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The piano offers a magical way to visualize music and study music theory. Our approach can help musicians of all instruments, even if piano is your second (or third or fourth) instrument. We welcome all musicians in popMATICS.
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If you’ve learned chords without fully developing your musical fluency in other areas, you might be feeling stuck. We’ll show you a new approach that will unlock your potential. Each new song you learn will add more to your palette.
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You’re not alone! Memorizing songs note by note is extremely challenging. popMATICS offers a framework that will help you to understand the big picture and hear music in such a way that you won't have to rely on your memory to play your favorite songs.
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Our program is perfect for beginners. We make the journey interesting from from Day. 1. You’ll create beautiful sounds using the full range of the piano, and play along with favorite songs quickly and easily.
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Once you begin to combine your reading ability with our focus on creativity and playing by ear, you'll quickly develop the confidence and freedom to explore beyond the page. Playing music will become as natural as speaking your language. You'll have the best of both worlds.