1st lesson free
Harrison's email address and phone number have been validated.
Harrison
- Rate 147AED
- Response 1h
147AED/hr
Contact
1st lesson free
- Piano
- Keyboard
- Synthesizer
Basic Piano and Synthesizer teacher - classically trained, and electronic music producer with experience on classic piano and synths
- Piano
- Keyboard
- Synthesizer
Lesson location
About Harrison
I've played piano my whole life and have been producing and performing electronic music for years under my project Tokyo Rat, releasing music and playing shows with it.
I teach beginner-friendly piano and synthesizer lessons, covering the fundamentals of playing, plus how synths actually work: sound design, basic production, and how to start turning what you play into tracks. Whether you want to learn piano from scratch or get comfortable on a synth, I'll meet you where you're at.
See more
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
- Japanese
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Japanese
Session 1 — Orientation & First Sounds
Objectives: Get comfortable at the instrument, set goals, play first notes.
Quick intro conversation: what drew them to piano/synth, any prior experience, what they want to be able to do in 8 weeks
Posture, hand position, finger numbering
Locate C on the keyboard, play a 5-finger C position (C-D-E-F-G)
Quick synth tour: what's an oscillator, filter, envelope, in plain language, no jargon dump
Homework: 5 min/day of 5-finger position, both hands separately
Session 2 — Reading the Keyboard, Not Just Notation
Objectives: Navigate the full keyboard by pattern, not memorization.
Black key groupings (2s and 3s) as landmarks
All 12 note names around the octave
Basic rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, clap-and-count
Play a simple 1-octave C major scale, hands separately
Homework: scale hands separately, name notes on sight for 5 min
Session 3 — Chords & Basic Theory
Objectives: Understand what a chord is and build the first three.
Major triad formula (root-3rd-5th), build C, F, G
Play a simple I-IV-V progression, one hand chords, other hand nothing yet
Ear training: major vs. minor sound, 5 min
Homework: cycle through C-F-G until it's automatic
Session 4 — Putting Melody Over Chords
Objectives: Combine both hands, play something that sounds like a song.
Left hand: I-IV-V progression from Session 3
Right hand: simple melody using the 5-finger position from Session 1
Introduce a very short, well-known simple tune (e.g. a nursery-rhyme-level melody) as the target piece
Homework: hands together, slow tempo, daily
Session 5 — Synth Basics: Sound Design 101
Objectives: Shift focus to the synthesizer, build first patch from scratch.
Oscillator waveforms: sine, saw, square, what each sounds like and why it matters
Filter basics: cutoff and resonance, hands-on knob turning
ADSR envelope: what attack/decay/sustain/release actually do to a sound
Build one patch together from an init/blank patch
Homework: make 3 patches, no "right answer," just explore
Session 6 — Basic Production / DAW Intro
Objectives: Get a simple idea recorded.
Intro to whatever DAW they have access to (or a free option if none)
Record the chord progression from Session 3-4 as a MIDI part
Layer the Session 5 synth patch under it
Talk through arrangement basics: intro, loop, simple structure
Homework: record one more chord idea on their own
- if we continue we will produce a song together and you will learn to record yourself.
See more
Rates
Rate
- 147AED
Pack prices
- 5h: 735AED
- 10h: 1470AED
free lessons
The first free lesson with Harrison will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
online
- 147AED/h
Similar Piano teachers in Los Angeles
AİDAN
Dubai & Online
- 120 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Tatiana
Dubai & Online
- 300 AED/hr
Elena
Dubai & Online
- 350 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Nemanja
Dubai & Online
- 150 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Sam
Dubai & Online
- 150 AED/hr
Karina
Dubai & Online
- 220 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Diana
Dubai & Online
- 250 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Anastasiya
Dubai & Online
- 250 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Jessica
Ras Al-Khaimah
- 150 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Prathit
Dubai & Online
- 250 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Mahmoud
Ajman & Online
- 99 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Laura
Dubai & Online
- 200 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Sarah
Abu Dhabi
- 120 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Placida Elena
Dubai & Online
- 250 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Erfan
Dubai & Online
- 130 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Paul
Dubai & Online
- 180 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Mariam
Sharjah & Online
- 50 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Kelina
Dubai
- 250 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Albina
Dubai & Online
- 140 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
Markengler
- 100 AED/hr
- 1st lesson free
-
See Piano tutors
