What is Simply Music®?

Simply Music® is a remarkable Australian developed piano and keyboard program that has beginning students playing great sounding pieces from their very first lessons.

The method employs a unique ‘playing-based’ approach that can be easily understood by children, teens, adults and seniors alike.

The hands on nature of the program, the quality of music that the students play, and the ease with which they learn, allow for a new era of results in music education.

The Simply Music® program temporarily delays the music reading process, and begins by teaching unique concepts that unfold directly onto the keyboard. Beginning students, with no attention on having to read music, are free to relate directly to the piano. Within months, they establish a ‘hands-on’ and personal ‘feeling’ for the instrument as they build their play list. Simply Music® students from their very beginnings, also develop the ability to play complex chords, modern accompaniments as well as improvisation and composition skills.

When comparing Simply Music® to other programs, it is important to understand that our stated goals are distinctly different from traditional methods. The fundamental goal of Simply Music®  is to maximize the likelihood of students acquiring and retaining music as a lifelong companion. In side this Fundamental Goal are four, very specific criteria that the Simply Music® program and methodology are centred around.

The aim is for students to:

• Have the ability to play a huge repertoire covering classical, contemporary,blues, jazz and accompaniment pieces
• Experience playing as a natural self expression
• Have a highly positive, self affirming experience with music learning
• Develop the ability to self generate. i.e. the ability to progress independently. This includes developing a foundation of music reading, writing, composition, improvisation, arrangement, structure and theory etc.