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Small groups · ages 8 to adult

Group classes

Short, friendly classes with a fixed start date and a small number of seats. Each one ends with you playing, and each one opens a door into Debut or Junior Debut.

Side doors: Kids Keys Club leads into Junior Debut; First Chords Lab into Debut.

Teens and adults · max 8 · 4 weeks

First Chords Lab

Four weeks, up to eight teens and adults, one keyboard each. You learn the four chords behind a huge share of popular songs and play four songs with them.

Format

Length
4 weeks
Class size
Up to 8
Who
Teens and adults, no experience needed
Chords
1, 4, 5 and 6m (C, F, G and Am in C)

What you'll be able to do

  • Play four complete songs using four chords
  • Understand why chord numbers let a song move to any key
  • Know whether Debut is your next step

Ages 8–11 · max 6 · 8 weeks

Kids Keys Club

A friendly first step before Junior Debut. Up to six children, eight weeks, lots of games, and a last-day performance for families.

Format

Length
8 weeks
Class size
Up to 6
Who
Ages 8–11
Ends with
A performance for families, and an invitation to Junior Debut

What you'll be able to do

  • Play first songs with a steady beat
  • Find their way around the keyboard
  • Perform for family on the last day

Church keys players · 6 weeks

Worship Keys Lab

Six weeks to play confidently with your worship team using Nashville numbers and chord charts.

Format

Length
6 weeks
Who
Church keys players
Focus
Nashville numbers, chord charts, transitions, playing with a band

What you'll be able to do

  • Read a number chart and play it in any key
  • Move between songs without stopping the room
  • Lock in with a drummer and bass player
  • Follow a worship leader's cues

Class dates

Debut and Encore groups start on fixed dates about every six weeks from January 11, 2027; the labs run between them. Labs don’t need a placement session: sign up, and we confirm your seat and start date within one business day.

Next step

Start with a free placement session

Thirty minutes at the piano with a teacher. Play whatever you know, or nothing at all, and leave with your track, your first lesson date and the song you'll perform in 90 days.