FIRE THE CHURCH LADY!

No more blocky chords. Play with expression.

Break free from stiff, blocky playing with Piano Phraseology.

Created by jazz pianist Alex Bohrer, this method shows you how music truly works, so you’ll never be stuck reading notes on a page again.

Compose music, Improvise with ease, and think like a conductor as you orchestrate the piano with expression rather than bang out lifeless chords.

The Four Pillars of Piano Phraseology — The Cool Piano Teacher Method

Piano Phraseology is a modern piano system uniting orchestration, phrasing, jazz reharmonization, and classical technique.

It trains students to sound expressive, polished, and orchestral—transforming standard piano playing into a living, breathing art form.

Best Piano Lessons in Austin — Jazz, Classical, and Piano Lessons for Returning Adults

Cool Piano Teacher, founded by Austin jazz pianist Alex Bohrer, provides award-winning piano lessons for adults, returning adults, beginners, and gifted kids throughout Austin, Westlake, and nearby communities. Recognized among the best piano teachers in Austin, Alex’s program blends jazz reharmonization, expressive chord phrasing, orchestral piano technique, and classical precision into his innovative learning system called Piano Phraseology.

Students learn to sound professional faster than with traditional instruction through personalized weekly lessons, mid-week online Q&A sessions, and live group performance workshops. Returning adult students rebuild confidence and musical fluency, while younger and advanced learners win national composition awards, state performance titles, and college music scholarships. Qualified students also receive access to free piano rentals, making lessons accessible even for those without an instrument at home.

Cool Piano Teacher also offers composition coaching, jazz improvisation, and creative piano lessons online or in-studio. With flexible monthly or discounted annual enrollment, Alex Bohrer helps motivated learners achieve expressive, polished, and emotionally resonant piano performance anywhere in Austin, Texas.

👉 Here’s what happens when real students

put these four elements into practice.

Instant Before & After Results speak louder than words

UT student Brandon instantly goes from playing blocky, stiff chords to flowing, orchestra-style using Piano Phraseology.

13-year-old Ryan applies Piano Phraseology to classical piano & masters all 12 keys in 25 minutes. Find even one classical piano teacher who can do this.

Co-owner of Moonlab Studios takes a Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Owner of Franklin Music Academy takes a Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Guitarist David takes a Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Co-owner of Moonlab Studios takes a Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Owner of Piano by Elise takes a One-Handed Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Guitar teacher Keith Michael takes a Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Business Owner Colton Wilson takes a Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Business Owner Harold takes a Piano Phraseology lesson with Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Voice Teacher Terri an awesome CoolPiano student demonstrates Piano Phraseology before and after

Cool Piano Teacher Alex Bohrer

Why study with Alex Bohrer:

200+ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ online reviews across Google, Yelp & Nextdoor• Adult piano returners and gifted students win national awards & scholarships • Coaching for A-list actors who need to learn fast (HBO) • Qualified students may receive free piano rentals

Comparison chart showing features of Cool Piano Teacher versus traditional weekly lessons, highlighting personalized instruction, customized lesson plans, flexible scheduling, live Q&A support, performance sessions, student community, payment options, suitability for all ages, and lesson recordings.

The Four Pillars of Piano Phraseology — The Cool Piano Teacher Method

Piano Phraseology unites orchestration, phrasing, jazz color, and classical control so your playing breathes like an orchestra—fast to learn, powerful on stage.

1) Piano Orchestration

Teaching: The orchestral use of linear voice motion to create tension and release. Divide the hands into four interdependent sections—cello, woodwinds, violins, and vocalist—and you become a conductor, composer, and improviser.

Branding: The art of breathing through harmony—conducting your own orchestra in real time. The cello anchors gravity, the woodwinds color the air, the violins move like light, and the melody sings.

2) Chord Phrasing

Teaching: The rhythmic shaping of harmonic motion into natural phrases that breathe like sentences.

Branding: Harmony becomes language. Each chord speaks, pauses, and resolves—turning music into living conversation.

3) Jazz Reharmonization

Teaching: The intelligent use of substitution and color to transform predictable progressions into expressive landscapes while maintaining smooth voice leading.

Branding: Harmony through a painter’s lens—substituting colors, reshaping tension, and releasing it in ways that surprise and delight the ear.

4) Classical Technique

Teaching: Freedom through control—balanced weight, relaxed motion, and nuanced dynamics that let every orchestral voice speak clearly and emotionally.

Branding: Control that creates freedom—a technique that breathes, not constrains. The pianist becomes an extension of the music, not a barrier to it.

Hello, World!