How to Practice with Your Real Piano

Pair your real piano with Super Simple Piano and the player becomes a live coach: every note graded, weak spots flagged, smart practice plan at the end.

What works where

MIDI cable + Bluetooth — Chrome, Edge, or Opera on desktop. Chrome on Android.

iPhone, iPad, Safari — Microphone only. Apple's WebKit blocks Web MIDI and Web Bluetooth.

Microphone — works in any browser, on any device, with any acoustic or digital piano.

The three modes

The badge in the top-right tells you which mode you're in:

⚪ Playing mode — no input connected, song just plays, no grading.

🟢 Performance mode — input connected, every note graded in real time. Best once you can stumble through.

🟡 Waiting mode — input connected, WAIT on, song pauses at each note. Best for learning a brand-new piece.

Switch modes any time — a toast confirms each change.

Connect your piano

USB MIDI — plug into your Mac or PC, click Allow on the browser prompt:

An indigo MIDI pill appears in the floating panel. Any future device is auto-detected.

Bluetooth MIDI — tap the Bluetooth button. The browser opens its native chooser; pick your piano.

Microphone — tap the 🎤 Mic button. The song's audio is muted so we only hear your real piano, and we grade you on what you play.

Performance mode

WAIT off, song plays end-to-end. Hits flash green, missed notes turn gray. Live accuracy + streak in the badge.

When the song ends you get a coaching modal with your grade and a button that loops the measures you struggled with at 80% speed.

Waiting mode

Tap the WAIT clock icon. The song pauses at every note and waits for the correct key. The next note pulses on the staff; the matching key glows on the on-screen piano.

Stuck? Hit Skip in the bottom-left, or tap any key twice quickly. Walk through a piece with WAIT once or twice, then flip it off for real practice.

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Plug in (or pair, or speak), pick a mode, and play. Try it on any song.