Practise better, play more freely.
In more than 90 video lessons, Prof. Christian A. Pohl explains the foundations of artistic piano playing: a well-thought-out system of 47 learning objectives, 27 methods and 13 concepts. Unique worldwide, easy to understand and ready to use at the piano straight away.
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Not a collection of tips, but a system.
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Traditional knowledge, precisely described
Many practice methods were passed on for generations only in lessons between master and student. The Pohl Method organises them and describes what really matters in practice, complemented by numerous newly developed practice methods.
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Learning psychology, put into practice
Perception, repetition, simplification, increased difficulty and metacognitive learning strategies: what decides learning success is when, and how, each method is used in your own practice.
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Tested in 25 years of teaching
Developed by Prof. Christian A. Pohl (University of Music and Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig), clearly explained for students, teachers and passionate amateurs.
From your first look at the score to your own interpretation
Each of the 27 methods belongs to one of four learning areas. Together they form the path a piece takes in practice: first understand it, then secure it, then balance its sound, and finally shape it.
The images along this path are stills from the video lessons.
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Decoding · 6 methods
Understanding the score
You learn to grasp and memorise a piece so that it truly becomes yours: section by section, with learning cards guiding every step.
- Decoding Method
- Retro Method
- Letter Method
- Mute Play Method
- Nodal Point Method
- Stopwatch Method
Learning cardsDecoding Method · Define, analyse, reconstruct, stabilise a section -
Automating · 11 methods
Playing securely, even under pressure
Playing reflexes that are faster than you will ever need: if you master the original tempo with room to spare, you make music freely and effortlessly.
- Metronome Build-up Method
- Horizontal Addition Method
- Stabilisation Method
- Grouping Method
- Loop Method
- Reductive-Additive Method
- Perforation Method
- Doppio Method
- Concentric Method
- Emphasis Method
- Stop method
Video lessonGrouping Method · Lesson 1: We become virtuosos18 min -
Balancing · 5 methods
Hearing sound in layers
Weighting voices, colouring chords, hearing through polyphony: you widen your range of sound and play with a more soloistic voice.
- Black-and-White Method
- Vertical Precision Method
- Vertical Addition Method
- Spatial Method
- Sound Level Method
Video lessonLearning objective Dynamic Amplitude · with the learning card “Black-and-white sound image”14 min -
Colouring · 5 methods
Shaping the expression
Phrasing, the finest agogic nuances, driving and restraining forces: this is where correctly played notes become your interpretation.
- Microdynamics Method
- Microagogy Method
- Shape Method
- Exaggeration Method
- River Method
Video lessonMicrodynamics Method · From concept to sound11 min -
The foundation · 13 concepts
The tools of interpretation
Touch, articulation, interpretation plan, position technique, progressive sound images: terms and images that let you develop an interpretation consciously instead of hoping for the right mood on the day.
Video lessonInterpretation plan · How do I create an articulation concept?13 min
The practice app
The method, day by day at the piano
The practice app brings the learning path into your daily practice time. It knows your pieces and the learning objectives of each learning area, and tells you what to work on today.
Included for members.
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Your next task
The app suggests what to work on today, matched to your piece and your learning objective.
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Guided practice
The stopwatch, letter and decoding methods run directly in the app. It controls passes and repetitions and measures your time for each section.
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See your progress
For every movement you see how far you have come in each learning objective, from pianistic overview to knowledge of the text.
What awaits you after registering
A look inside the Digital Piano Methodology, just as you will see it after logging in. Choose an area.
Guided step by step
The online course guides you through the Pohl Method lesson by lesson, with tasks and short tests that consolidate what you have learnt. You set the pace.
Answers to common questions
Short, practical guides to the questions that come up most often in practice: How do I memorise a new piece? How do I practise difficult passages? Each how-to takes you straight to the relevant knowledge.
47 learning objectives
The learning objectives show how varied the tasks at the piano are, grouped into musical shaping, decoding, automating, balancing, colouring and playing technique. For each objective you see the methods and concepts that serve it.
27 methods, four learning areas
For every method: video lessons, learning cards and the learning objectives it serves. So you find the right tool for every practice problem.
13 concepts as the foundation
Touch, articulation, interpretation plan and more: the foundations of technique, sound and highly precise interpretation.
Methods working together
23 practice models show, using works by Bach, Brahms, Mozart and others, how several methods together solve a concrete task.
Share videos with your students
Share video lessons with up to 10 of your own students. They do not need to register, and you keep track of who has watched what.
What the press says
Reviews of the Digital Piano Methodology and of the book “Klaviermethodik” on which it is based.
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“… and at this level it is groundbreaking – the ‘Pohl Method DIGITAL’.”
Ronald Poelman · nmz – neue musikzeitung, issue 03/2025 (translated)
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“… a comprehensive work … that is unique of its kind.”
Stefan Furter · Schweizer Musikzeitung, 2022 (translated)
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“… rightly already called an ‘inexhaustible toolbox for piano practice’.”
Eric Schoones · PIANIST, issue 3/22 (translated)
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“… everything very practical and clearly worded.”
Christoph J. Keller · üben & musizieren, issue 5/2022 (translated)
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“… a comprehensive practical book for every pianist and everyone interested in the piano …”
Carsten Dürer · PianoNews, issue 4/22 (translated)
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“A system that can hardly be surpassed.”
Prof. Till A. Körber · Review of the book (translated)
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KlaviermethodikThe book discussed in these reviews: the foundation of the Pohl Method DIGITAL. 400 pages, 2022.
What users say
“I have been a piano teacher for more than 40 years […] I wish I could start all over again!” (translated)
“I feel as if Professor Pohl were sitting opposite me as a very likeable private teacher, conveying the content in his calm manner with clear musical and playing examples.” (translated)
“Since the lessons began, I have been applying them in my daily practice, and I can already feel a big difference!” (translated)
“How I would love to be a student again and learn from Professor Pohl. With his Digital Piano Methodology, this opportunity is now open to everyone who is interested.” (translated)
“The Digital Piano Methodology is exactly what I have always been looking for. […] I feel inwardly liberated and am practising the way you recommended. New worlds are opening up!” (translated)
“At 22, I have reached a point where my intuitive playing was no longer enough […]. Your piano methodology is helping me through this transition […].” (translated)
“The videos are very inspiring, the explanations wonderful, well-founded and very easy to understand […]. I often felt invited to try things out right away.” (translated)
Prof. Christian A. Pohl
Professor of piano and piano methodology at the University of Music and Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig. He leads an international piano class and for 25 years has been asking which practice methods lead to the goal, and why.
“Practising itself is an art.”Christian A. Pohl in an interview, PianoNews 4/22 (translated)
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