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NEXT CLASS BEGINS SPRING 2026!
THE OLD WAY
For decades, piano teachers have focused on notes, scales, and recitals. While valuable, it leaves students bored, unmotivated, and stuck in the past.
THE NEW ERA
Today's students want more. They want to create. They want to improvise, compose, and use the same tools professional musicians use. If we don't teach this, we risk losing a generation of inspired musicians.
Today's students want more. They want to create. They want to improvise, compose, and use the same tools professional musicians use. If we don't teach this, we risk losing a generation of inspired musicians.
That's why we built Beyond Notes...
A 30-day teacher training experience where you'll gain the tools, confidence, and creativity to thrive in modern music education and share it with your studio.
It has changed my teaching!
I got my students singing solfege, playing jingle bells in all 12 keys, improvising!
I have not uttered those words very often—improv. Because I have not felt very good at improv. I still don’t feel very good at improv but I do it! And because I’m doing it, I’m teaching it and what a great thing that is for my piano students.
I composed a song called “Unbroken” and then sharing it with my daughter was life changing for her and for me.
Patrice Hunt
WHAT
30 Day Virtual Event:
'Beyond Notes:
Teacher Training'
MON–THURS
Pre-recorded lessons
FRI
Interactive zoom classes
WHEN
Begins Spring 2026
Date TBA
Zoom Class Time
11:00 am (MST)
Recorded Zooms available for those who can't attend.
WHY
So you can level up as a teacher and musician—writing, arranging, and leading with your own creative voice.
The big myth in piano teaching is that creativity slows down progress. In reality, it's the gas pedal that makes everything else go faster.
HOW IT WORKS
MONDAY–THURSDAY
Step #1: Watch video lesson
Step #2: Practice and record the assignment
Step #3: Post to the community or private DM
FRIDAY
Zoom class at 11:00 am (MST)
Weekly review, feedback on assignments
(recorded video available for those who can't attend)
COURSE INCLUDES
Inversions, Progressions + DAWs Improv
WEEK 1
Transposing, Slash Chords + DAWs Composition
WEEK 2
Arranging + Notation
WEEK 3
Fake Books, Repertoire, AI + Songwriting
WEEK 4
Creativity isn't a talent you are born with.
It's a teachable skill, and it's actually easier than traditional methods.
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
We know teachers have already invested so much in their education, often without seeing the results they hoped for. That's why we offer a no-risk guarantee: if you're not completely satisfied, you can cancel anytime during your first week—no questions asked.
7-Day Money Back Guarantee
*Your refund will deduct the value of hard goods that were given or shipped to you, if applicable.
You don't need years of training to learn composition—you can be teaching in the next lesson.
INSTRUCTOR
Shane Bowles is a composer, performer, and educator passionate about empowering the next generation of music creators. He performed solo at Carnegie Hall and later earned a 5.9 out of 6 teacher rating at Utah State University. His career spans arranging and composing across multiple genres, and he has recorded with The Piano Guys and Jenny Phillips.
Shane is a sought-after teacher known for his expertise in improvisation, arranging, and composition. He is the founder of Music Unveiled, a program that trains children to create music from the very beginning of their piano journey—equipping them not just to play notes, but to think, speak, and write the language of music.
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