Show HN: Piano Trainer – Learn piano scales, chords and more using MIDI
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#2This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
Re: Show HN: Piano Trainer – Learn piano scales, chords and more using MIDI
#3Very neat!
Re: Show HN: Piano Trainer – Learn piano scales, chords and more using MIDI
#4This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
Not really that much of a game but falling notes and with standard MIDI support is Synthesia.
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#5This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
Yousician http://yousician.com/
It has different kinds of notes presentation modes.
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#6This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
It's something most piano teachers advise AGAINST.
But I am of the opinion that anything that makes you play the instrument works.
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#7This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
One version of Rock Band came with a real 25 key piano midi controller that you used in the game.
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#8This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
It's something most piano teachers advise AGAINST. But I am of the opinion that anything that makes you play the instrument works.
The problem is it's hard to unlearn bad technique. If you play scales wrong you can get stuck progressing and have to start over while suppressing the urge to just play like you always did.
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#9This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
Melodics[1] got a few gamey features, but in the larger scope such tools are pretty orthogonal to actually learning to play piano - I wouldn't say they hurt, like some teachers suggest (they'd say the same about hanon warmups) but they help you becoming a better musician the same way writing the alphabet everyday would make you a better writer.
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#10This is cool. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a game like Guitar Hero (old playstation game with a custom controller), but for piano and with MIDI input support, something to practice the mechanical skills, preferably with a library of beginner-friendly charts?
Rocksmith+ recently got a piano mode. The default interface is similar to Guitar Hero but you can also toggle to a sheet music view. I haven't tried it.
I have tried Playground Sessions and recommend it.