For piano teachers
Evenings teaching. Not transcribing.
Record the arrangement, the student's composition or the piece you worked out by ear — and get a printable score back in minutes, instead of spending the evening in notation software.
The first 30 seconds of every recording are free, in your browser, with no account.
How it works
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Record at the piano
A phone on the music stand is enough. MP3, WAV, M4A — up to 25 MB and 10 minutes.
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Check 30 seconds free
The opening is transcribed and engraved in your browser before anything costs money.
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Print or edit the score
Hand the PDF to a student as-is, or open the MusicXML to simplify, add fingerings and mark it up for the lesson.
Where teachers actually use it
Student compositions. A student who plays their piece by ear finally sees it written down — and for exam boards that accept own compositions, the score is the submission. Lesson arrangements. The simplified version you improvised for a beginner becomes a page they can practice from. Ear-playing students. The piece they learned from a video becomes notation they can read back.
The teacher workflow is written up in a transcription workflow for piano teachers, and lesson recordings into practice scores covers the student side. For exam submissions, the rules by board are in own compositions in piano exams.
Priced for how teachers work
Some months it is one arrangement; in exam season it is a dozen. A single piece is $4.99, no subscription — nearly every comparable tool only sells monthly plans. When a whole studio needs scores, the $9.99 unlimited month costs less than one hour of a human transcriber and you can cancel straight after.
Honest limits
Where you will still proofread.
Automatic transcription is a first draft, not a finished score. The free 30-second preview exists so you can see exactly that on your own recording before paying anything.
Solo piano only
Record the piano part on its own. A duet or a student singing along produces wrong notes.
No fingerings or pedagogy marks
The score has notes, rhythms and clefs. Fingerings, dynamics and teaching marks are added in your notation app.
Simplification is manual
It writes what was played, not an easier version. Thinning a texture for a beginner is an editing pass — the MusicXML makes it fast.
Hands may need swapping
Notes around middle C can land on the wrong staff for how the passage is actually played.
Rubato writes literally
A student's free timing comes out as literal rhythm. Expect to simplify the notation for younger players.
Check before you hand it over
It is a draft for a teacher to proof, not a verified score. The free preview shows you what you're working with.
Every purchase includes the MusicXML file, so a wrong note is a few seconds' work in MuseScore, Sibelius or Dorico — not a reason to start again.
Pricing
The first 30 seconds of every recording are free.
One piece
$4.99
One full-length recording, transcribed. PDF, MIDI and MusicXML are yours to keep.
Transcribe a recordingUnlimited
$9.99per month
Every recording you upload, in every format. Cancel whenever you like.
Start transcribingQuestions, answered
Can I transcribe a recording of my student's playing?
Yes — record the piece on a phone, upload it, and get a PDF score plus editable MusicXML. The first 30 seconds are free so you can check the result before paying $4.99.
Can I use the score for exam own-composition submissions?
The output is a legible grand-staff score, which is the format boards ask for — but every board has its own rules about what must be notated and by whom. Check your board's syllabus; our article on own compositions in piano exams compares the major ones.
Is there a plan for teachers who transcribe often?
Yes — $9.99 a month covers unlimited recordings in every format, and it cancels anytime. For occasional pieces, the $4.99 per-piece option needs no subscription.
Can I simplify the score for a younger student?
Open the included MusicXML in MuseScore (free), Sibelius or Dorico and thin the texture, move octaves or rewrite rhythms — far faster than re-entering the piece by hand.
Go deeper
Transcription for Piano Teachers: A Studio Workflow
One repeatable workflow for student compositions, ear learners and lesson recordings: record, transcribe, proofread, adapt, share. Exam rules included.
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Notating a Student's Composition From a Recording
Your student composed at the keyboard, not on paper. How to record it, turn it into a score, and what Trinity, ABRSM and NFMC say about who writes it.
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Own Compositions in Piano Exams: Rules by Board
Which piano exam boards accept your own composition, and what score each wants: ABRSM, Trinity, LCM, AMEB and RCM, quoted from the current syllabuses.
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