Princess Piano

Disclaimer: I got this when it was free. Turning learning to play piano into a game is a great idea. This children's training app uses one-note melodies to teach reading and playing music. The timing seems to be accurately measured, and the feedback is decently helpful. However, there's no metronome or musical accompaniment, which means you have to time everything visually by the title character's bouncing. (The lack of accompaniment is especially problematic with the final song, which is simply not melodic.) There's no auditory feedback beyond the notes you play, either. But it's a learning tool, not Guitar Hero, so that's okay. The last update seems to have fixed the biggest problem I had with this app. Just hope the other one (no aural indicator of timing) is addressed, as well as some bugs, and I won't have any other meaningful complaints. And I don't have a MIDI keyboard, so I can't say whether it's supported, but that would be magnitudes better than playing the on-screen piano.

I downloaded this app for my daughter to play but haven't let her have it yet since I'm playing it myself! I used to know how to read music and this is a great refresher. I've only completed the first few levels so far and the game play is easy to figure out even if you haven't read all the instructions. You can play the game on three levels of difficulty so even when I completed a level, it was fun to go back and try it again at a more challenging skill level. The graphics are beautiful and charming. I can see Princess Piano starring in her own movie someday. My daughter who is seven and is starting to be interested in music will eat this game up.

At $2.99 this app is mid-priced, but I found it completely worth the price. It is so well designed and beautiful to look at. My five year old loves it and has been playing it for hours. We even compete head to head to see who can play it better. She even took a song she learned from Princess Piano and played it on another musical instrument app! If you're going to get a musical education app, get this one. It's worth it!

Reading & playing piano were skills that were difficult for me to learn as I started so late in life. I was absolutely thrilled to find this wonderful app to inspire, encourage and ease my 3 year old granddaughter into knowledge that will last her a lifetime. Well worth every penny and highly recommended.

I'm just starting to learn how to play the piano and learning how to read notes. This game is perfect for me because it teaches you where the notes are on the staff. I also like that you learn one note at a time, which is a good pace. I highly recommend this game for anyone who wants to learn the piano and learn how to read notes!