SightPiano

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About this app

Start free. No account, no trial clock: the entire beginner foundation — three classical method paths, real sheet music, real-time feedback on every note — is yours to keep, permanently unlocked.

SightPiano is for people who want to actually read music, not tap along to falling blocks.

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
- Real notation, not diagrams. Every piece is full sheet music, read the way a musician reads it.
- The beat never stops. Metronome on by default; every note is judged for timing as well as pitch.
- You track your own position on the page. No bouncing ball, no auto-scroll — the skill a real sight-reader needs.
- No upsell modals, no locked-until-you-pay progression on the free foundation. Payment expands content, not the practice system.

THE SIGHT- PRACTICE PIPELINE
Sight-reading is five skills in sequence, and SightPiano trains all five, in order:
- Hear it first — SightPlay highlights each note as reference audio plays, with a visible beat and human (non-mechanical) timing.
- Play it through, off the clock — SightTrace colors every note green or red the instant you strike it, looping until you clear the passage.
- Read ahead, off the clock — SightPeek lets you preview the next measure at your own pace.
- Read ahead, at tempo — SightAhead runs the same drill under real tempo pressure.
- Get the truth immediately — SightMark and SightError show exactly what landed and where the misses went.

A PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUM
Choose from three historical method paths to intermediate playing — the balanced German Path (Beyer, Burgmüller, Czerny), the lyrical French Path (Le Couppey), or the technical Viennese Path (Czerny) — plus Hanon, SightJazz, and SightPops. The beginner foundation of every path is free, permanently, with every feature enabled.

BUILT-IN PRACTICE TOOLS
SightMastery and SightTrend track real progress across months, not minutes. SightRight/SightLeft isolate a hand. SightDyna shows touch evenness. SightCade turns eight retro arcade games into focused drills on rhythm, pitch, and hand independence. SightMaestro is an optional AI practice coach — bring your own API key and pay your provider directly, at wholesale, instead of a subscription markup.

A NOTE ON HARDWARE
SightPiano needs real-time MIDI note detection to work, which means a digital piano or MIDI keyboard — acoustic pianos aren't supported by current technology. Wired USB MIDI is required; Bluetooth MIDI is not currently supported.

Built and maintained by one person. Feedback goes straight to the developer, not a support queue.

What’s new

New: SightJuke — pick a range in any songbook and let SightPiano perform it hands-free, with optional repeat.

• AI-rendered endings now ring out: final notes keep their written length and the pedal lifts naturally
• No more dead air before the first note of a performance
• D.S./D.C. al Fine repeats now play back (~80 pieces)
• SamuraiSlash: new Depth Path track (Bach, BWV 846) and free levels selectable in any order
• SightCade: redesigned phone hub, audio pauses in background, tutorial fixes