Masterworks
Learn The Art of Music from History's Most Influential Curriculum
The Well-Tempered Clavier, by J.S. Bach
The Foundation of the Masterworks Masterclasses
In 1722, Bach changed the history of music with the publication of his Well-Tempered Clavier. It's been studied and admired Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Schubert, Stravinsky, and Mozart; It was memorized by Chopin; and it was the very foundation of Beethoven’s musical education.
In short, it's the most important work in Western music history - literally the key to understanding classical music.
In these groundbreaking live online classes and virtual courses, students are among the first in over two hundred years to learn it using the same system as history’s masters.
From the TEDx Stage to Your Piano
I’m Zach Tolan — musician, teacher, author of Kids Piano Vol. 1-3, and inventor of the patented award-winning Exact Notes™.
In my talk “Decoding the Language of Musical Symbolism,” I showed how some of the most famous classical music is composed through musical symbols full enough to tell stories through music. These classes and courses are the fruit of that labor.
In this program, you'll learn how musical symbolism is one of the most important secret ingredients that makes classical music what it is. My hope is that it will transform your appreciation not only for Classical music, but for the art of music as a whole.
What Students Are Saying
"I had no idea there was a story in FĂĽr Elise. I'll never hear that piece the same way again." -Â Michelle V.
"We have been playing the piano almost nonstop all day! It's a good thing we have 2 pianos!" - Cathy D.
"My husband and I are both classically trained musicians and we LOVE how you incorporate the little tidbits of theory and discussions about the songs you're teaching. My son really loves Fur Elise." - Julia S.
