YOUR MUSIC
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The best private lessons in piano and music production. You write it, you produce it, you release it. I teach you how.
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Weekly 1-on-1 lessons. Built around you, streamlined for creating your first single.
Want Ableton and electronic production without formal piano training? Try Electronic Music Lab.
We map your taste, your goals, your sound. You'll touch the piano from day one and learn the building blocks of how top-charting tracks are made.
The essential chords, rhythms, and melodies behind every great song. You'll build the muscle memory and ear to start hearing music like a producer.
We work with a melody or chord progression you've come up with and build it into a loop with mood, groove, and direction.
Step into Ableton Live and learn the fundamentals of music production. You'll record, layer, and shape your idea into something that starts sounding like an actual track.
Turn your loop into a full song with intro, verse, chorus, and outro. Learn how to keep a listener hooked from the first second to the last.
Final mix, master, and cover art. Then we release your song to Spotify, Apple Music, and every major platform. You finish the program as a published artist.
Result: You're a released artist.
Then we go again, and your next song will be even better.
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Music has been my life since I was 6 years old. I'm classically trained, but what I actually teach is bigger than piano. I teach people how to become artists.
I hold two Bachelor's degrees: one in Classical Piano and one in Music Industry. I'm a working musician and producer. I've played live, played in bands, and worked on records across pop, R&B, hip-hop, K-pop, and electronic music, for other artists as well as my own releases. I'm fluent in classical, pop, and electronic production, including hyperpop.
I built First Note Music because I kept seeing the same thing: people who wanted more than a regular piano class. Adults with a creative goal they never chased. Parents who wanted something real to show for their kid's lessons. The missing piece was always the path from idea to finished release. So I built it.
Get StartedEvery release in this section started the same way: a student with no experience and an idea. What you're hearing is what happens when the full program comes together: piano, production, and a finished song on streaming platforms.
Never touched an instrument. You'll start from your first note and finish with a released song.
Want something for your kid beyond recital pieces. They'll finish with original music on Spotify, credited to them.
Voice memos, half-written songs, years of putting it off. This is the structure to actually finish one.
Already play or write? You'll move through Artist Lab at your own pace, most experienced students finish well before week 6.
Want to learn Ableton Live and build electronic music from scratch, no piano training required? That's Electronic Music Lab, Leo's specialty.
Got a track that's produced but doesn't sound finished? Mix & Master gets it release-ready, no lessons required.
No interest in production or releasing music, just want to play? Piano Lessons is private instruction only, booked class by class.
Want your sessions to double as content? You'll leave with more than a song: real studio footage and a story to share while you build your following.
Artist Lab is the full journey: piano, production, mixing, and release. The rest are each built around one thing.
From your first idea to a released track, with your name on it.
Not sure yet? Your first session is on me.
Straight into Ableton Live, building tracks from day one.
Not sure yet? Your first session is on me.
Bring a finished, produced song, or one that just needs a few more elements. Leo mixes and masters it to release-ready quality — the same process behind the before/after examples above.
Private piano instruction only, no production or release track. Book by the class, no monthly commitment, with the option to move into Artist Lab any time.
Yes, that's a big part of what makes First Note Music Lab unique. The goal isn't just to learn music, it's to create it and share it with the world. You'll be guided through the full process from writing and producing your track to getting it live on streaming platforms.
Students aged 8 through adult. Yes, adults are absolutely welcome. Whether you're a kid starting from scratch or an adult chasing a creative goal you've put off for years, the curriculum adapts to your age, your experience level, and what you actually want to build.
None at all. Whether you've never played a note or you already have some musical background, you'll get a personalized learning experience that meets you where you are.
Music theory is the foundation that makes everything else click. It helps you understand why music sounds the way it does, write better songs, and communicate ideas clearly, whether you're at a piano or working in a DAW.
Sessions are available both in-studio and online. The studio is located in Mid-City, Los Angeles.
Reach out to book your first session. Whether your goal is to learn piano, understand music theory, produce your own tracks, or release your first song. First Note Music Lab will get you there.
For students under 18, releasing music requires a parent or guardian on the account. If that feels complicated, don't worry. I handle the full release process under the First Note Music label. Your child's song goes live on Spotify, Apple Music, and everywhere else, credited to them. If down the road they want their own artist profile and distributor account, I'll help set that up too. Either way, the music gets out.
You don't need anything upfront. We'll get you set up with the right free or low-cost tools in your first session.
YouTube gives you fragments. This gives you a structured path plus direct feedback on your own music, from someone with 100+ released tracks.
Artist Lab is the full path: piano, theory, production, and release, built for anyone starting from zero. Electronic Music Lab skips piano and theory entirely and goes straight into Ableton Live, for students who just want to build electronic music.
Yes. In-home lessons are available in the Los Angeles area for an additional $25–$50 per session on top of your plan, depending on distance. Ask about it when you reach out.
Sessions are one-on-one, so we reschedule around your availability, nothing is lost.
Send a message: tell me about you and your goals, and I'll get back to you personally.