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Making music. Your home. Your time. Are you interested in learning with AWSOM? We teach in the convenience of your own home, across Seattle and the Eastside.

Lesson prices vary based on the teacher and duration of your lesson. Please visit our website for more information on our various teacher prices. www.awsom.info. We teach students ages 4 and up. Because every lesson is individually tailored to our student's needs, it doesn't matter if you've never touched an instrument before, or if you're looking to rekindle an old passion. Perhaps you are an adu

08/06/2026

Young pianists in practice vs. performance 🎹

The magic is in the disciplined work.

Practice builds the skill, while discipline creates the freedom. Performance brings it all to life.

Both sides matter, and together, they build a well-rounded musician.

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08/02/2026

AWSOM App Tour 🎹 Part 3 of 6

Ready to play? 🎮 Today, Nathan takes us through some of the app’s note-reading games and practice tool favorites - including Play That Note and customizable note-reading flashcards!

These make GREAT incentivizing teaching tools for music lessons! Students can practice, review the notes they missed, self-correct, and keep building sight-reading skills.. in an interactive and motivating platform.

Teachers.. what tool would YOUR students want to try first? 👀

Up next… ear-training and chords!

07/30/2026

AWSOM App Tour 🎹 Part 2 of 6
Practice Through Challenges With Rewards!

Nathan walks through one of the easiest ways students can earn points while practicing - plus one of the app’s most popular games, 🎶Flashcard Battle ⚡️

Can you beat the computer? Try it now and screenshot your results below! 👇👇

👀 See you Saturday for more games!

07/29/2026

AWSOM App Tour 🎹 Part 1 of 6
Welcome to the Student Experience!

We’re excited to share a guided tour of the AWSOM Practice App, narrated by AWSOM owner and app developer Nathan Straub!

Over the next two weeks, Nathan will walk you through the exciting new features that help students stay motivated, practice smarter, and most of all.. have FUN learning music!

Discover everything the app has to offer by downloading today. From assignments and games to ear training and rewards, it’s all free to access in both the App Store and Play Store! Visit our link in bio, or comment “app” below and we will hook you up with tools your student will ask for daily.

On Thursday we will jump into challenges and start earning some points! See you then!

06/18/2026

If your vibe is...

✨ watching your child beam with confidence on stage

🎶 celebrating months of hard work

🏅 earning a recital medal

📸 capturing memories you’ll keep forever

🎹 hearing beautiful music in a supportive environment

💛 being part of an encouraging music community

..then you’re in the right place.

And it’s NOT too late to join us this Saturday.

We still have a few openings in our 1:00 PM recital session, but registration closes soon! You do NOT have to be an enrolled AWSOM student to participate!

Comment “RECITAL” or click the link in our bio and we’ll get you registered before spots are gone.

06/09/2026

Here it is 👇

Stop having them play the whole song over and over.

Instead, spend just 3-5 minutes a day on sight reading. The goal shifts from perfection to persistence.

That’s exactly why this music teacher-created app now has this addicting sight reading game.
Repeated exposure to new notes in small, manageable chunks can build confidence way faster than you think.

Try Sight Reading Play-Along by downloading the free AWSOM app today! Link in bio 🔗

05/26/2026

Sometimes all it takes is one successful moment to change a student’s attitude toward practice.

Our Rhythm Tap game provides them instant feedback as they build foundational rhythm skills.

A simple game.. a quick challenge.. results in an immediate chance to experience success and gain confidence.

We’ve found that when learning feels rewarding, students are much more likely to come back tomorrow.

Ready to turn practice time into progress time?

Download the AWSOM app and try Rhythm Tap today on Starter, Easy, Medium or Hard mode. Which level would you try first?

05/20/2026

Parents stopped being confused after I started doing this. 👀

Instead of sending students home trying to remember everything from their lesson, we designed the AWSOM app to create clear, organized practice assignments in seconds.

Nathan simply speaks the homework assignment out loud, and the app turns it into a clean practice guide with checklists, specific intervals, and daily goals. Then, the assignment is delivered directly to the student’s account.

No more:
❌ “Wait… what were they supposed to practice?”
❌ Lost notebooks
❌ Unclear lesson notes

We prefer simple, guided practice that helps students actually make progress 💪

This is designed for teachers, and WAY easier for parents.

The ultimate result? Much more successful practice sessions for students.

DM us “APP” and try this with your next lesson!

Photos from AWSOM's post 05/08/2026

Teachers often see their students struggling with notes…

…but rhythm is what actually keeps music moving.

That’s why we built rhythm tools into the app that make practice more interactive, consistent, and actually engaging 🎶

👀Inside the app:

• Rhythm Reading helps students strengthen pulse, counting, and timing in real music contexts through listening.

• Rhythm Tap gives instant interactive rhythm practice students can physically tap through in real time and celebrate progression 🎉

• Practice reminders help students build a rhythm of their own - because consistency matters just as much as skill 📆

Whether you’re teaching or practicing, rhythm builds confident musicians who stick with music longer.

📲Download the app for free from our link in bio!

05/08/2026

When your student understands the accompaniment assignment” 👏🎹

🙌 Proof that Mr. Nathan treats music lessons as much more than learning notes on a page.

It’s listening, adapting, collaborating, performing, and sometimes… unexpectedly accompanying your teacher’s full opera performance 😂

Moments like this are where student/teacher relationships grow, breeding confidence and musicianship. It’s a big part of why we love what we do.

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Kirkland, WA
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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm