Jonathan May is a pianist from Southern California who specializes in many styles of piano. At age eighteen, Jonny became the youngest pianist to perform at Disneyland. Each week he entertained thousands of guests with his arrangements of American classics and Disney songs. Jonny has also performed with the Youtube group Postmodern Jukebox, and has played piano for Comedy Central and Universal Studios. He has accompanied Grammy Award Winner Lari White, and Tony Award Winner Lin Manuel Miranda. In his spare time, Jonny loves to go snowboarding and work out at the gym. He is happily married to his lovely wife and biggest fan, Crystal May. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2qw9lD2CYk
About Jonny May

Years of piano experience

26


Favorite piano styles
  • Jazz Swing
  • Contemporary & Pop
  • Ragtime & Stride
  • ... Everything

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.

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Jonny May's Quick Tips (Instructor)

In this week’s lesson, I’m sharing 5 “get to” techniques that instantly make your solos sound more musical.

In this lesson, I'm breaking down 5 of Ray Charles’ signature blues licks that you can start using right away.

In this lesson, I'm taking the exact same scale and showing how three simple ideas can make it sound completely different.

In this lesson, I’ll show you three techniques that show up again and again in Billy’s playing—and you can start using them in your own music right away.

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Jonny May's Quick Tips (Writer)

In this week’s lesson, I’m sharing 5 “get to” techniques that instantly make your solos sound more musical.

In this lesson, I'm breaking down 5 of Ray Charles’ signature blues licks that you can start using right away.

In this lesson, I'm taking the exact same scale and showing how three simple ideas can make it sound completely different.

In this lesson, I’ll show you three techniques that show up again and again in Billy’s playing—and you can start using them in your own music right away.

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Jonny May's Smartsheets

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.

In this week’s lesson, I’m sharing 5 “get to” techniques that instantly make your solos sound more musical.

In this lesson, I'm breaking down 5 of Ray Charles’ signature blues licks that you can start using right away.

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Jonny May's Latest Shows
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Ask Jonny (September 15)

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