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Arun McGoay

Pianist · Founder

I teach piano, and I build the tools I wish my students had.

Founder: Sandbanks Piano School, LearnMusic and Opelo
Also: Financial Services Degree Apprentice at J.P. Morgan
Elsewhere: LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube

01 — Profile

Teacher first, then founder.

1,000+

Piano lessons taught

Companies I run

Age I started teaching

02 — Companies

Three companies

Each one started with something I saw while teaching.

01In research

Opelo

AI piano coach

An AI piano coach for the six days between lessons. It listens while you practise and tells you what to fix next.

Visit opelo.ai ↗

02Live

LearnMusic

Marketplace

Find a music teacher worth keeping. A UK marketplace where teachers join free and pay no commission.

Visit learn-music.co.uk ↗

03Live

Sandbanks Piano School

Piano school

Piano lessons at home across Poole and Bournemouth. The diary is full and the waiting list is open.

Visit sandbankspiano.com ↗

03 — Experience

Experience

2026 —

OpeloFounder

An AI piano coach that listens while you practise and suggests what to work on next. In research, with 200 founding places open to adult pianists.

2025 —

Sandbanks Piano SchoolFounder & Teacher

Piano lessons in students’ homes across Poole and Bournemouth, from beginner to Grade 8. My diary is full, and new teachers are joining for guitar and singing.

2023 —

J.P. MorganFinancial Services Degree Apprentice

2023 —

LearnMusicFounder

A UK marketplace for music lessons. Teachers join free and pay no commission. I built the product, the brand and the business model.

Age 16 — 2025

Ribble Valley PianoFounder & Teacher

My first business: piano lessons in Lancashire, which I ran until I moved south.

04 — Record

Selected record

Music

International Chopin Competition

1st prize, age group · Szczecin, Poland

Bösendorfer Competition

3rd place

Endurance

Mind Over Trail

69km · 12,000ft · 12 peaks · Lake District

Lulworth Cove Ultra

49km · South Coast

Bridgeathon Marathon

42km

Qualifications

CISI Level 4

Investment Operations Certificate · Completed

CBI Level 6

Certificate · In progress

05 — Outside work

Long distance

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Arun McGoay at the start of Mind Over Trail in the Lake District — Mind Over Trail69km · Lake District

Arun McGoay at the finish of a trail ultramarathon — Finish line12 peaks

Arun McGoay running the Lulworth Cove Ultra on the South Coast — Lulworth Cove49km · South Coast

Arun McGoay on the start line of the Bridgeathon Marathon — Bridgeathon42km

Arun McGoay speaking on stage — On stageSpeaking

06 — Contact

Get in touch

I’m always glad to hear from investors, founders and anyone working in music education.

Opelo

Invest in Opelo

Opelo is in research. If you back AI or education companies, I’d like to talk.

Email me →Everything else

Collaborate or advise

Building something in music, education or AI? Send me a message on LinkedIn.

Message me →

Elsewhere

LinkedIn↗Email↗Instagram↗YouTube↗