Ridley Academy Arvostelua 

Here is my feedback on the Stephen Ridley "Easy piano in five days challenge" event & offerings. I was greatly pleased and had a lot of fun and learnings during that event. This has really exceeded my expectations and I am REALLY HAPPY to have attended it because it improved significantly my piano playing and gave me a lot of tools to make my piano playing and singing better as I apply these tools in the future. Stephen is an amazing teacher who communicates very clearly and makes learning fun & easy. And Stephen easily transmits his enthusiasm and love of piano & singing to all his students. I feel lucky I met Stephen and his team to teach me piano & singing!

This company makes learning piano fun and actually achievable for a beginner! It takes the anxiety out of it by skillfully breaking the skills down into smaller, digestible pieces😀👍❤️🥳.🫶🏼❤️✔️. I have always wanted to learn piano but it was too intimidating, expensive, embarrassing, frustrating, and difficult before this program. When I came to my first online session, I didn’t know anything besides some names of notes on the piano. The first day, I was able to understand how to find chords on the piano, and I was then able to find the chords myself to a song I had written in my head and couldn’t figure out because I didn’t play any instruments! Thank you, team Stephen Ridley, for making this possible and giving me hope that I could actually learn this!!!

This has been a Phenomenal Experience❣️❣️❣️
I cannot tell you how invaluable this 5 Day Class has been. I've never been able to do anything like this w/a piano ... I've got both hands playing Together & Seperate. I've got a natural Rhythm I didn't even realize I had, & it's only been 5 days. I've never been able to play with a piano while having my movements & combination of keys sound good enough to be so much more than simply be fun/funny. My movements now sound good enough for me to want to keep playing around with the keys Creatively, rather than simply learning other people's songs. 🥰 🥹 😌
I've been wanting to learn to play the piano since I was very little, & have been following Steven Ridley's free Piano classes (that he sometimes offers), for a good 4-5yrs now. This time I was lucky enough to be paying attention, & when this 5 DayClass came up (as I could finally afford it 💗, being on a very low income- LoL). With the Vast amount that I've learned in just these 5 days, I can only Imagine How Mind Blowing Steven's actual "Master Class" is. If I had the $, nothing would stop me from purchasing his Piano Master Course. 🤗
Steven is mindful & expertly communicative w/his choice of information, as well as how effectively he teaches it, his methods are so well thought out & Supurbly Executed in a very easy & digestable manor. He's wonderfully Insightful as to the Lil issues that block us from our own potential, & he really addresses them w/Care, Compassion & Mindfulness. It truly feels like he's Live & w/you when watching his Videos. I'm so Grateful & Honored to have been able to experience his teachings 1st hand like this.
Where it may only be for 5 days ... this has been a Dream I've had since I was 4, when my Dad said he would teach me. Then he dropped the Ball & never got around to it. My mind is blown at how much I've learned in these few days, & it let's me know how Easily this would have come for me as a child. I'm beyond Estatic to have had this experience. The Healing that is coming from this is nothing short of Mystical ✨️🧬🎵✨️
From the bottom of my Heart & Soul ....
Thank you, Thank you. The knowledge I've gained, this week, from you Steven, it will 100% be with me & utilized Forevermore ❣️🙌🎶✨️
The Honor is All Mine🙏

I have gone from finger punching to playing chords beautifully. Stephen’s passion pours out and makes it exhilarating! Fun!

I have loved music all my life but never actually considered myself a musician. Life took over and I stopped playing music. Then I found Ridley Academy and was inspired to play music in a way that was easier and more inspiring. I feel more alive as I continue to learn again in a way that is easier. Stephen has created a great program that can be done in 10 minutes a day and makes everything doable. I'm starting to play things I didn't even imagine. I feel my soul coming more alive. I've never been able to finish an online course. This one is different. They are a class act. They care and it shows. What a gift to feel this inspiration. Thank you Ridley Academy.

Yes! It was a great opportunity that worked! It was wonderful to start from the beginning of learning about the piano and really being able to play and perform songs! A great team, great program and methodology that has really been easy to learn, follow and advance! Stephen is a great leader who openly shares his passion and allows you to get in touch with your musicality! I am so grateful for this opportunity :)

Great experience. Good timing, not too much, just right. Options of different times per day. Tons of enthusiasm and praise and patience in teaching.
A lot of fun. Highly recommended.

I have followed Stephen for several years. His passion for music, his beautiful story of how it all came together. I have viewed his 1 hour Sunday masterclass three times. This last time, he spoke to me. Stephen blends a love of music and piano, with mindfulness exercises, a growth mindset, and teaching people how to deal with their automatic negative thoughts (ANTs). His vulnerability and openness about his struggles is inspiring. Watching the masterclass this time was like attending a self-help seminar combined with a very approachable music lesson. This time he convinced me to invest in myself and this dream I have had since a child that was destroyed and my own ANTs. The pricing was really accessible for what you are getting, cutting out years from standard music lessons.

Yes I reviewed videos online about Stephen and the academy. After only seeing him for an hour, I knew a lot of the haters were full of it.

During the 5 day challenge, Stephen spoke directly to me after a question, and said I was on the right path. It brought me to tears as it has been a tough road lately, trying to bring positivity and self-care to a chronically stressed team is not easy and the negativity was weighing on me. I have been scared to let out my voice for thirty years and Stephen and the Ridley's team has got me singing again and finding my voice. I am forever grateful for the positive environment that Stephen and Ridley Academy creates and hope I can bring more positivity to the world through music.

Do this! Get through the upcoming winter with this master class and learn to play and enjoy the piano! This program is truly a gift. Stephen is such a inspirational teacher and human being! Become a musician today and a better person everyday after!

I cannot rave enough about Stephen & his amazing staff! As a beginning pianist, I could not play any real songs. Now I can play, accompany myself, perform with minor flourishes, and even do decent solos - all in only 5 days! 🤩

Now I'm motivated to continue learning and growing as a performing pianist. 😁 If you get the chance, take a class or 3 from Ridley Academy. You won't regret it.

Today was Amazing!!! I learned so much and it my first time playing a piano. I'm excited to see what this week will bring me. Thank you so very much Stephen and Academy!!! This world need more music at this time!!!

My second day I got so engaged that I almost forgot the time to pickup my grandson. When my grandson came over and saw me playing he wanted me to show him what I was doing. I did and he got so excited playing I had to make him go to bed, and after getting ready for school this morning he got back on the piano and played until it was time for me to take him to school. He has had piano lessons when he was younger he is 11 now, but he was so excited!!! That speaks volumes about this course. The excited that it created is Awesome!!! Thank you so much to Stephen and the Ridley Academy you make Dreams come true!!!

Bernice Holmes
Atlanta, Georgia

Wow! What an experience from scratch to using both hands to play a piano. And this, in just five days! Now, next is playing my songs, written over years but never played out! Thank you, Stephen and the entire Ridley Academy,

Wonderful music. I would love to be able to play like that. I will in the future with Stephen's help.

Stephen Ridley has created a brilliant course for learning how to play the piano SO quickly and easily! I studied piano for 3 years as a pre-teen and this exceeds everything i have ever learned about music! He breaks it down to such simple essentials that blow my mind and have made it possible for me to be able to just play songs - and improvise - without even using sheet music! I unequivocally recommend his Piano Masterclass (which can give you the opportunity to master the piano in 6-12 months investing 15 minutes a day!) and Easy Piano in Five Days (hopefully he will offer this crash course again, which he just offered for the first time in November 2025)...totally amazing and inspiring!

The ease of learning something very difficult! Loved this program! I learned how to play in 5 days!

Stephen Ridley Academy is top notch. Started The Master Class last January after several weeks had shoulder issues so I had to stop (from previous injuries), just had shoulder surgery some weeks ago so it's been difficult to fully participate in the 5-day challenge, but had to jump on the opportunity anyway and learning a great deal (it's an excellent course, especially for the discounted price). That said, a very unique approach.... Lord willing, once my shoulder heals up I hope to plow through it all and accomplish it. Thank you Stephen and crew. Godspeed.

My week with Ridley Academy has been one of the best experiences of my life. The enthusiasm and confidence building skills I've gained are priceless. The learning program, brilliantly created and implimented, took complex material and broke it down making it simple to grasp and easy to learn. The entire operation was first class and Avant-guard using the lasterst in technology with excellent and timlely support at every turn. I highly recommend anyone at any level go to Ridley to quickly and panlessly learn piano.

When I lost my ability to play the guitar due to arthritis in my hands, I felt lost as my guitars and I were inseparable and calling myself a musician seemed to fade away until I attended Stephen Ridley’s 5 day piano course. I have always admired pianists and always wanted to learn to play so when the opportunity came u to attend this class I jumped at the chance to do it. Over these past 5 days, I have come to realize that I have a new path to regain my musician status. Stephen has a way of explaining the art of playing the piano in clear steps and he makes it fun and something to look forward to. I am now on a path with Stephen’s help to regain my musician status through the piano. Thank You Stephen.

I love Ridley’s academy I got a lot out of the five day course that Stephan put together, I love his charisma and enthusiasm he makes you wanna learn more , I’ve learned a lot from his courses, he makes it very enjoyable and entertaining it’s good to learn from someone so knowledgeable and loves what he’s doing that’s why I’ve joined the mentorship and looking forward to what he and his staff can teach me to become a better musician , Thank You Stephen and Staff. ❤️

Having a fantastic time learning piano from Stephen. He is so full of beautiful emotion, great energy and smiles. He makes learning a real pleasure. Stephen has mastered the language of piano playing and making it simple for his students. No regrets. He is a genius.