I enjoyed taking lessons with Hank, he is knowledgeable, patient and flexible with scheduling. I took lessons with him for a year as a beginner and he helped me reach my piano goals, and useful techniques I still use to this day. I recommend taking lessons from him. read more

I'm so glad I reached out to Andrew (A Piano Grows in Brooklyn) for piano instruction. He's an excellent teacher and very effective at teaching the piano. Andrew's a good listener, so he knows how to tailor the instruction to the particular student, based on whatever the student's needs, wants, or problem areas may be. And he's a really talented musician and pianist, of course. --Perhaps that is to be expected. But Andrew is equally as great a teacher, because he always calmly and succinctly conveys the concept or technique that he's teaching in a way that the student understands--without feeling judged or put down at all. To the contrary, he's an extremely kind and patient person. And for me, those are really essential traits when learning music, and they enhance his effectiveness as a teacher. (And yes, he also has an amazing ear. After listening to a recording of a song for only the briefest of moments, Andrew immediately knows what key it's in and can start translating the piece for piano without hesitation, identifying each key/chord that's being played. --Clearly, a skill honed over the long term, yet no less impressive to witness.) Starting beginner piano lessons as an adult in my mid-30's, I of course had some baggage: ('Is my brain still capable of learning an instrument at this age?', etc..). But I see now that, yes, it is most certainly capable. I've been taking lessons with Andrew for a few months now, and I can already play entire songs that I never thought I'd be playing this soon into the process. Andrew has an optimism that any person can learn to play, regardless of age--but it's an optimism borne of the reality that he's been successfully teaching both children and adults to play the piano for years. The proof is there. And this has in turn helped me to become more optimistic about my own chances of learning the piano, as I have come to realize that this is something I'm perfectly capable of doing too. ...So, I am indeed doing it. --And for this new education, I have Andrew to thank. I would recommend him without hesitation to anyone who's interested in learning how to play the piano. read more

Andrew is truly a joy to learn the piano from. I'm so grateful that I reached out to him for lessons. I played piano for years as a child, but never took it all that seriously and gave it up in high school. When I decided to have a second go at it this year, I reached out to Andrew to help me take the next step - and what a great decision that turned out to be! Andrew patiently approaches each lesson with a calm and positive demeanor. He is flexible and can stay with me as I ask questions about theory and timing as they come to mind. Andrew can break down sheet music to identifiable patterns in chord progressions (why did the composer choose to use this here?), and when we work without sheets, he can pick notes out of the air and transcribe the song in real time. He truly can cover the whole spectrum of what I'd like my teacher to offer! No matter your skill level or type of music you want to learn, be sure to reach out to Andrew for piano lessons - you'll be be glad you did. read more

Andrew has been teaching our 6 year old son how to play the piano, and he has been great! He has been very enthusiastic, patient, easygoing, and keeps my son engaged. He makes the lessons fun, and my son looks forward to the weekly lessons. Andrew also transcribes some of my son's favorite songs so that our son can practice those as well. We feel very lucky to have Andrew as our son's piano teacher, and we look forward to him continue teaching our son. read more

Hank is the best piano teacher. I heard an arrangement of a song that I couldn't find the sheet music for but wanted to play. During my lesson I told Hank and he said no problem and listened to the song (maybe twice) and in a matter minutes was able to write out the chords for the song. Now we are working on adding to the arrangement and creating our own version and it's so cool. He is so talented and a great teacher! read more

Andrew, is a great instructor I have learned so much in a short amount of time. As an adult learning the piano for the first time Andrew does a great job at helping me pace. I find myself getting a little frustrated in messing up, but he has a lot of patience and understanding which helps me get through the lesson as seamlessly as possible. I would highly recommend working with him you will not be disappointed. read more

Andrew is a very talented, experienced and knowledgable piano teacher. I have zero knowledge in playing the piano but Andrew is very patient in teaching me everything about piano from reading notes to using the right finger in pressing the piano key. I already learned so much in just a couple of sessions. He clearly has a mastery of piano. I highly recommend Andrew as a piano instructor if you don't have any piano experience. He will guide you and will make you feel that it's never really too late to learn to play the piano regardless of age. His teaching style is very flexible and has a positive approach. He adapts on what the student wants. What amazes me is his ability play a song in the piano by just listening to the song from Spotify. Awesome! read more

Andrew really does have a great sense of pitch. He can hear a song once and know how to play it on the piano. It's been really helpful to have him in my music life over the years. I've figured out a bunch of instrument stuff, vocal stuff, and recording stuff with his help. Plus, the kids recitals he puts together every summer and fall are super cute, and you can tell it means a lot to those young students. read more

Andrew is not only super talented and can play any song you want to learn by ear, but he is thoughtful and a joy to learn from. I hadn't had any previous music experience and he was patient and encouraging so I was able to progress and accomplish what I had set out to learn. I ended up learning to play songs I loved while expanding my horizons and incorporating theory along the way. If you're looking to learn piano, this is absolutely the guy to go to. read more

Andrew has a gentle and kind demeanor that my son responds to very well. He has learned a lot from him over the past couple of years and it's not hard to get my son to practice, since he gets to choose all of the songs that Andrew teaches him. I highly recommend Andrew. read more

I've been taking lessons from Hank for about 8 months now and he has been great! As an adult (31) taking lessons again for the first time since I was in elementary school I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get any traction in really learning piano again, but Hank has been great about adapting his approach to suit my learning style and he's great about helping to pick songs that I enjoy playing and that also really help me develop as a piano player. I started taking lessons right before COVID so we switched to Zoom lessons after a couple of months and I have to say they are just as good as in-person. It is handy for the teacher to have a keyboard of their own during the lesson that they can quickly play to show you something that could be different or to play along with you for tricky rhythm stuff. Overall I'm definitely enjoying the lessons and would highly recommend Hank as a great teacher. read more

Andrew is an excellent teacher for adult beginners. In addition to being really flexible with scheduling lessons, he is incredibly patient and encouraging. I tend to get anxious about making mistakes, but he is always really easygoing when I do. He lets me choose what music I'd like to learn and finds the perfect arrangements of the songs to suit my skill level. One of the best things about Andrew is that he is extremely creative in his teaching methods and appeals to different learning styles. When I'm struggling with grasping something auditorily, he'll present it to me visually or kinesthetically. He has played, sang, clapped, chanted, notated and drawn diagrams, all for my benefit. He will even let me record a video of him playing so I can watch and listen at home. The combination of all these different approaches is giving me a really well rounded understanding of piano. Additionally, Andrew is great about contextualizing what he's teaching. I now have a better understanding of classical, jazz and pop music patterns. He is super open to questions, and if he doesn't know the answer, he'll go find out. Most important though, Andrew makes learning piano fun. I look forward to my lessons every week. read more

Andrew is an awesome teacher and I have been very happily surprised at how much I've been able to learn in just a matter of months. I started taking lessons because I always wanted to know how to play, but I had zero piano experience and very little knowledge of music in general except for some dim memories from playing violin in middle school decades ago. I assumed I'd have to learn from a very slow and by-the-book approach because I didn't think I had any overarching musical understanding or intuition to draw on. So it was a pleasant surprise that from the very beginning Andrew taught me how to play simple versions of songs I chose and used those to start expanding my general understanding of piano and music in general. It was really encouraging and satisfying to feel like I could actually play things that meant something to me from the beginning, and that made me stay motivated and excited. Andrew does a great job at building up knowledge and skills using a lot of different techniques so I'm really aware of making progress. And he is extremely patient, encouraging and good-natured about deciphering my questions and following along with how I'm thinking in order to help me better understand and learn. He is the best and I could not recommend him more highly as a teacher. read more

Andrew is an extremely talented piano instructor and musician with very effective teaching methods. Before signing up with Andrew, I had a few years of resentful adolescent piano lessons that I didn't appreciate at the time because my parents obligated me to take them. Based on what is left of my musical background and memory, Andrew has patiently set up our lessons to the level of instruction that was necessary. He doesn't make me feel bad about my mistakes, and has helped me remember what is fun about piano-playing. He has been there to kindly guide me, providing fun current and classical music to learn combined with useful practice exercises and tips. When I'm having trouble he really helps me work through it. Thanks to Andrew's positive and encouraging teaching style, lessons are enjoyable and a amusing skill/hobby I've been able to pick up and challenge myself with. Thank you always Andrew! read more