Grand piano in a warm piano workspace
Now in open Beta

Playing piano is hard.
Your favorite songs don't have to be.

Pick any song. Upload it. We'll help you learn it note by note.

Piano Nova is a piano learning app that lets you upload any sheet music — PDF, photo, or MusicXML — and learn it note by note with your MIDI keyboard. See how it works, browse our 73-song practice library, or read the upload guide.

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Free to start — no card needed. Runs in your browser.

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This is how it usually goes

You heard a song that gave you chills. You found the sheet music. You sit down at the piano. Now what?

You try to sight-read it, but it's overwhelming. Too many notes, too complex, and nobody to break it down for you.

You push through the first page, but the rest feels impossible. Eventually you stop trying. The piece stays unfinished.

From “I wish I could play that”
to actually playing it

Try it yourself — hit play.

Preparing your score

1. Upload your piece (PDF, MusicXML)
2. Slow it down, loop the hard parts
3. Play it
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How you'll learn it

Bring your own music

Upload sheet music as PDF, photo, or MusicXML — any genre, any difficulty. If it exists as sheet music, you can play it. Your uploads stay private, always.

Hear it, then play it

Listen to the piece played back before you touch a key. Then connect your MIDI keyboard and play along in real time with high-fidelity piano sound.

Take it bar by bar

Slow any passage to half tempo. Loop the bars that trip you up. Gradually speed up until your fingers know the way. That's how you actually learn a piece.

Go at your own pace

Piano Nova pauses and waits for you to play the right note before moving on. No rushing. No falling behind. Just you and the music, note by note.

  • Adjustable tempo
  • Loop any section
  • Hands-separate learning
  • Works with any MIDI piano
  • Track your progress Soon
Desktop
Android
iOS app coming

Every time I found a piece I loved, I'd hit a wall trying to learn it alone. So I built a tool — so no piece stays unfinished.

— Ivan Shapovalov, Founder & Pianist
Open Beta

Join while it's still being built

Piano Nova is made by a solo founder, in the open, with the people learning on it. Get in now and you get more than an app.

Personal help, anytime

Stuck on anything at all? The founder helps you personally — setting up your piano, learning a tricky piece, whatever you need.

You shape the product

Tell us what to build. Beta players' requests jump the queue — the roadmap is yours to steer.

Founding price, locked

Lock in today's price — it goes up as Piano Nova grows.

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Simple, honest pricing

Start free with your first piece. Upgrade when you're ready — no hidden fees, cancel anytime.

Free

Learn your first piece

$0
  • Your first piece
  • All learning tools included
  • No card required
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Monthly

Most flexible

$19.99 /month
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Best Value

Yearly

Save 37% vs monthly

$149.99 /year

$19.99/mo → $12.50/mo

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Lifetime Access

One payment, yours forever.

Pays for itself in ~2 years — then free forever
$299 one-time
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Compare every plan in detail on the pricing page, or contact us about teacher & school plans.

Frequently Asked
Questions

Piano Nova accepts PDF sheet music, photos of printed scores (JPG, PNG), and MusicXML/MXL files. PDFs and photos are converted to playable notation using optical music recognition (OMR). MusicXML files are imported directly.

No. You can use Piano Nova without a MIDI keyboard to view scores, listen to playback, and adjust tempo. To play along and use wait mode (where the app pauses until you play the correct note), you'll need any USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard.

Synthesia uses falling colored blocks instead of real sheet music notation. Piano Nova displays actual notation, which builds sight-reading skills. Piano Nova also lets you upload any score (PDF, photo, MusicXML), while Synthesia works with MIDI files from its library.

Those apps lock you into their song library. Because Piano Nova lets you upload any sheet music, it's a popular Flowkey alternative and Simply Piano alternative for pianists who want to practice pieces that aren't in a fixed catalog. See all piano app comparisons.

Piano Nova has a free tier with 2 scores and 2 PDF/image pages (MusicXML uploads don't count toward the page limit), with every practice feature included. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for unlimited scores and pages. A yearly plan ($149.99/year, 37% savings) and a one-time lifetime plan ($299) are also available.

Piano Nova runs in your web browser on desktop and Android (Chrome). On iPhone you can browse and listen today; a native iOS app with MIDI-keyboard support is coming soon. MIDI keyboards connect via USB on desktop and Bluetooth on mobile.

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