Pianist · Producer · Educator

Helping you understand the music you actually want to play.

Matthew Cawood is a pianist and educator making music theory and technique genuinely understandable, without dumbing it down. Weekly tips, in-depth lessons, and a platform built for real practice.

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Matthew Cawood performing at the grand piano

About Matthew

From viola at seven to teaching thousands online.

Matthew discovered the piano at 11 and never looked back, achieving Grade 8 ABRSM by 16 and his ATCL Performance Diploma with distinction. An exceptional ear paired with a hard-won mastery of theory shapes how he teaches today: clear, practical, and rooted in why the music works.

With 143K YouTube subscribers and millions of views, he's built a reputation for making the hard things make sense.

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Ways to learn with Matthew

Three ways to go deeper.

Monday Music Tips

A free weekly email unpacking one idea about practice, theory or musicality, clearly and concisely. 115+ issues and counting.

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The Practice Room

Matthew's piano platform: structured practice tracking, a pieces library, theory guides, tools and a community, built for how you actually learn.

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1:1 Lessons

Personal online lessons tailored to your goals, whether you're starting out, returning, or pushing into advanced repertoire and theory.

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