Virtual piano online, play the piano keyboard to learn music.
Virtual Piano lets you play a piano keyboard simulator online, by touch, mouse or PC keyboard, and with any device.
The best way to learn music theory is to play a piano keyboard. Play the Virtual Piano, you'll learn chords and scales.
Even without access to a physical piano, you can easily learn music theory or experiment
with the melodies that come to mind using this online tool, accessible anytime and anywhere.
Using the Virtual Piano and its features is straightforward and user-friendly.
However, below you'll find a more detailed guide on how to play the piano online,
along with a brief introduction to basic musical terms, tailored for beginner pianists.
How to play Virtual Piano Online
Smartphone & tablet • Get the Virtual Piano App, add it to your Home screen, and play by touching the piano keyboard.
The quick installation is convenient for offline practice and allows you to use the app in full-screen mode.
PC • For PC users, the piano simulator can be played online using either a mouse or the PC keyboard.
With the keyboard, you can even play chords by pressing multiple keys simultaneously.
Now, let’s explore the features and tools of the Virtual Piano Online,
designed to support beginners in their learning journey.
Virtual Piano Keyboard Tools
RECORD
You can record a short track and then use it to play a virtual piano solo over your recording.
To record and play your piano track, simply press the REC and PLAY buttons.
Keep in mind that each track can be up to one minute long,
and recording a new track will automatically overwrite the previous one.
PLAYING TRIADS
A triad is the most common type of keyboard or piano chord, it contains a root note and two other notes.
The virtual piano has the ability to automatically play major and minor triads for each note you press on the piano keyboard.
Simply activate this feature by selecting the MAJOR or MINOR buttons.
PLAYING SCALES
A musical scale is a succession of notes with defined intervals, within an octave.
There are many scales in music, with the most common in Western music being the Major,
Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Whole-Tone scales.
The virtual piano is a useful tool for learning these scales,
as it can automatically play them for any note you press on the keyboard.
To activate this feature, press the ON/OFF button
and then select a scale using the Scale Type button.
Playing notes in the first three octaves will produce ascending scales,
while playing in the higher octaves will create descending scales.
You can also adjust the playback speed of the scales by modifying the metronome bpm.
* An interesting detail is that the Melodic Minor scale becomes identical
to the Natural Minor when played in its descending form.
SUSTAIN
This optional effect is a piano pedal simulator, which allows you to play short notes by releasing the keys.
You can enable or disable sustain by clicking the SUSTAIN button in the Virtual Piano toolbar.
SHOW NOTES or PC KEYS
Along the piano keyboard you can view the notes, or the PC keys to use to play the Virtual Piano.
It is helpful for beginners to learn the note names, their positions on the piano keyboard,
and to memorize musical scales. To enable these options,
simply press the NOTES and PC KEYS buttons.
METRONOME
The metronome is a very useful Virtual Piano tool for learning to play the piano keyboard keeping time.
It's a tool widely used by musicians for practice and exercises. You can activate or deactivate the metronome by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button in the virtual piano toolbar. Adjust the tempo (bpm = beats per minute) using the + and - buttons.
