Turn any MIDI or MusicXML file into a piano lesson

Found a song you love as a MIDI file or as sheet music on MuseScore? Pianolus turns it into an interactive piano lesson. Add the file, and you get falling notes, the sheet music, separate left and right hands, and a lesson plan that teaches the song a few bars at a time.

Add your MIDI file

Which files work

• MIDI files (.mid, .midi). Files with a separate track for each hand work best; a single track is split at middle C.
• MusicXML files (.musicxml, .xml, .mxl), for example from MuseScore (Download → MusicXML). The two piano staves become your right and left hand, and finger numbers are shown when the score has them.
• PDF sheet music can’t be read yet. Look for the MIDI or MusicXML version of the same song.

How the lesson works

1. Open pianolus.com and choose “Add a song” under Your songs, or drop the file on the page.
2. Open the song and tap “Lesson”. The song is split into sections of four bars.
3. Each section is practised with the right hand, then the left hand, then both hands at 70% speed.
4. Finally you play the whole song slowly and then at full speed. Reach 90% to pass each step.

Private by design

Your files never leave your device. Pianolus reads them in the browser and stores them only on that device, so you can practise songs you bought or arranged yourself.

Questions

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