Where AI fits in Piano Pilot

Every time you play a song in Piano Pilot, the app rates each note for pitch and timing, knows which hand played it, and measures how early or late it was. Today that ends in a score and a grade. A good teacher would tell you much more: which bars to work on, whether you rushed, and what to practice tomorrow. That is where we think AI can help, and this post shares what we're exploring.

A coach after every run

The first feature we want to build is a practice coach on the results screen. Instead of only “B, 72%”, you would read something like: “Your right hand was clean. Your left hand ran a little early in bars 12 to 16, where most of your misses were.” Under it, one button opens that passage with A–B repeat and a slower speed already set, so you can fix it straight away. The facts come from the app's own measurements; AI only puts them into plain words and picks the drill, so it never makes up a bar number or a grade.

A plan for today

Next, we want to turn your history into a short daily plan: a warm-up, the passage that gave you trouble yesterday, and one new piece. Alongside it, “play next” suggestions would pick songs that are a small step up from what you can already play, based on how you actually score rather than a fixed difficulty label.

Easier versions of the songs you love

Many people download a piece they love and find it is too hard for now. We're working on simplified versions generated from the sheet music itself, such as melody only or a simpler left hand, so a beginner can play a version of the song today and move up a level later. Every simplified score will be checked by a person before it reaches the library.

Further out

• Tap a bar and ask a question, such as which chord it is or what a marking means
• Short warm-up exercises made for the spots you find hardest
• Better listening through the microphone on acoustic pianos, especially for chords
• Quick answers to app questions, based on our Help Center

Your data

These features work from note statistics: which notes you hit, how early or late, and with which hand. Recordings of your playing stay on your device, and you'll be able to switch AI feedback off. We'll update our privacy policy before any of this ships.

Tell us what you want first

Update, October 29: the Practice Coach is now in the app. Read Meet the Practice Coach. The rest is still ahead, and the order may change based on what you tell us. Let us know which of these would help your practice most from Help Center in the app or on our contact page. If you haven't tried Piano Pilot yet, get it on Google Play.