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Welcome to sit + play piano!

Music education for the modern piano player

music outside the lines

Improvise

Harness the power of playing in a certain Key to improvise (aka sit and play!)

Compose

Create progressions and melodies for your own original compositions.

Accompany

Play popular songs to accompany yourself and others singing along.

Communicate

Learn the language of musicians for communicating musical ideas.

What Our Students say

Meet your instructors

Jessica Sideropoulos

Founder/Instructor

Jessica Sideropoulos (Jess: they/them) is a record producer, songwriter, and music theory teacher from the San Francisco Bay Area who developed the Sit and Play curriculum one fated Parisian autumn while pregnant with their first kiddo. 

Jess earned their Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from California Polytechnic State University, then went on to acquire their Masters in Teaching in New York. Currently residing by the Columbia River in the PNW with woodworking husband, Alexander, and two little humans: aspiring drummer, Theodore, and songwriting prodigy, Madeleine. During free time, Jess loves growing green things, baking with butter, and a magical matcha tea every afternoon.

You may find Jess’ personal songwriting projects under the pen name “Jessica Lindsay” on all major music platforms. They are also the founder of MelodyWed: a custom songwriting company for people in love.

Jessica Lindsay Songs | www.jessicalindsaysongs.com
MelodyWed | www.melodywed.com

Zachary Meyers

Instructor

Zachary Meyers is a producer and piano instructor based in Portland, Oregon. His fascination with music theory began at a young age, with days spent tinkering at the piano bench. Days quickly turned into years of exploration, songwriting, and a BA in Music Composition.

Despite this achievement, he believes learning music is an ongoing pursuit. These days he can be found challenging himself to learn and apply advanced jazz theory at the piano, or honing his proficiency in music production. He is at his happiest when learning new concepts, and creating sonic playgrounds for himself and collaborators to write music in.

Zachary thrives when sharing his love of music theory and production with his students. His expertise lies in distilling complex concepts into simpler terms for learners of all levels. Music education can be introduced in such a wide variety of ways, and Jessica’s Sit + Play curriculum is a needed fresh and informative take. Zachary is excited to support the vision of Sit + Play with his skill during workshops, and into the future!

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