Learn piano with your own digital piano

Plug your digital piano into this computer, phone or tablet with a USB cable (on a phone, a USB-C OTG adapter), tap Connect piano, then pick a lesson or a song. No piano yet? Tap the on-screen keys, or use the computer keys A–; (Z/X change octave).

Learn piano step by step

Short lessons in order, from your first three notes to Für Elise. Each one unlocks a new skill.

Note reading practice

Song library

Your songs

Add a song · MusicXML (.musicxml, .mxl) or MIDI (.mid). Drop files here or tap to choose.

Where to find songs with hands and fingering

MuseScore.com has thousands of piano arrangements for every level. Open a score, choose Download and pick MusicXML. Scores marked with fingering show finger numbers here, and the two staves become your right and left hand.
MIDI files work too (search "song name piano midi"). Files with separate tracks for each hand work best; a single track is split at middle C.
PDF sheet music can't be read yet. Look for the MusicXML or MIDI version of the same song.
The built-in songs are all free to share: classical pieces and traditional tunes, arranged for Pianolus. Film, game and pop music (like Amélie, Minecraft or Yanni) is still under copyright, so it can't be built in, but you can add your own copy here and it stays on your device.

Free piano lessons with your digital piano

Pianolus is a free website for learning piano with your own digital piano or keyboard. Connect it with a USB cable and play along with falling notes, sheet music and finger numbers, while Pianolus checks every note. No account, no subscription.

Connect your digital piano to a computer, Android phone or tablet over USB MIDI.
Falling notes in blue for the right hand and orange for the left, or real sheet music with a cursor.
Turn your own MIDI or MusicXML files into lessons that teach a song a few bars at a time.
A free course of 45 lessons for beginners and free piano songs from Für Elise to Jingle Bells.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

Yes, on Android phones and tablets with Chrome. Connect the piano with a USB-C OTG adapter. iPhone and iPad browsers do not support Web MIDI yet.