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The complete piano curriculum built for homeschool families
HomeSchoolPiano is the complete homeschool piano curriculum for absolute beginners — self-paced video lessons, quizzes, and printable certificates for ages 6 and up. No teacher nearby and no music background required.
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- ★ Cathy Duffy top pick
- Thousands of students taught
- Certificates & transcripts included
- 30-day guarantee on annual plans
How it works
Watch
Short HD video lessons with a split view — your child sees Willie AND an overhead view of the keys, exactly as if looking down at their own hands.
Practice
Downloadable sheet music, backing tracks, and quizzes reinforce every lesson.
Track
Progress tracking, certificates, and transcripts for your homeschool records.
Real piano lessons, not another app
Apps and games teach kids to follow falling notes. HomeSchoolPiano teaches them to actually play the piano — reading, playing by ear, and creating their own music. It's the same foundation a great private teacher builds, and it lasts for life.
Six skills, one complete musician.
Why Piano Is One of the Best Homeschool Subjects
Piano does more than teach music. Learning an instrument builds skills that carry into every subject — and into the rest of your child's life.
Executive function
Reading notes, keeping rhythm, and coordinating both hands at once trains focus, working memory, and self-regulation — the same mental skills behind strong math and reading.
Perseverance
Progress at the piano comes from steady daily practice. Kids learn that effort over time pays off, building the grit and patience that serve them in every subject.
Creativity
Beyond reading music, students learn to play by ear and improvise — expressing their own ideas and discovering that there's more than one right answer.
Family engagement
Piano is something you can share. Recitals at the kitchen keyboard, songs everyone knows, and progress you can celebrate together make it a subject that brings the whole family in.
How families fit HomeSchoolPiano into their week
HomeSchoolPiano is an online program. You and your students log in at homeschoolpiano.com from any computer, tablet, or phone. The video lessons stream inside your account, and the sheet music, backing tracks, and printable guides download from there whenever you need them. Nothing is mailed to you, and there is nothing to install.
What a week looks like
Technique
Warm-ups, scales, and hand position for the unit.
30 minRhythm
Counting and vocalizing the unit's new rhythms.
30 minMusic reading
The notes, symbols, and staff work behind the unit's song.
30 minSong
Putting it together and playing along with the backing track.
30 minImprovisation
Creating their own music using what they just learned.
30 minThirty minutes a day, four to five days a week. Each unit closes with an ear training quiz, and every unit includes a bonus lesson you can assign as extra credit. Students who keep that rhythm usually move through a unit in about three weeks. Every lesson can be replayed as many times as your student needs — if a unit takes longer than three weeks, that is the program working, not your child falling behind.
Each of the three books contains six units — about a semester of work at that pace. Most families spend two to three years working through all three books, once you account for holidays, summers, and the weeks when life gets busy. This is a full piano method, not a one-year survey course, and students finish it able to read, play by ear, improvise, and perform.
What you can put on a transcript
Book 1
Piano I
½ credit
Book 2
Piano II
½ credit
Book 3
Piano III
½ creditCredit is earned by completing a book, not by hitting a date on the calendar. A student who takes three years and one who takes eighteen months both finish Piano I with the same half credit — one simply has more practice hours on the record.
Your account generates the documentation for your homeschool records:
- Detailed activity log — every lesson, date, and time spent
- Progress reports for each grading period
- A final academic record with grade, hours, and recommended credit
- A course description with the full scope and sequence
- Ear training scores and a monthly practice log
HomeSchoolPiano provides curriculum records, progress documentation, and a suggested credit calculation. The student's parent, legal homeschool administrator, umbrella school, or enrolling institution determines the official grade, credit awarded, and acceptance toward graduation. Families should confirm the requirements of their state, district, umbrella school, and intended college or transferring school.
Three books. 18 units. Everything for your homeschool records.
HomeSchoolPiano is a complete method: three books, 18 units, and hundreds of step-by-step lessons that develop the whole musician — technique, rhythm, reading, songs, improvisation, and composition.
- Counts toward fine arts credit
- Printable unit summaries, certificates, and transcripts
- Works with any piano or basic keyboard
- Self-paced — start at any age, 6 to adult
Students learn real songs in blues, jazz, classical, pop, and Latin styles — building techniques that carry into any music they love, from worship to gospel to today's hits.
What kind of songs will I learn?
At HomeSchoolPiano you'll learn easy to intermediate songs ranging in styles from blues to jazz and rock to classical-type songs.
Regardless of style, these songs teach you techniques that you can use in ANY style of music like worship, gospel, pop and more.
Here are some examples of the songs you'll learn:
"Montuno Man"
"Finally Summer"
"Rockin in D / Canon in D"
Meet your teacher
Willie Myette is a Berklee-trained pianist, composer, and author of over a dozen books on piano and music education. He's taught piano online since 2000 to students on every continent, and toured the US and abroad with his jazz trio Katahdin's Edge — earning radio play on 90+ stations and write-ups in Downbeat, JazzTimes, and Jazziz. Unlike apps and rotating instructors, every HomeSchoolPiano lesson is taught by Willie — the same encouraging teacher from your child's first note to their first recital.
- Berklee College of Music graduate
- Teaching piano online since 2000
- Author of 12+ piano education books
- Featured in Downbeat, JazzTimes & The Boston Globe
"Willie is an enthusiastic instructor who teaches clearly and in a manner that children can understand, yet adults will appreciate as well."
— Dusty, homeschool parent
What homeschool parents say
“I have to tell you that after some 3 weeks of following these home school piano lessons I think I have learned more than 6 years of personalized piano lessons.”
— Ric, HomeSchoolPiano member
“As a non piano player I enjoy that I can learn it along with our daughter and she is able to understand! We will definitely be continuing with this program!”
— Shauna K., co-op member
“I saw huge improvements in their playing and much better understanding of music and sight reading. What makes it unique is the teaching how to improvise. They even play when it isn't their required practice time each day!”
— Wendy L., homeschool parent
“I don’t have to drive anywhere. I don’t have to pay for 30–45 minute weekly lessons with a teacher I don’t know.”
— Jennifer, homeschool parent
“Willie isn’t teaching how to play a certain song to ‘memorize’ it. He is teaching his students how to play the piano in a way that allows for growth and creativity through the long haul.”
— Heather, homeschool parent
“Willie has an engaging personality in the videos, and he speaks directly to the student as if they’re sitting right there with him.”
— Beth, homeschool parent
Hear our students play
Real HomeSchoolPiano students performing pieces from Books 1–3.
Reviewed and recommended by Cathy Duffy
Trusted by homeschool families for curriculum reviews since 1984
“Myette has an excellent teaching manner. He tells students to gradually increase their practice time rather than demanding long practice sessions from the very beginning. He suggests different ways of doing things that might be easier for some students. He encourages persistence, yet he also tells students that if they just aren't getting something after trying a few times, they can skip it and come back to it later…”
“…Quizzes are ingeniously designed to actually test students' ability to read music. For instance, one quiz has an audio recording of just one measure of music. Then the quiz shows two different measures of written music, and the student has to identify which one they heard. You can see from the content of each unit the comprehensiveness of Myette's approach.”
Simple pricing for every family
Both plans include the full curriculum, all sheet music, quizzes, backing tracks, and resources.
Solo
$21 /month
or save with yearly billing
Full access for 1 student.
- Complete curriculum, all 3 books
- Progress tracking & certificates
- Cancel anytime
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Family
$31 /month
or save with yearly billing
Full access for up to 6 people — one parent account plus 5 students.
- Everything in Solo
- Individual logins & tracking for each child
- One price, whole family
Annual plans are backed by our 30-day Piano Success Guarantee™.
Common questions
Is HomeSchoolPiano a download or an online account?
It's an online account. You log in at homeschoolpiano.com and the video lessons stream there — on a computer, tablet, or phone. Sheet music, backing tracks, and printable guides download from inside your account whenever you want them. Nothing ships in the mail, and there is nothing to install.
How much time per week does it take?
About thirty minutes a day, four to five days a week. Most students who keep that rhythm move through a unit in roughly three weeks. Lessons are self-paced and can be replayed as often as needed, so students who need longer on a unit simply take longer.
How long does the whole program take?
Each of the three books is about a semester of work, and most families spend two to three years completing all three. HomeSchoolPiano is a full piano method rather than a single-year course — students finish able to read music, play by ear, improvise, and perform.
Is HomeSchoolPiano good for beginners?
Yes — you don't need any prior music or piano background to be successful. HomeSchoolPiano is built for complete beginners, and Willie teaches every lesson step by step from the very first note.
What age can my child start?
Children as young as 6 can start HomeSchoolPiano, and the curriculum works for teens and adults too. Lessons are self-paced, so each student moves at the speed that fits them.
Do we need a real piano?
No — a basic keyboard with full-size keys is enough to get started. As your child progresses, a 61-key or larger keyboard, digital piano, or acoustic piano works great.
I don't play piano. Can I still teach my kids?
Yes. Willie teaches every lesson on video, so you don't need any music background. Parents tell us they often learn alongside their kids.
How is this different from in-person lessons?
HomeSchoolPiano covers everything a traditional teacher covers — technique, reading, rhythm, and songs — plus improvisation and composition, at a fraction of the cost of weekly lessons. Your child can rewatch any lesson anytime, and there's no drive across town.
Can I use it for homeschool credit?
Yes. Each of the three books is a semester-length course worth about a half credit, so the complete program covers roughly one and a half credits of fine arts. Credit is earned by completing a book rather than by a date on the calendar. Your account generates an activity log, progress reports, a final academic record with hours and grade, and a course description with the full scope and sequence — everything you need to file. You can review the complete scope and sequence on our curriculum page.
What's included in the Family plan?
The Family plan gives full site access to 6 people: one parent account plus 5 student accounts, each with individual progress tracking — all for one price.
How does HomeSchoolPiano compare to ABRSM or Royal Academy methods?
HomeSchoolPiano covers the same core skills — technique, reading, rhythm, and theory — while adding improvisation and composition, which traditional exam-track methods often skip. Many families use HSP as their complete curriculum; others use it alongside exam preparation.
My kids already took piano lessons. Will this still help?
Yes. Students with prior experience can move quickly through early units as review, then push ahead. Each unit also includes optional 'extra credit' bonus lessons with more advanced material for students who want a challenge.
What styles of music will my child learn?
Real songs in blues, jazz, classical, pop, and Latin styles. The techniques transfer to any style your family loves — worship, gospel, folk, or today's music.
What is the Piano Success Guarantee?
It's our 30-day money-back guarantee on annual plans. If HomeSchoolPiano isn't the right fit for your family, contact us within 30 days of your annual purchase and we'll refund it in full. The guarantee applies to annual plans only — monthly plans are not eligible, though you can cancel a monthly plan at any time. Full details are on our Piano Success Guarantee page.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. There are no contracts. Cancel anytime with a click, and yearly plans are covered by our 30-day Piano Success Guarantee™.
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