Synthesia
A fun way to learn how to play the piano.
Whether you've always wanted to learn or you're a veteran looking for a fun new way to practice, get ready to join the thousands using Synthesia.
Play at Your Own Speed
In melody practice, Synthesia waits for you to play the correct note before moving on.
Read Sheet Music... or Not
Enable musical notation for any song. Or, leave it turned off and just enjoy the falling notes.
Practice Hands Separately
Choose what you want to practice. Synthesia will play the rest for you so you can focus on your goal.
Millions of Free Songs
Synthesia comes with over 100 songs. The Internet has the rest. Play any MIDI file you can find or create.
Online Scoreboards
Strike up challenges with your friends and compete against the best players out there.
Finger Number Hints
Remind yourself which finger is best using a simple one-click gesture.
Lighted Keyboard Support
See upcoming notes in melody practice right on your lighted keyboard. Find difficult chords faster.
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New! Tips for Synthesia Songwriters
May-16-2012

Do you create your own songs to share with others using Synthesia?

Check out this guide that shows a few easy steps to get the most out of Synthesia's features with your own songs:

Creating Great Content for Synthesia

In just a few minutes you'll be able to add extended metadata, include finger hints, enable the simple song view, create links on your site that will open Synthesia in a single click, and more!

Synthesia 0.8.3
Apr-05-2012

The new song progress tracking feature is Synthesia's best feature ever. Grab Synthesia 0.8.3 now to get it along with a dozen or so new features.

Stay Motivated, Track Your Progress

Remapping Controls

Let Synthesia guide you through the process of learning every song. The new song progress metric lets you to set personal goals and watch them become realized.

Whenever you play a song, you have a chance at proving how far you've progressed in that song.

This is my new personal favorite feature.

It's Just You and the Music

Synthesia 0.8.3 brings a new, cleaner play screen. All of the clutter has been tucked into a menu at the top of the screen.

With fewer distractions and a display much friendlier to lower-resolution screens, it's just you and your music.

Launch Synthesia From Your Browser

After you run Synthesia 0.8.3 for the first time, you are ready to launch songs in a single click. Try it out: Bach Chorale.

Want to create your own Synthesia links for your website or YouTube videos? Use the Synthesia Song Link Generator tool.

New Scale and Arpeggio Exercises

Try out the new exercises by Ash from the forums. Each exercise is split into separate hands and includes finger hints. You'll find them in the song library under "Ash's Exercises".

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