Tony Parlapiano is a piano instructor who specializes in teaching popular styles of music through interest-led learning. He is the creator of popMATICS, a concept-based music curriculum that approaches learning by listening and reading through writing. Tony is the owner of Parlapiano Studio, an online studio that provides private instruction and small group training to students and music studios from Seattle, Washington to Syndey, Australia. Tony resides in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, holds a B.A. in Jazz Studies from Westfield State University.

Top 5 Songs of Encouragement:
1) Music for Airports 1/1 by Brian Eno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKZ3fGR2SDY&t=271s
2) Rollercoaster by M. Ward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0rNk3-NwOI&t=20s
3) Re: Stacks by Bon Iver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w68krri0bw&t=67s
4) Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU&t=13s
5) Amazing Grace - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (solo by Victor Wooten)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq_cXjnR-tI&t=158s

You can find Tony at:
https://www.parlapianostudio.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/TonyParlapiano

View Victor Wooten's talk at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yRMbH36HRE