How Piano Nova Works

Piano Nova turns any sheet music into an interactive practice session. Upload a score, slow it down, loop the hard parts, and play along with your MIDI keyboard.

Upload Your Score

Bring any piece you want to learn. Piano Nova accepts three formats:

PDF sheet music — the most common format. Our optical music recognition (OMR) engine reads the notation and converts it to a playable score.
Photos of printed music — snap a picture of a page from a book. The OMR engine handles the rest.
MusicXML / MXL files — the most accurate option. Contains all musical data and imports directly with no conversion needed.

Your uploads are private — only you can see your scores.

Practice at Your Pace

The app renders full sheet music notation on screen — real notation, not falling blocks. You control every aspect of practice:

Listen first — hear the piece played back before you touch a key
Adjust tempo — slow any passage to any speed
Loop sections — select a range of bars and repeat until solid
Hands separate — practice left hand, right hand, or both
Wait mode — the app pauses at each note until you play the correct key on your MIDI keyboard

Play Along

Connect any USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard. Piano Nova shows your notes in real time on a piano visualizer below the score and highlights your position in the notation.

High-fidelity piano sound is generated on-device — no latency, no internet required for playback. Works on desktop, iOS, and Android.

Supported Formats

PDF Converted via OMR

Photos JPG, PNG — converted via OMR

MusicXML / MXL Direct import, highest accuracy

Works With Any MIDI Keyboard

Piano Nova works with any standard MIDI keyboard. On desktop, connect via USB — it's plug and play, no drivers needed. On iOS and Android, connect via Bluetooth MIDI.

Don't have a MIDI keyboard? You can still use Piano Nova to view scores, listen to playback, control tempo, and follow along with the notation.