Scan piano music. Hear it play.
PlayableNotes walkthrough: scan and hear

Real app footage on PlayableNotes, recorded with a test account; waits shortened (reading sped up 11×, real time 57 s). Piano audio rendered from the score with the app's own piano samples.

00:00 — HOOK
A photo of your page, now playing.

00:03 — TITLE
Scan piano music. Hear it play. A photo, screenshot or PDF becomes a score you can play.

00:05 — 01 · UPLOAD
Upload a photo, screenshot or PDF.

00:09 — ON A PHONE
In your phone's browser, tap Take a photo.

00:13 — 02 · CHECK
Each page is checked and its lines counted. This page has 6 lines.

00:16 — COST
Reading costs 1 credit per line of music.

00:19 — 03 · READ
Reading takes a minute or two. (This one took 57 s, shown sped up 11×.)

00:24 — THE SCORE
Engraved as a score. Check it against your photo. The pitches and rhythms match the photo; the engraving groups the eighth notes in bars 1 and 3 in pairs where the photo beams four together. That is a notation choice, not a different rhythm.

00:29 — 04 · HEAR
Press Play. Notes light up as they sound.

00:42 — TEMPO
Slow it down to any tempo (here 90 to 60).

00:50 — 05 · PRACTISE
Share a practice link with your student.

00:56 — ON THE PRACTICE LINK
Play one hand at a time. Students open it without an account.

01:06 — ON THE PRACTICE LINK
Loop the bars that need work (here bars 7–8).

01:18 — TRY IT FREE
Try it free: 50 credits. Enough to read several pages of piano music. playablenotes.com. Reading uses credits. Playing, practice links and exports are free.