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V1.6 now available · Digital scores
A piano practice system built around digital scores
Turn MusicXML scores into guided piano practice.
Import a MusicXML or MXL score. PianoTrace analyzes its structure, difficulty, and technical demands, then creates a guided path from hands-separate phrases to complete performances.
Connect a digital piano or MIDI keyboard for performance scores, score annotations, and practical next-step guidance.
7 dimensions of difficulty
5 guided practice stages
3 levels of assessment
The system
One digital score. A complete practice path.
Move from understanding the music to focused work and a complete performance. Every screen stays connected to the score, the current task, and what your playing shows.
One score, one complete path
Import MusicXML or MXL, organize each piece, and keep its score, analysis, practice path, and progress in one place.
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A score that does more
Render and play digital scores clearly, identify measures and phrases, and jump to the exact passage you need.
Know the challenges before you practice
See the overall demand, locate difficult measures, and understand the techniques worth preparing first.
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Let practice plan the next step
Follow a path built from phrases, voices, and structure. Advance after a strong attempt or return for focused remediation.
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Review note-level annotations, scores, and practical advice for a more focused next attempt.
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See the structure. Understand the music.
Explore phrase boundaries, sections, and recurring or varied musical material, then jump back to the score.
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Your tempo. Steadier practice.
Practice without an imported score using flexible meters, subdivisions, polyrhythms, and rhythm layers.
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Shape the sound around you
On Mac, configure tone, gain, output device, and channel routing for your practice setup.
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Smart practice
The music decides what comes next.
PianoTrace turns the score into a sequence of clear, achievable tasks. You can follow the suggested route or choose any measure, phrase, or full piece yourself.
- 01
Hands separately
Establish notes, fingering, and movement for each voice.
- 02
Hands together
Build coordination without losing the details already secured.
- 03
Phrase by phrase
Work in musical units with a clear goal for every attempt.
- 04
Connect phrases
Strengthen transitions and continuity between sections.
- 05
Complete performance
Bring the whole piece together and assess the result.
Score-aware feedback
Feedback lands exactly where the problem happened.
When enough MIDI evidence is available, PianoTrace scores a measure, phrase, or complete piece, places annotations on the score, and suggests the next focused action.
Measure · Phrase · Complete piece
- 01Pitch and wrong notes
- 02Rhythm
- 03Articulation
- 04Dynamics
- 05Coordination
- 06Pedal use
- 07Continuity
Free practice
No score required for rhythm work.
Start immediately with common meters, subdivisions, polyrhythms, layered time signatures, slow practice, and progressive tempo work.
Mac audio
A professional setup can still feel simple.
Choose the playback device and output channel, then tune tone and gain for an audio interface, monitors, or headphones.
Clear by design
Built around what the score and MIDI can actually tell you.
PianoTrace keeps the workflow precise by being explicit about formats, devices, and what each analysis means.
Score formats
Import .musicxml, MusicXML-based .xml, and .mxl. PDF, image scores, and MIDI files as scores are not currently supported.
When MIDI is needed
Score import, difficulty, and structure analysis work without MIDI. Performance detection and scoring require a compatible MIDI device.
What difficulty means
Difficulty describes the score’s demands. It does not judge your ability, predict learning time, or assign an official exam grade.
PianoTrace Pro
Full difficulty detail, Smart Practice paths, detailed annotations, and some advanced features require PianoTrace Pro.
Music practice, reimagined
Know what to practice, how to practice it, and how well it went.
Bring one digital score. Leave each session with a clearer next step.