PianoMode
Always the Right Time to Play
Welcome. Here is the fastest way to start.
Pick how you like to learn. You can mix all three, and every path below is free to try.
Follow the lesson path
Guided lessons from your very first note. Lesson one is free, no card needed.
Start learning
Learn by reading
Clear guides and stories that build real musical culture at your own pace.
Read the guides
Learn by playing
Games that drill notes, rhythm and reading while it still feels like fun.
Play and learn
Want the full experience? Step onto the stage of our 3D Concert Hall with a real grand piano, and let The Professor, your AI coach, listen and guide you.
Meet the AI coach
You already play. Let us level you up.
Everything you need to keep growing, in one place.
Sheet music, with the tools to learn it
Download any score, then master it with synced playback, the trainer and the coach.
Open the library
Lessons at your level
Skip ahead to the modules and Specialized Courses that match where you are.
Find my level
Games to sharpen and unwind
Drill your reading and ear, or just relax and play for a few minutes.
Play now
Record in the Studio
A full multitrack studio in your browser. Record, layer and export, no installs.
Open the Studio
Practicing a hard passage? The Professor, our AI coach, grades each hand and points to the exact measures slowing you down.
Try the AI coach
Read real music, with your own keyboard.
Plug in a MIDI keyboard and it is detected automatically. No keyboard? Mouse and touch work too.
Open the Sight-Reading trainer
Notes scroll by in real time and it listens to your MIDI keyboard, hands together or separate, at your pace.
Start reading
Pick a score to work on
Browse the free library, open any piece and practice reading it note by note.
Browse scores
Your MIDI keyboard also works in the games, the Concert Hall and the Studio, plugged in or over Bluetooth.
Add the AI coach
Go deeper.
Serious tools for serious ears.
Master-level playbooks
Deep dives on technique, harmony and interpretation, built as complete study paths.
Browse playbooks
Advanced courses
Specialized Courses and the most demanding modules in the curriculum.
See the courses
Refine with the AI coach
Record a take and get measure-by-measure feedback on timing, accuracy and voicing.
Open the coach
Compose in the Studio
Arrange, record and mix your own pieces on a full browser workstation.
Open the Studio
Make music, not just practice it.
Everything you need to create, all in the browser. Nothing to install.
Record & mix in the Studio
A full multitrack workstation: play, layer instruments, mix and export your track.
Open the Studio
Perform on the 3D stage
Sit at a life-size grand under the lights of our Concert Hall and just play.
Enter the hall
Turn paper into sound
Snap a photo of any sheet music and our scanner plays it back and makes it editable.
Scan a score
Want feedback on what you play? The Professor, our AI coach, listens and grades every take in real time.
Meet the AI coach
- 30+
- Free scores
- 1,100+
- Lessons
- 7
- Games
- 100+
- Articles
Playbooks · guided paths
Arrive with a question. Leave playing.
Each Playbook gathers the exact scores, lessons, games and articles that answer one real goal: learn a song tonight, play at a wedding, read music in 30 days.
The Library
One library. Four doors.
Sheet music and stories are free, forever. Lessons and games take you further. Step through any door, or wander.
Sheet
Free
Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No. 5
Lesson
Free
Meet the Piano Keyboard
Game
Free
Ear Trainer
Article
Free
Best Piano for Kids: The 2026 Parent’s Guide
Sheet
Free
Mozart Sonata Facile K. 545
Lesson
Pro
Technique Intensive Exam
Game
Free
Ledger Line Legend
Article
Free
The Complete Piano Scales Guide
Sheet
Free
To a Wild Rose Op. 51 No. 1
Lesson
Pro
Finger Independence & Double Notes
Game
Free
Melody Merge
Article
Free
How Long Does It Take to Learn Piano?
Sheet
Free
The School of Velocity Op. 299
Lesson
Pro
Practice Methodology for Technical Challenges
Game
Free
Note Invaders
Article
Free
The Architecture of Perfect Sound: A Global Quest for Sonic Purity
Sheet
Free
Two-Part Inventions (BWV 772–786)
Lesson
Pro
Octaves & Power Technique
Game
Free
Piano Hero
Article
Free
Ludovico Einaudi: Minimalism & Pedagogy
Sheet
Free
Body and Soul
Lesson
Pro
Arpeggios & Broken Chords
Game
Free
Sight Reading Trainer
Article
Free
Modern Cinematic Improvisation for Piano Players
Sheet
Free
Georgia on My Mind
Lesson
Pro
Scales: The Foundation
Game
Free
Virtual Piano Studio
Article
Free
The Augmented Pianist: A Blueprint for Mastering Ear Training
Sheet
Free
12 Melodious and Very Easy Studies, Op. 63
Lesson
Pro
Music Theory Complete Exam
Article
Free
The Best YouTube Channels for Learning Piano
Concert Hall · AI Coach
Step on stage. Play.
A full-size 3D grand under the lights. Sit down, plug in your MIDI keyboard or just use your mouse, and fill the hall.
Meet The Professor, your AI piano coach
Play any piece and get instant spoken feedback: accuracy for each hand, the measures slowing you down, and every chord under your fingers named in real time.
The Studio
Play, sing, record. Produce.
A real studio in your browser: layer drums and backing tracks, sing over your own accompaniment, record multitrack takes and export a finished mix. No plugins, no downloads.
- Virtual piano
- Backing tracks
- Drum machine
- Vocal recording
- Multitrack
- Audio export
The arcade
7 ways to play yourself better.
Ear Trainer
Sharpen your musical ear! Identify intervals, chords, and scales through…
Ledger Line Legend
Conquer the notes beyond the staff! Identify ledger line notes…
Melody Merge
Drop and merge matching notes to rebuild famous melodies, and…
Note Invaders
Defend the musical galaxy! Identify falling notes and blast invading…
Piano Hero
Hit the right keys at the right time! Play along…
Sight Reading Trainer
Read and play in real-time! Notes appear on the staff…
Virtual Piano Studio
Play piano online with our professional Virtual Piano Studio. Features…
Good to know
Questions, answered.
The short version of everything people ask before they sit down at the keys.
Is PianoMode really free?
Yes. Every score in the library and every article in the Journal is free, forever. Guided lessons, full game modes and the Studio go further with a membership.
Browse the free libraryDo I need a piano or a MIDI keyboard?
No. Everything works with your mouse, trackpad or touch screen. If you do plug in a MIDI keyboard, the sight-reading trainer, the games, the Concert Hall and the Studio all recognize it instantly.
Try the Concert HallHow is the learning path structured?
Five levels, from Beginner to Expert, each split into short modules and bite-size lessons with interactive exercises and quizzes. The first lesson of every level is free, so you can feel the method before committing.
See the whole pathCan I download the sheet music?
Yes. Each score page offers a print-ready PDF, and the built-in player highlights every note in time so you can learn the piece straight from the screen.
Find your next pieceWhat exactly is a Playbook?
A guided path built around one real goal, such as playing a song tonight or reading music in 30 days. It gathers the right scores, lessons, games and articles in the right order.
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