About BuzzPiano

Meet Your Piano Teacher

Hi, I’m Martyn

I’ve taught piano for 20+ years to students from 8 to 80.

One of my students, Reuben Gray, reached the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. I’ve performed with The Velvelettes and former members of Manfred Mann and Jamiroquai.

I studied music at the University of Bristol, jazz piano in Russia, and earned my Master’s in Jazz Piano Performance at Western Michigan University.

But here’s what I’m most proud of:

Helping 200+ adult beginners prove to themselves that it’s never too late to learn piano.

Website: https://www.martyncroston.com

BuzzPiano Method: Why It Works for Adults

Most piano methods involve reading traditional sheet music and playing lots of scales and exercises.

While this is fine if you want to play classical music, it isn’t the right approach if you want to play songs on the piano, and if you don’t have much free time.

Here’s how you can do it differently:

1️⃣ You Learn Through Real Songs (Not Drills And Exercises)

• Forget scales and finger exercises.
• From day one, you learn by playing actual music – songs you recognize and want to play.
• This keeps you motivated and makes practice feel less like work and more like play.

2️⃣ No Complicated Sheet Music

• Traditional sheet music (treble clef, bass clef, reading notes on lines and spaces) stops most adults before they even start.
• My method involves developing your musical ear, before moving onto simplified sheet music with just the chords and melody (lead sheets)
• You’ll know exactly what to play without decoding complicated symbols.
• It’s faster, clearer, and actually gets you playing.

3️⃣ Both Hands From the Beginning

• Most methods make you practice each hand separately for weeks.
• Here you will train both hands together from the start using a simple, proven system.
• This builds coordination naturally and gets you to the “playing a real song” moment faster.

4️⃣ Just 15 Minutes a Day

• No 2-hour practice marathons required.
• Our lessons are designed for busy adults. Fifteen minutes a day is enough to make real progress.
• Consistency beats intensity every time.

5️⃣ Step-by-Step Structure (No Guesswork)

• You’ll never wonder “what should I practice next?”
• Each lesson builds on the last. You’ll know exactly where you are, what you’re working toward, and what comes next.
• No more bouncing between random YouTube videos hoping something clicks.