The Top 5 Piano Lessons You Loved in 2024 (plus what's next)🎄

[Packing up for the last holiday gig of the year 🎹]

Heyyyyy holiday keys players! ✨
pauses from sorting cables & gear Come here, I've got something to tell you...

First, wow – what a journey since restarting this newsletter after a 10-year break! We began with about a hundred subscribers from way back, refocused this summer with just 55 truly engaged readers, and now look at us - 181 strong and growing! To our newcomers: welcome! And to everyone who's been here, whether it's been months or a decade: thank you for sticking around.

Between work and surviving the Black Friday email avalanche (your inbox made it out alive too, right? 📧), it felt right to keep things quiet the past few weeks. And now... dramatic pause ...I'm sneaking away again, though only for a couple weeks!🎄

BUT before I go, I wrapped up some presents! 🎁 

Here are YOUR favorite lessons from this year:

(and wow - you all helped to take Hidden 2-5-1s to 62k views on YouTube! I'm still blown away)

• Hidden 2-5-1s: The Chord Progression Hack… (our 62k-view champion! 🏆)
• 5 Minutes to Mind-Blowing Chord Progressions
• The Art of "Lazy Piano" (because who doesn't love working smarter?)
• PIANO POWER-UPS: 3 Moves to Level-Up Your Game 🎮
• 3 Intros That'll Make Your Playing Soar

Thanks for watching, sharing, and helping these reach so many other musicians this year! 🙏 And if you missed any you can catch up right here: dnlwht.beehiiv.com 🎵

I'm taking the remainder of 2024 to finish up some work, play a few Christmas gigs & services (hey, maybe I'll see some of you there!), spend some quality time with my fam, reflect on this amazing year, and cook up some exciting new stuff for 2025. Trust me, you're gonna want to stick around for what's coming! ✨

glances at the clock

Oh! Almost forgot – thank you! Like, really thank you. For reading, for watching, for playing, for being part of this whole piano adventure. 🙏

[Climbs up into the Jeep, slams the door shut, & the Christmas music can be heard a little more faintly]

See you all in 2025! It's gonna be epic. 🚀

Dan ❤️

P.S. - If you get bored or want something more to work on during the break - those Hidden 2-5-1s are your secret weapon for the holiday season (and beyond)... drop them into your favorite carols & watch your friends' jaws drop! 🎄✨