The piano is the best instrument to learn if you want to have a good general knowledge of music. It covers the widest range, you learn to read both treble and bass clef, and since you don’t need to work on producing tone, you can use all your fingers to make beautiful music. Piano Lessons start easy with little tunes for the left or right hand and slowly start bringing them together. As your fingers get stronger and your knowledge of the keyboard grows, you will then have access to probably the largest repertoire of music of any instrument. Depending on what you are interested in we can learn classical pieces, and dive into music theory and history. Or we can learn how chords are made, and how songs are structured, and listen to your favorite pop songs and figure out how to play them on the piano. If you want to learn jazz piano we’ll learn how to read chord charts and improvise solos. It might be the easiest and most satisfying instrument to start on but also the hardest to master. Lessons are for Adults and Kids. Students should be at least 5 years old to start lessons but you can always come for a trial lesson to see if your child has the potential to create earlier.
Our instructors are highly qualified and experienced with most having at least a Bachelor’s degree in Music, some with Master's degrees, and Grammy Award Nominations. We offer lessons in a positive and encouraging atmosphere.
Mission & Vision
The sad truth for most music lesson providers on Oahu is that students pay between $50 to $80 per hour for lessons, but the instructor doing all the work gets only between $15 to $25 per hour of that fee before tax and other expenses. Honolulu Music Lessons Workshop is owned and operated by Landon Mattox who is also one of the teachers providing private lessons in Guitar, Ukulele, and Bass. Our mission is to provide excellent teaching facilities to highly qualified and experienced teachers in a sustainable way where the teacher keeps the lion’s share of lessons fees, can earn a basic living and we all work together to share costs so that our instructors and therapists can focus on providing students and families with their best attention and quality lessons without having to worry about how they can make ends meet. This way, students can study with their favorite instructor for as long as they want without having a different instructor every few months or years. We feel that instructors who are career lifelong professional musicians and teachers deserve that.
Teaching Philosophy
Our Instructors’ teaching methods are modern, adaptable to students’ specific needs, and aren’t limited to specific styles of music. We teach music as an art in an encouraging patient and positive way and focus on the skills students need to pursue their own specific or diverse music interests by emphasizing music fundamentals and basic skills that are needed to be resourceful and to study music independently and proficiently and play with creativity and expressiveness. We make use of vast libraries of digital music resources and online resources, multimedia, apps, and other cutting-edge technology to enhance the teaching and learning experience and to get students the sheet music, transcriptions, and resources they need for success instantly.
