Pianote: The Piano Lessons App 9+

Amazing!

I downloaded all the major piano apps and wasn’t vibing with any of them until I found this one, it is EXACTLY what I was looking for. It feels like actually having a teacher and the knowledge progression is logical and is filling in all the gaps I had from years of playing without actually taking any lessons. It is really amazing to see the combination of theory and practice yielding results in my production sessions, where as before I would have been stuck doing things by ear, now there are a lot of instances where I quickly apply a bit of theory and boom, like magic the vibes keep flowing without missing a beat. I really like how the beginning modules are focused on proper technique, as someone who is more interested in learning theory and technique so I can apply it to my own creative endeavors, this is great. I’m even stoked to learn the songs now, because it isn’t just ‘oh learn this random song’ it’s ‘ok here’s the technique and here is a song where we can apply it in action’. So amazing, what a time to be alive, great work y’all!!

Developer Response ,

Hey, Wackoweber, thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to leave this awesome review!! We're so pumped to hear that you've been enjoying Pianote so much. We'd love to hear from you any time at support@pianote.com any time you have any feedback for us so that we can keep making Pianote even more amazing! :D Happy playing! - Jenn, Student Support

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

This app has made a great course even better. I spent weeks reviewing all the piano courses on the market. I did the demos and free trials on all and decided on Pianote. Not to be confused with same name apps. This is the real deal. If you want to learn only how to play a song or two by playing a game, look at the other apps. If you want to truly learn how to play the piano and read music so you can play any song, this is the learning method you need. Lisa and her group make an effective program that is fun and lets you learn at your own pace. The lessons even have a unique feature that allows you to slow them down yet you can still clearly hear the audio. Huge help. I went all in with a full access year subscription and I couldn’t be happier. Again great learning course made even better with this app.

Developer Response ,

Ah, this makes us so happy!! We're so excited that you found us and that you found us - and decided to try us - after all of that research. So pleased that you've been happy with your annual subscription so far - please reach out to us any time at support@pianote.com if you have any questions or have further feedback! :D - Jenn, Student Support

Potential to be an amazing app

I was hesitant to get this app but I couldn’t say no to free 7 day trial. I had read some reviews where the app was glitchy on the iPad from a couple years ago so I figured it was probably fixed.
Nope, the app doesn’t fill your entire screen, watching videos is very glitchy. I have amazing internet (150mbps) and the videos would just stop randomly through a lesson and just keep loading. (I’ve never once had this happen to me while streaming anything in my house)

I think the app is designed well where you can follow certain instructors and learn from the play styles you like, but the app just needs to be a little more easy to work with. I’m not spending $30 a month to get frustrated with an app while trying to learn piano. I’m also not going to try and learn from my tiny phone. The tablet situation really needs to be worked out because the tablet is so ideal for piano learning. If it wasn’t for the iPad app not being optimized, I would have paid for it