Skip the drive to the Ave

Between game days, campus traffic and the parking at U Village, getting anywhere near the U District at 4 p.m. is a project. So skip it. A Fingerprint teacher comes to your house and teaches right there, from University Park and Laurelhurst up through Wedgwood and View Ridge.

Ear, improv and reading, together

We work across five paths: reading music, improvising, chord charts, ear training and songwriting. Every teacher can teach all five. Your kid’s lessons lean into what they love, and still build the whole musician. We call it finding your musical fingerprint.

A neighborhood full of learners

With the university at its center, the U District is full of curious kids and parents who never stopped learning. Our teachers are working Seattle musicians who love students who ask why, and who want to understand how music works, not just follow the notes.

If your kid quit lessons before

That’s usually a bad fit, not a lack of talent. The restless kid, the kid who plays by ear, the kid who’d rather write their own song: those are our favorite students.

How it works

1. Tell us where you live and who’s learning.
2. We show you real open times with a teacher near the U District.
3. Your first lesson happens at your place.

Questions parents ask

Can lessons happen on weekends?

Often, yes. Put your address in the form and it’ll show real open times, weekends included.

Do we need a piano?

Not to start. A basic keyboard works, and your teacher will help you figure out what’s worth buying later.

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.

We also teach in Ravenna, Green Lake and Wallingford, or see all of Seattle.