A step-by-step method designed to help beginners of any age learn to play real songs, at their own pace.
Spoiler: it's not your age, and it's not your hands.
Maybe you've already tried. A free tutorial, a keyboard gathering dust, sheet music that looked like hieroglyphics. You closed the laptop and told yourself you'd started too late, or that you just didn't have "the ear" for it.
Here's the truth: almost every method out there was built for one of two audiences — children in weekly lessons with a teacher standing over their shoulder, or classically trained musicians who already read music fluently. Almost nothing was built for a busy adult who wants real, visible progress within days.
"You have to learn to read sheet music before you can play anything." This single belief is responsible for more quit pianos gathering dust than anything else — and it's not even how most working musicians actually learned in the first place.
You can learn to play real songs by ear first — using chords, patterns and shapes — and pick up music reading naturally later, the same way you learned to speak a language years before you learned to read and write it.
Any age. Any background. Any starting point.
One name kept coming up in forums, Facebook groups for adult learners, and — suspiciously often — in the replies under every "best piano course" video: Pianoforall.
It's not flashy. It's not an app chasing streaks and badges. It's a complete, structured system of interactive ebooks, videos and audio built around a "play by ear first" approach — the same one that gets total beginners playing a real song in their first week.
Whether you've never touched a piano, play a little but feel stuck, already play another instrument, read sheet music but can't play by ear, or want to eventually teach others — the course is designed to meet you where you're starting from. Age isn't the barrier many people assume it to be.
"Of the courses I've seen online on how to learn piano, I'm sure this is one of the best ones." — Yamaha-Keyboard-Guide.com
Robin Hall is a professional pianist and teacher who created Pianoforall to give beginners a more direct route into playing real music — without years of theory before the first song. Many of the testimonials on this page are addressed to him directly by name.
9 interactive ebooks, each building on the last — from your first song to real classical repertoire.
Available instantly on PC, Mac, Android, iOS, tablets and phones — no need to be online once downloaded.
Available on PC, Mac, tablets and phones. No special equipment needed, and no need to be online once your lessons are downloaded.
A sample of real reviews shared by students who took the course.
I bought the lessons a few weeks ago and I'm virtually ecstatic with how I've finally managed to play, after a year of slogging away trying to learn to read music. I have literally tried everything I found online and was considering giving the piano away to a friend when fortunately I found your lessons.
— Toni Le Busque, USA — lebusque.com
I am a huge fan of yours. Your course played a large part in the inspiration for my own guitar course, and it's the only piano course that I recommend to my students. Great stuff!
— Brian Kelly, zombieguitar.com — 15M YouTube views
Just the practice aids and memory techniques in Book 9 are worth the price of the course alone. You actually get to play in every lesson, on real songs — from the Beatles to Beethoven, it's all there.
— T. Dwight Kidd, Alabama, USA
I play guitar but wanted to start writing on piano too. This got me writing on piano fast — someday I'll get around to sight reading and classical.
— Mike, Nashville, Tennessee
It's a simple, straightforward, yet very effective way to learn piano. It makes the complex understandable, and gets you playing quite well in a short time.
— Ed Doran, Muskogee, OK
I am the lead vocalist in a function band but also a very frustrated pianist. This course is exactly what I've been looking for, with all the shortcuts that were a mystery to me for years.
— Paul Saxon, UK
Enjoying learning the piano like I never have. I am 74 and have seen a few courses. You have made me a happy slave to my keyboard and sound!
— Derek, Thornton Cleveleys, England, UK
I'm a late starter and don't have as much time as I'd like. This course made memorization into a structured, understandable, fun process. I'm up to Ballad Style already.
— Barry Polis, Georgia, USA
I've perused through all the books and this is a great course with a unique approach — one I hadn't seen before after trying a lot of them, unsuccessfully.
— Don Shonk, Michigan, USA
I never played piano before and always thought it was too difficult. I gave your course a try. Within an hour I was making music. My whole family can't believe what I've learned in under 3 days.
— Pastor JD Loveland, Santee, CA, USA
A very big thank you for such an interesting, motivating, straightforward approach. I'm still only on Book 1 and I've learned so much already — I've even got my mum playing again!
— Jane Grey, London, UK
It's fantastic having the iPad on the music stand — play, then read, then listen to an audio clip and watch a video clip. I haven't read music in over 22 years and it's coming back to me.
— Stacey, Oklahoma, USA (beginner)
Highly rated by students who completed the course
| Option | Cost | Structure | Built for busy adults? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private lessons | $50–$100+ / hour | Depends entirely on the teacher | Rarely — fixed weekly schedule |
| Free YouTube tutorials | Free | Scattered, no real progression | No — easy to get lost or stall |
| Subscription apps | Monthly, forever | Gamified but often shallow | Somewhat |
| Pianoforall | One-time payment | 9-book structured system, self-paced | Yes — built around real adult routines |
60-day money-back guarantee. If the course isn't a good fit for you, a refund is available under the guarantee terms.
No. You start playing real songs using chords and patterns first, and reading music is introduced gradually afterward, once you're already comfortable at the keys.
No. Students have started this exact system anywhere from childhood into their 70s and beyond, including complete beginners. The step-by-step format is what makes age irrelevant.
A basic keyboard is enough to start. Many learners begin on an inexpensive keyboard and upgrade later once they know they'll stick with it.
Most learners report playing a recognizable song within their first few sessions in Book 1, since the method is built around immediate application rather than isolated drills.
Yes — unlike subscription apps that charge monthly forever, this is a single payment for lifetime access to all 9 books, videos and audio.
PC, Mac, Android, iOS, tablets and phones. Once downloaded, you don't even need to be online to keep learning.
