Piano Play
Play by ear, then read the notes
About Piano Play
A real synthesised keyboard with a free-play mode, a note-reading trainer on the staff, and play-along songs with falling notes.
Ankhdase tracks 3 distinct skills in Piano Play, including Playing melodies, Reading music and Rhythm. Because mastery is estimated per skill rather than per game, the questions shift toward whatever a student is getting wrong — and away from what they have already proved they know.
There are 3 modes to choose from: Free play, Read the notes and Play along.
How to play
- Click the keys, or use the home row of your keyboard: A S D F G H J K L.
- Read-the-notes shows a note on the staff and waits for you to press it.
- Play-along lights up the next note of a song and waits — no rush, no timer.
Skills Piano Play practices
- Playing melodies
- Reading music
- Rhythm
Mastery is estimated separately for each of these, which is what lets the difficulty move independently — a student can be fluent on one and still be fed easier questions on another.
Questions about Piano Play
- Is Piano Play free to play?
- Yes. Piano Play is free, runs in any modern browser, and needs no download or plugin. You can play straight away without an account; signing in is only needed if you want progress, streaks and badges saved.
- What age is Piano Play for?
- Piano Play suits ages 4–adult — roughly Pre-K to Adult. The difficulty adapts as you play, so it stays useful across that whole range rather than being pitched at one year group.
- What does Piano Play teach?
- It practices Playing melodies, Reading music and Rhythm. Every question is tagged with the skill it exercises, so progress is tracked skill by skill rather than as one overall score.
- Does Piano Play work on a tablet or phone?
- Yes. Piano Play works with touch as well as a mouse, and every drag action has a tap-to-select alternative. Once the page has loaded once it also keeps working offline.
- Can teachers assign Piano Play?
- Yes. Teachers can create a class, add students in bulk without email addresses, and set Piano Play as an assignment with a goal — a score, a number of minutes, stars or a typing speed. Progress updates automatically as students play.