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Attend different live classes each week.

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All classes are recorded and you can access them anytime.

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You're not alone. Be part of a supportive and creative community.

What Is the Imagine Music Lab?

The Imagine Music Lab is a membership-based learning environment for pianists and musicians who want to play with more freedom, understanding, and creative confidence. Instead of isolated weekly lessons, the Lab offers multiple live group classes each week, guided practice frameworks, and an active community—so learning music feels connected, intuitive, and alive.

Whether you’re rebuilding fundamentals, expanding into new styles, or reconnecting with your creativity, the Lab helps you develop musicianship that actually sticks and translates to real playing.

Learn More About the Lab

Is the Imagine Music Lab right for you?
Explore the learning profiles, struggles, and goals the Lab is designed to support.
How your playing will evolve
See the practical, musical, and creative shifts students experience over time.
How the Imagine Music Lab works
A breakdown of the weekly classes, community, recordings, and coaching options.
The story behind the Imagine Music Lab
Why this format exists—and how it grew out of years of teaching, performing, and learning alongside musicians.

MICHAEL'S STORY

I started playing piano at a young age and grew up immersed in classical music, jazz, and performance. Like many musicians, I learned early how to practice and perform — but not always how to understand, retain, or creatively use the music I was playing. Over time, I became deeply interested in the why behind music: harmony, form, improvisation, and how all styles connect beneath the surface.

Before moving to Los Angeles, I owned and operated a music school in Seattle, where I developed original curricula and mentored students from early childhood through adulthood. Many of those students went on to attend top conservatories and universities, perform professionally, and build sustainable careers as artists, producers, composers, and educators. Along the way, I saw firsthand how confidence, clarity, and creativity grow when musicians are taught holistically.

Today, I split my time between producing music, collaborating with artists across genres, and teaching adults who want a healthier, more fulfilling relationship with music. The Imagine Music Lab is a reflection of everything I’ve learned — a place where theory serves expression, practice leads to freedom, and community makes the process meaningful.

What happens in the Imagine Music Lab...

🎹 Music Maestros — Weekly Piano Classes (All Levels)

Three 60-minute classes each week on Mondays at 11 am PST, Wednesday at 5 pm PST and Thursday at 11 am PST.

Each class blends multiple areas of musicianship, including:

Classical, pop, and rock piano
Technique and musicianship
Improvisation and ear training
Reading, harmony, and performance skills

Rather than separating styles, we’ll work on connecting them, so everything reinforces everything else.

🎷 Jazz Hands — Jazz Piano Class

One weekly 60-minute class (intermediate–advanced) at 5 pm PST on Mondays.

We’ll focus on:

Jazz standards and repertoire
Voicings, harmony, and chord progressions
Time feel, groove, and improvisation
Solo piano and ensemble concepts
Listening, transcription, and performance skills

🎧 Production Class (Invite Only)

A weekly class for students interested in creating music on their computer. This group is already at an advanced level, so participation is by invitation. If you’re curious, just let me know and we’ll talk.

🎵 Monthly In-Person Jam Session

Once a month, we’ll meet in my garage in the Silverlake area for a live jam session. We’ll:

Play with other musicians
Explore different musical roles (bass lines, grooves, accompaniment)
Learn how different genres function in real time
And most importantly — have fun making music together

💬 Online Community + Class Recordings

All classes will be recorded and uploaded
A private online forum to ask questions, share recordings, sheet music, lead sheets, and ideas
Vote on repertoire, participate in challenges, and stay connected between sessions

🎯 Monthly 1:1 Coaching Session (Optional)

If you need some extra help and want to do a 30-minute or 60-minute private session, members will have the option to sign up for that at any time.

Rates for private sessions are...

$100 for a 30-minute session
$200 for a 60-minute session.

Join the Imagine Music Lab!