Piano sight reading trainer

Learn to read music
at the piano

QuickClef writes fresh sheet music, listens through your MIDI keyboard, and answers with a live band. Every note you play is judged the moment you play it.

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7 days free · no credit card required · runs in your browser · any MIDI keyboard
1 · Connect

Plug in any USB MIDI keyboard and the browser hears it. No drivers, no install. You can also play on screen.

2 · Read

Real engraved notation, written new for every session at exactly your level. Key, meter, rhythm figures, chords: your call.

3 · Get answered

Hits bloom green in the score, timing is measured to the millisecond, and the band plays on around you.

QuickClef judging a melody live: green noteheads behind the playback needle

Fresh music, forever

The generator writes correct, musical exercises on demand. No two sessions repeat, and no book runs out of pages.

  • Melody, chords, both hands, or pure rhythm
  • Any key, 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8, rests, ties, syncopation, triplets
  • Note by note verdicts with a timing chart after every run

Your rules, rewritten live

Flip a switch and watch the page rewrite itself. Sixteenth runs over voiced chords, waltzes, 6/8 lilts, nine keys, grand staff, syncopation, triplets: the generator writes correct, musical notation for any combination you throw at it, from first-week easy to genuinely hard.

It is not a library of exercises. It is a composer that never repeats itself.

The band waits for you

Wait mode holds the music on every note until you find the right keys, then rolls on. Practice pressure without performance pressure. When you are ready, play at full speed and let the band keep time.

The QuickClef journey: venues from the practice room to the concert hall, with a map of conquered keys

From first key to two staves

Never read a note before? The journey teaches like a good game: find middle C, read your first bar, earn stars through venues from the practice room to the concert hall. A map of the keyboard lights up as your reach grows.

Struggle and the game adapts: the band waits, the tempo bends, the hard bars come back as a focused loop.

The import studio: a MIDI file split into hands on a piano roll

Bring your own songs

Drop in any MIDI file. Choose which track is which hand, set the split point, keep the rest as a backing band. QuickClef engraves it and judges you against your own music, with section loops for the hard parts.

Jam mode: a circle of fifths listening to your playing

No page? Jam.

Jam mode drops the sheet entirely. Play anything and the band listens: it finds your key, follows your chords, matches your energy, and brings the song home when you are done. Your jams export as MIDI.

One price, everything

Monthly
$7.99/month

Every mode, every feature. Cancel in one click.

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Annual
$59/year

The price of one lesson, for a year of daily practice.

Start free week

Every account starts with 7 days free. No credit card required. Your progress and songs live on your device.

Questions

Do I need to read music already?

No. The journey starts at finding middle C and teaches the staff itself, one idea at a time. If you already read, jump straight into Sight Reading and set the difficulty yourself.

Do I need a MIDI keyboard?

Any keyboard with USB MIDI works, plugged straight into the browser. No drivers. Without one you can play on screen with mouse or touch, but a real keyboard is the point of the practice.

Which browsers and devices?

Chrome or Edge on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. No download, no drivers: it runs right in the browser.

Is my playing data private?

Your progress, history and imported songs stay in your browser, on your device. Our server keeps your account email and subscription state, nothing else.

How does the free week work?

Sign in with Google and everything is unlocked for 7 days. No credit card required. If you subscribe, you can cancel any time from the menu and keep access until the period ends.

Does it replace a teacher?

No, and it does not pretend to. A teacher hears posture, touch and musicality. QuickClef is the practice partner between lessons: patient, precise about notes and timing, and always available.