Piano

Discover the joy producing melodies on the piano. Make your first notes at Hoffman Academy!

Enrollment

Spring Semester: February 5th, 2024 - June 15th, 2024

Questions?

Individual & Team Lessons

At Hoffman Academy, students of all ages receive so much more than piano lessons. Our innovative, foundational approach encourages eager students to understand music—rather than simply playing the notes. Your journey begins with a foundation in making music by ear and blossoms into a complete music education including solfége, dictation, composition, improvisation, sight-reading music theory, and more. By teaching students to truly understand music, the Hoffman Academy creates confident pianists for life.

FAQs

For purchasing or renting a piano, our Academy families have had the best experiences with Classic Pianos. We have found their selection of both new and used pianos to be the best in Portland, and their customer service has been excellent. Their phone number is 503.239.9969 and their address is 3003 SE Milwaukie Ave. Portland, OR 97202. Please also mention that you have a student at Hoffman Academy so you can receive preferred pricing as a part of belonging to the Hoffman Academy Community.

Ideally, you would want to have a real acoustic piano to practice on, since a quality acoustic piano will provide a beautiful tone that can’t be matched by a keyboard. Perhaps even more importantly, practicing on an acoustic piano will prevent bad playing habits from being formed since the touch of an acoustic piano is nothing like most keyboards. However, if you can find an 88-key digital piano with “weighted keys”, that would be fine to practice on, too, for the first year or two of lessons.

For more information, read our Guide to Choosing a Piano or Keyboard for the Beginning Student.

Start Your Musical Journey

Reach out to begin your music education in an engaging, nurturing environment that brings out the musician in you!

Our Piano Teachers

Our local, seasoned instructors are all practicing musicians and teach both private and team lessons to empower students with the knowledge and techniques they need to become true musicians.

Piano

Marshall Cuffe

After beginning piano lessons at age 6, Marshall Cuffe quickly began competing, consistently earning top...

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Piano

Paul Moyer

Paul Moyer began his piano studies at the age of 5 and has been creating...

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What Our Customers Say

“Good teachers, friendly staff, good focus on learning music without being too overwhelming for the kids.”

JaneParent of a Hoffman Academy Student

Our Policies

Learn about our tuition and payment policies, as well as our code of conduct and details concerning canceled lessons.

Other Classes

Interested in learning another instrument or curious about our summer or adult learning programs?