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Payam Khastkhodaei, the son of Iranian immigrants, says he’s developed a new method of teaching that has students loving their piano lessons. Now his students are sweeping national competitions.
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It’s a fairly safe bet that most kids taking piano lessons don’t like them. That was certainly my experience; I took piano from age 5-12 before quitting in frustration. The scales and sheet music and strict teacher just got the best of me. Now along comes a piano teacher named Payam Khastkhodaei. The 32-year-old son …
Payam Khastkhodaei thought it was the biggest achievement in the world when he placed second in a state-level piano competition. Then his students started sweeping competitions across the United States. The 32-year-old son of Iranian immigrants has come up with a new method of teaching that has students loving their piano lessons and performing at …
Learning to play the piano has long been associated with rigid lessons, endless scales, and strict adherence to classical repertoire. Rarely has it been considered fun. But now, Payam Khastkhodaei wants to change that. This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on Khastkhodaei’s new method of teaching piano, which he calls the “Payam …