Skip the drive

Seattle traffic is its own weather system. A 30-minute lesson across town can cost an hour in the car, every week, for years. So our teachers do the driving. They come to your house, sit down at your piano or on your couch, and teach.

Where we teach

Our teachers cover Queen Anne, Magnolia, Ballard, Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Wallingford, Green Lake, Ravenna, the U District and Capitol Hill. Beyond the city we teach in Kirkland, Redmond and Gig Harbor. Don’t see yours? Put your address in the form below and it’ll show you whether a teacher is close.

Lessons built around your kid

Most lessons start with a method book. We start with the kid. Some want to learn the song that’s been stuck in their head all week. Some want to make things up. Some really do want to read music. We work across five paths: reading music, improvising, chord charts, ear training and songwriting. Then we lean into whatever lights your kid up. We call it finding your musical fingerprint.

Teachers who actually play

Every Fingerprint teacher is a working musician and a multi-instrumentalist. They can teach a kid to read a page, and they can teach them to hear a song and play it back, or improvise over it. That combination is rare, and it’s the whole reason we exist.

Questions parents ask

Which neighborhoods do you cover?

The ones above, plus plenty in between. The booking form checks real drive times, so it’s the fastest way to know.

How young can they start?

As young as 3.

Adults too?

Absolutely. Our students have ranged from 3 to 87.

How long are lessons?

30, 45, or 60 minutes, weekly.