The main thing is the numerical notation on the music sheets, which I can follow. The Declan team is great and of course Declan himself. All the members seem very nice on ZOOM as well as on the... See more
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DecPlay transforms health and wellbeing through music - making piano EASY and accessible for beginners, especially later in life. WITHOUT needing to read traditional sheet music notation. Due to the intuitive nature, based on how we 'hear' music, the unique DecPlay method has been awarded a patent, featured on BBC and has had incredible results without our piano community of 50,000+ members aged 50 to 95+ EASY - understand song sheets immediately (no notation is used) RAPID RESULTS - play recognisable song within hours ACCESSIBLE - for all ages (4 to 95+), arthritis, dyslexia, and low sight friendly SKILL DEVELOPMENT - learn at your own pace, from beginner level to advanced (including professional style, improvisation, composition & playing by ear PLAY PIANO FOR FUN The simplicity of the method makes piano fast, easy and fun and DecPlay consistently achieves outstanding results for absolute beginners or lapsed piano players. Suitable for absolute beginners, as well as experienced players, who want to get away from traditional sheet music and have more FUN playing piano, learn songs faster and memorise songs more easily. Designed for popular songs and simple classical music. The incredibly simple and intuitive DecPlay method was invented by Declan Cosgrove.
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I love my piano lessons
I love my piano lessons. I’m making my way slowly through and I can’t play a number of the tunes. I’m very happy.

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Great way to learn
Great way to learn, clear instructions and encouraging me along when able to watch zoom calls and others on Facebook.

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I am fulfilling a dream at age 78
I am fulfilling a dream at age 78, I have had all my life. Loving all aspects of the course. Tutorials are good. Community is really special and Facebook postings of other members tunes is inspiring. Much praise to Declan and also his team for bringing so much joy to us all.
Highly recommended.
The Decplay piano course is absolutely amazing. I have never played any musical instruments but always wanted to play the piano and within a few days I could actually play a tune using both hands! The course is structured superbly starting with simple tunes and building up your skills along the way with lots of help and guidance. Highly recommended!

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For the first time in 50 years I can…
For the first time in 50 years I can now play music with both hands. Always found the cords a problem after having many lessons and tutors in my teens and twenties so gave up. Glad I found DecPlay and an progressing slowly but happy.

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A fun and easy easy way to learn piano.
A really great way to learn piano with a huge range of tunes to learn. DecPlay simplifies learning piano into small manageable and logical steps so you can easily learn to play tunes from day one. There is also a great community for support and a friendly team.

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Very easy way to learn to play the…
Very easy way to learn to play the piano instead of the traditional method.

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I found the communication so positive
I found the communication so positive. I'm recovering from surgery and sadly my eyesight has been severely impacted. I am disappointed that I couldn't continue due to my vision impairment. Should this improve I will contact Declan of DecPlay to sign up again. Having bought a keyboard specifically and determined to succeed, I'm disappointed in myself.
This DelPlay approach just makes a lot of sense
This DelPlay approach just makes a lot of sense... period... It is easy to understand and allows my eye/brain/hand coordination to operate much more rapidly than traditional musical notation using notes on the staff. As a result, the DecPlay approach makes playing piano much simpler, and progress occurs much more rapidly- days instead of years. The DecPlay system even makes music theory much more understandable. As a result, I can even write my own songs now with the knowledge that I have gained. And with access to many popular songs written with DecPlay's PianoTabz, I can play almost anything I want. Thanks for a great way to learn.

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Encouragement for aspiring pianists, without natural talent.
I am an 82 year old man, who have always wished I had taken piano lessons throughout my life, but have always been far too busy. Last year I took the plunge and signed into the basic Decplay course. I am somewhat tone deaf which doesn't help. Despite my love of music, I cannot sing a note or hold a tune. Even though my short term memory is on a downward trajectory I have now found that I have managed to remember around a dozen songs or so which for me is a great achievement and is very rewarding. So onwards and upwards, thanks to Declan's magical efforts to reach out to those of us with not much musical talent, yet still crave to enjoy playing piano.

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Declan play piano
What makes them a good company. They are not pushy they encourage you to play show you how easy it is and videos of people of all ages playing also the help they are willing to share with you is brilliant.

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So far so good!
The EarPlay course is well structured, the teacher empathetic and persuasive, making me believe that I can at last play piano after many previous abortive attempts. Whilst even then the jury is still out on that, I am optimistic that with regular practice I can achieve my goal. The videos of the experiences of successful previous students are an inspiration.

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After trying to learn to play my…
After trying to learn to play my keyboard for years with limited success I find this course to be helping me move forward.

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I have been a member of Decplay for…
I have been a member of Decplay for three years. I have never had any piano lessons and tried to teach myself through books and courses on-line. I was about to give up until a friend recommended DecPlay. I was able to play melodies and chords within hours. The courses breaks lessons and practise down into easy to manage steps and the decplay method of using numbers instead of notes has been a complete game changer for me. I love playing songs I love and the on-line community and regular zoom calls helps me to stay motivated.

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DecPlay has been a fun and easy way for…
DecPlay has been a fun and easy way for me to learn the piano. I always found notes hard to learn but playing by ear was always easy for me, so learning by numbers was a game changer for me. I am playing about 10 songs already and loving it. The choice of songs in the early beginners course was limited for me as I was not familiar with many of the songs. I have just joined the Declay club, but I think for me buying the songs would be better as they have a great range of songs I would love to learn. Highly recommend learning to play by this method.
Having a difficult time using both…
Having a difficult time using both hands
and fingering. I practice abt 1 hr per day.
Not all at one time.
Prompt response to my request to join…
Prompt response to my request to join DecPlay and facilitated me in every way possible. Very comprehensive outline of syllabus. Instructions clear and easily interpreted. Follow up impressive.
From total inexperience to a tune…
From total inexperience to a tune within a couple of weeks.
Couldn’t be happier!
Thank you
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