Learn. Listen. Transcribe.
“Mistakes are good because you learn.”
Gondola Music is a music education & technology company devoted to spreading music literacy and democratizing jazz.
Our Latest Project
Jazz Piano Training Workbook
Written by Timothy Gondola
After 2 years of writing, your workbook is done!
This is a 300-page digital textbook with 41 lessons, practice & listening modules, guided practice routines, and much more.
Our Latest Study Note
How To Stay Encouraged
1/18/26
Written by Timothy Gondola
My analysis of 10 classic Cory Henry Licks.
Our Latest Blogpost
How To Stay Encouraged
1/18/26
Written by Timothy Gondola
How to stay encouraged when life feels too hectic for music.
Our Newest Piano Courses.
Instructor: Timothy Gondola
Finally learn how to:
✓ Improvise in the right hand.
✓ Play basslines in the left hand.
✓ Reharmonize your chords.
✓ Create your own arrangements.
✓ Apply bebop and other rhythms.
✓ Find incredible chord voicings.
✓ Much, much more…
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Learn From The Best
Glean first-hand insights on a variety of topics from musicians and transcribers themselves on our collaborative blog, Music In Motion.
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Community-Driven
We are a community-driven education platform, meaning that we are developing workbooks, courses and tutorials to meet your specfic learing needs!
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Expand Your Proficiency
Grow your musical proficiency in arranging, improvisation, and harmony with our highly acclaimed tutorials and courses.
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Cutting-Edge Software
Gondola Music is at the cutting edge of music technology and is innovating applications to broaden our collective understanding of harmony.
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Study With Purpose
Peruse through an encyclopedia of music theory notes to complement your musical education. Read about and hear scales and modes you’ve never heard of before!
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Unlock Music's Secrets
Transcribing is the unique skill of converting audio music into written notation. Unlock the hidden mechanics of improvisation, or simply learn a piece you’ve always wanted to play by commissioning a transcription.
What students have to say about our courses.
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This course produces instant results right from the beginning. I have been waiting 40 years for this course! ★★★★★
–Michael M.
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"This course has given some real structure to my solos, and given me a great set of daily exercises . . . I'd highly recommend!" ★★★★★
–Jethro R.
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"I would highly recommend this music course to anyone interested in deepening their understanding and appreciation of music." ★★★★★
–Joseph S.
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"The lesson on scale shapes was incredibly helpful—Timothy explained it so clearly, and the reference sheets made it easy to follow along. For the first time, I felt like I could actually see how the scales connect across the keyboard. It’s given me a solid foundation to start building my improvisation skills with more confidence.” ★★★★★
–Kaden N.
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“Timothy Gondola is a genius. I was drawn to his work when I happened upon one of his Christmas arrangements. I am still in the process of mastering that tune (and others from his Christmas book) over the next few months. Timothy’s excellent workbooks and history of Jazz have proven most helpful in raising my Jazz IQ.” ★★★★★
–Alison P.
United States
