Jonny May
Nashville, TN
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About Jonny May
Years of piano experience
26
Favorite piano styles
Fun Fact
At age eighteen, Jonny became the youngest pianist to perform at Disneyland.
Jonny May's Latest Courses
Bring your piano solos to life with one of the most expressive techniques in pop improvisation: turns.
In this course, you’ll learn the Big One Chord Wonder—a powerful right-hand shape that works over virtually any chord in your left hand.
Unlock a powerful piano technique that instantly makes your playing sound richer, fuller, and more modern.
Take your pop piano solos to the next level with the edgy, expressive sound of harmonized slip notes.
Jonny May's Quick Tips (Instructor)
In this lesson, I'm breaking down my 3-step “cookie cutter” system for taking basically any melody and turning it into a full-sounding piano arrangement.
I'm breaking down the "Michael Jackson chord" aka a polychord — basically, two chords stacked on top of each other to create this intense, mysterious sound.
In this lesson, I'm breaking down 3 simple exercises that help you master the 3 building blocks of music: melody, chords, and rhythm.
To cut to the chase, we have launched a brand new studio at PWJ, and it is an incredible space!
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Jonny May's Quick Tips (Writer)
In this lesson, I'm breaking down my 3-step “cookie cutter” system for taking basically any melody and turning it into a full-sounding piano arrangement.
I'm breaking down the "Michael Jackson chord" aka a polychord — basically, two chords stacked on top of each other to create this intense, mysterious sound.
In this lesson, I'm breaking down 3 simple exercises that help you master the 3 building blocks of music: melody, chords, and rhythm.
To cut to the chase, we have launched a brand new studio at PWJ, and it is an incredible space!
Jonny May's Smartsheets
In this lesson, I'm breaking down my 3-step “cookie cutter” system for taking basically any melody and turning it into a full-sounding piano arrangement.
I'm breaking down the "Michael Jackson chord" aka a polychord — basically, two chords stacked on top of each other to create this intense, mysterious sound.
In this lesson, I'm breaking down 3 simple exercises that help you master the 3 building blocks of music: melody, chords, and rhythm.
Bring your piano solos to life with one of the most expressive techniques in pop improvisation: turns.
Jonny May's Latest Shows
Live Workshop (August 27)
In this workshop, we're learning pop soloing with rolls.
Live Workshop (September 17)
In this workshop, we're learning pop soloing.
Ask Jonny (August 25)
Ask Jonny is an opportunity to get personalized feedback from Jonny!
Student Recital (September 2026)
Recitals are an opportunity to showcase a final performance of what you’ve been working on in front of a live audience - your fellow PWJ students!
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