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“I’m 67 and thought I would never learn to play piano … but this method made it SO EASY!”
— Betsy Davis
▶ Watch the 2-minute demo — see how the pictures work.
How it works
Three simple steps to your first song
No sheet music. No years of lessons. Just follow the pictures and play.
Look at the picture
Every note is shown as a simple, color-coded picture — so you always know exactly which key to play.
Press the keys
Follow along at your own pace. Within minutes you're playing a song you actually recognize.
Play the whole song
Hands together, start to finish — the same method that's helped thousands of adult beginners.
See it in action
One song, two simple parts
Here's an actual page from your songbook — Amazing Grace. No sheet music: every note is a letter, every chord is a color.
Play the lettered notes up top — they spell out the tune, one key at a time.
Follow the colored bar along the bottom — each color is a chord.
If you've tried and failed before…
It was never about talent
Did you know that 85% of people who try to learn piano quit within the first year? Not because they lack talent. Not because they didn't practice. They quit because they were taught the hardest possible way.
Sheet music. Learning piano from sheet music is like digging your way out of a hole with a spoon. It takes years to get proficient and even longer to master — so unless you have endless time and patience, you stall out and walk away frustrated.
There's a simpler way. Get rid of the sheet music, and just use pictures.
From Dr. Ryan Kelly · Professor of Piano
Meet Patricia
Patricia was about to turn 83 — and she'd nearly given up on her lifelong dream of playing the piano. She'd taken lessons. She'd taken classes. She'd bought the instruction books and tried every method and teacher she could find. Nothing worked.
After teaching piano for years — and earning a bachelor's, a master's, and a doctorate along the way — I kept seeing the same pattern in student after student. Most people tried hard, then quit in frustration. When I finally understood the real reason piano felt so impossible, it was so simple I couldn't believe I'd missed it.
So I built a new way to learn, where every note is a picture instead of a symbol you have to decode. The first person I tried it with was Patricia.
Then I tried it with my other students — children, teenagers, adults — and whether they thought they were "musical" or not, the results were the same. They were playing real songs, fast. That's the whole idea, and it's exactly what's waiting inside your free gift.
Here's everything you get
Your free piano-learning gift
$137 value — yours free.Just pay $19.99 for shipping.
PictureU: 7 short lessons to use your books before they arrive
- Lesson 1: The incredibly simple way to play a melody
- Lesson 2: The right-hand trick so you never get stuck
- Lesson 3: Bring the left hand into the song
- Lesson 4: Unlock thousands of songs with one left-hand trick
- Lesson 5: Play hands together
- Lessons 6–7: Finish your first full song, hands together
3 large-print songbooks, shipped to your door
- Amazing Grace · Jingle Bells · Silent Night · How Great Thou Art
- Alouette · Just As I Am · Nearer My God to Thee
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing — plus dozens more songs
- Detailed lesson plans included with every book
30 days inside Piano by Pictures Academy
- Hundreds of lessons on technique, theory, showmanship & more
- Instant access to 500+ songs — gospel, Christmas, classical, jazz, oldies
- 10 new lessons & songs added every month
- Free for the first month — only $49/mo after, and only if you love it
From real students
Real students, real results
Thousands of beginners — most of them over 60 — are finally playing the songs they love.
"My husband came home from work and saw me playing. In 40 years of marriage I had never touched the piano — now I play every day."
"Three years of lessons as a kid and zero talent as a 50-something adult. If I can do this, anybody can. Amazing program."
"The best investment toward learning piano I have ever made. I only wish I'd had this 50 years ago."
"Exactly the way I needed to learn. My wife, kids, and brothers are all amazed at how well I can play now."
Grab your 3 free printed books
Try the method yourself — risk free.
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Three real printed books arrive at your door — yours to keep.
You may be wondering…
Can I really learn piano without expensive lessons?
Yes. Because of the picture method, most students find it easier than traditional lessons — you learn on your own time, with no schedule to keep and no teacher to book.
Do I need to be good with technology?
Not at all. If you can use Facebook and log into an email account, you have everything you need to use Piano by Pictures.
Why is it so affordable?
Honestly, the books are a way to introduce you to the method. We're betting you'll love it enough to explore the Academy later — but there's zero obligation.
What if it doesn't work for me?
Every program comes with a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. You can try it completely risk free.
One last thing
Sit down at the piano and surprise yourself
Three free printed books. One simple method. Just cover shipping.
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