Connect your piano
Plug a USB-MIDI keyboard into your iPad. Crescendo identifies it instantly and shows your live keys and pedals so you know it’s listening.
Coming soon to the App Store
Make playing music
feel like
winning.
Crescendo turns your piano into a stage. Connect a USB-MIDI keyboard to your iPad, play the colorful notes as they fall — Guitar Hero style — and learn real songs from your very first session. No music theory required.
Download on the App Store
Soon
See how it plays
- iPadOS 17 or later
- USB-MIDI piano or keyboard
- Runs on-device · nothing uploaded
The loop
From plugged in to playing in three steps.
Crescendo meets you at the keys. Connect, choose, and play — your first session is already a performance.
Pick a song
Choose from the built-in library and pick a hand. Slow any track to 50% or 75% while you learn, then bring it back to full tempo.
Play, Guitar Hero style
Colorful gems fall toward your keys. Play them in time — every note you nail is applause, and a results screen celebrates how you did.
A look inside
Built for the big screen, made to be played.
Crescendo runs full-screen on your iPad in landscape — bright, tactile, and tuned so the notes always come first.
Your journey, at a glance
Every song on one screen, your piano connected and your progress front and center. Tap any tile to start playing.
Learn at your pace
Pick a hand, slow the tempo to 50% or 75% while you learn, switch on the metronome — then chase three stars on both hands.
Take a bow
Stars, accuracy, and an honest coach note after every run — and the next song unlocks the moment you’re ready for it.
Your real piano, plugged in
Crescendo sees every key, velocity, and pedal the instant you connect a USB-MIDI piano — so the feedback is the real thing.
Built for the long haul
Daily streaks, XP, levels, and a wall of badges keep you coming back — because a lifelong habit is the whole point.
Why it works
Practice that feels like an arcade, not homework.
Every part of Crescendo is built around one idea: the fastest path to a lifelong musical habit is joy, not duty.
Every note is a win
Notes become bright falling gems that line up perfectly with your keys. Hit them in time and the screen cheers — perfect hits, combos, and streaks make practice feel like a performance.
Your real piano is the controller
Plug in a Yamaha or any USB-MIDI keyboard and Crescendo listens to every note and pedal — velocity, timing, and all. No piano yet? Tap the on-screen keys and try everything out.
Learn one hand at a time
Start with your right hand, add your left, then put them together. Each stage unlocks when you’re ready, and accuracy earns one to three stars — so progress always feels earned.
A coach that watches every session
A built-in coach spots where you rushed, dragged, or stumbled, with finger suggestions for the tricky bits. Daily streaks, XP, levels, and a practice journal keep you coming back.
Ways to play
One app, four ways to play.
Learn a song hand by hand, survive an endless stream, noodle freely, or bring your own MIDI. There’s always a next note worth chasing.
Learn
Hand by handReal songs broken into right hand, left hand, then both together. Stars reward accuracy; passing both hands unlocks the next piece.
Endless
SurvivalA never-ending stream of music that climbs in difficulty the longer you survive. Keep your health up, chase your high score, earn badges.
Free Play
Just playNo score, no pressure — just you and the keys, with the on-screen keyboard mirroring everything you play on your piano.
Import your songs
Bring your ownLoad a MIDI file and Crescendo turns it into a playable chart with a backing band — your sheet music becomes a setlist.
Built-in library
Real songs, from your first note to two hands.
Begin with simple tunes and build toward the classics. Slow any song to 50% or 75% while you learn, then bring it back to full tempo.
- Hot Cross Buns Traditional Beginner
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Traditional Beginner
- Ode to Joy Beethoven Easy
- Minuet in G Petzold Intermediate
- Für Elise (opening) Beethoven Intermediate
- Endless Mode Procedurally generated Ramps forever
Plus a built-in coach, daily streaks, XP, achievements, and a practice journal — so every session counts.
Good to know
Questions, answered.
What is Crescendo?
Crescendo is an iPad app that turns piano practice into an arcade game. Colorful notes fall toward your keys, Guitar Hero style, and you play them in real time on a connected USB-MIDI piano — learning real songs from your very first session, no music theory required.
Do I need a piano to use it?
To get the full experience you connect a USB-MIDI piano or keyboard (any brand; a Yamaha is the reference instrument) to your iPad. No hardware yet? Every screen still works — just tap the on-screen keys to play.
What do I need to run Crescendo?
An iPad running iPadOS 17 or later, and a USB-MIDI piano or keyboard connected to it. Crescendo is iPad-only.
How much does Crescendo cost?
Pricing will be announced closer to launch.
Does Crescendo collect my data?
No. Crescendo runs entirely on your device and makes no network calls. Your profile, progress, and session recordings stay on your iPad and are never uploaded, tracked, or shared.
Can it help me actually improve?
Yes. Crescendo reads the timing, velocity, and pedals of every note you play and a built-in coach points out where you rushed, dragged, or stumbled — with finger suggestions. You can slow songs to 50% or 75% while learning, then build back to full tempo.
Your first concert starts here.
Connect your piano, pick a song, and play. Crescendo is coming to the App Store for iPad.
Download on the App Store
Soon