{"id":81297,"date":"2026-04-13T17:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinm29.sg-host.com\/?p=81297"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:58:16","slug":"best-month-to-start-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/best-month-to-start-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Start piano now, play your first songs by August"},"content":{"rendered":"

A data analysis of 1.1 million learners shows: May is the best month for a fresh start. May learners are 23% more likely to stick with it than the average.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The month that makes the difference<\/h2>\n

Around 90% of all beginner musicians quit within the first twelve months, as Fender CEO Andy Mooney noted back in 2019. But when someone starts appears to make a real difference.<\/p>\n

In early 2026, piano learning app Skoove and Berlin-based DataPulse Research published an analysis of usage data from 1,137,446 learners over four years (2021 to 2024). The findings sparked debate. Now, three months on, the data speaks even more clearly: May is the best month to begin. And those who start now will be playing their first favourite songs by August.<\/p>\n

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The best and the worst month to start<\/h2>\n

At the heart of the analysis is user activity over a six-month period. Learners were grouped into cohorts by the month they signed up, and their engagement rates were compared. The results are clear:<\/p>\n

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  • May starters<\/strong> are 23% more likely<\/strong> to still be active after six months \u2013 the highest rate of any month.<\/li>\n
  • April starters<\/strong> sit 18% above the average; June starters<\/strong> at +21%.<\/li>\n
  • January starters<\/strong> \u2013 the classic New Year\u2019s resolution cohort \u2013 fall 21% below the average<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • December starters<\/strong> perform worst of all: 28% below the average.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The gap between the best and worst starting month amounts to over 50 percentage points.<\/p>\n

    Some important context: January brings by far the most sign-ups, May significantly fewer. An obvious objection: do May starters only perform better because they\u2019re a smaller, inherently more motivated group? Probably yes, and that\u2019s exactly the point. People who start without the pressure of a symbolic date are making a more deliberate decision, and that turns out to be a strong predictor of whether they\u2019ll stick with it.<\/p>\n