Masterworks Masterclasses
Unlock the Secret Language That Shaped All Western Music.
Discover how Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier became the hidden foundation of Beethoven’s education—while learning to play, understand, and compose like the masters themselves.
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The Most Influential Keyboard Method in History
When J.S. Bach finished The Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722, he wasn’t just composing—he gave the world a curriculum that would change music as we know it.
This single work influenced nearly every great composer who followed: Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, and so many more.
Thanks to groundbreaking research, you’ll be among the first in over two hundred years to learn it in the order Bach intended, learning to read, play, and even compose using the same symbolic toolkit of history’s masters.
A Truly Unique Learning Experience for Ages 10-100!
3–5 minute micro-lessons make mastering each module a breeze, completely self-paced, and accessible on any device.
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See Deeper
Learn the techniques Bach and Beethoven use to tell stories through music.
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Play Instantly
Use standard notes or easy-to-read notes to start playing in under 10 minutes!
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Read Confidently
Build ultimate sight-reading fluency.
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Compose Better
Compose in ways you never thought you could!
Three Courses · One Path to Mastery
Course #1: Preludes from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
The book that taught Beethoven - and changed music forever.
Level: Absolute Beginner → Advanced
In this course, you'll:
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Learn to read and play music fluently with standard notation or easy-to-read Exact-Notes sheet music
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Discover Bach's techniques to illustrate Genesis—chapter by chapter, verse by verse.
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Learn the tools to write symbolic compositions of your own.
This course is the perfect starting point for reading, understanding, and creating music with meaning.
Course #2: Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
The Most Famous Ghost Story of All Time
Level: Upper Beginner → Lower Intermediate
The mournful opening, the delicate second movement, the fiery finale… behind each movement lies a stage of the journey, readable only to those who know Bach's lost language of music from The Well-Tempered Clavier.
In this course you’ll:
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Learn a movement at a time, a step at a time, in standard notation or Exact Notes™ easy-to-read notation for beginners
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Understand how Beethoven reinvents Bach’s illustrative storytelling techniques from The Well-Tempered Clavier
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Discover the real story of The Moonlight Sonata, hidden by Beethoven through symbolism in the notes, and revealed here for the first time in over 200 years
Course #3: Für Elise
Beethoven's Story of Love, Loss & Repentance
Level: Upper Beginner → Intermediate
It's been played by millions for over 200 years, but its real meaning has been lost to time... until now.
In this course, you'll:
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Learn to play Für Elise a section at a time with standard notation or with easy-to-read notation for beginners
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Discover the story Beethoven tells through the symbolic language he learned from The Well-Tempered Clavier
- Analyze the new techniques Beethoven uses to craft his story in this piece, and be able to apply them to your own compositions.
By the End of This Program, You’ll Be Able To…
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Play the Masterworks
Perform Bach and Beethoven confidently and expressively.
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Understand the Meaning
Recognize how every pattern carries symbolic and emotional intent.
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Compose with Purpose
Use their same creative grammar - or invent your own - to write your own inspired music.
You won’t just play music — you’ll speak its language.
From the TEDx Stage to Your Piano
I’m Zach Tolan — musician, teacher, and inventor of the patented Exact Notes™ system.
In my TEDx Talk, “Cracking the Code of Musical Symbolism,” (retitled "The Secret Language of Music | How Genius is Made") I revealed how some of the world's most popular classical music is composed through a hidden symbolic language - a language that tells stories through music with more depth and meaning than was previously thought possible.
I made of these discoveries while teaching students like you. Teaching is the main way I continue my research and discoveries. These courses are the fruit of that labor.
I'm proud to say that what you'll learn here teaches one of the most important lost aspects of what made classical music rise into the art form it's loved for. My hope is that it will transform your appreciation not only for Classical music, but for the art of music as a whole.
Everything You Get Inside the Program
✅ Three Complete Courses (WTC, Moonlight, Für Elise)
✅ Step-by-Step Micro-Lessons (3–5 min each)
✅ Self-Paced Learning for Ages 10-100
✅ Standard Notation and Exact Notes™ Printable Sheet Music
✅ Symbolism & Composition Journals
✅ Guided Practice Tracks & Composition Exercises
✅ Live Weekly Community Meetings & Optional Feedback
✅ Cancel Anytime
✅ 100% Success Guarantee!
Private lessons covering this material would cost thousands.
You can start today for just $49/month, or save 20% with the annual plan.
What Students Are Saying
"I had no idea there was a story in Für Elise. I'll never hear that piece the same way again." - 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.
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Explore every lesson, print the music, and play your first Prelude or Sonata.
If you don’t feel more inspired, enlightened, and confident than ever, just email within 30 days for a full refund — no risk, no questions.
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