Hanon Pro
Learning and science
piano practice app
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5 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Helpful feedback highlighting wrong notes
From 1 comment
I tried it, I guess I'm your target market, I'm relatively new to keyboard, trying to learn, and do happen to have a Bluetooth MIDI adapter. A few notes and observations from a…
FLT8 on HN
Useful for tracking progress over time
From 1 comment
Being able to track progress over time gives me the motivation to keep going..
Xeyz0r on HN
Objections
Hanon's instructions to lift fingers are harmful to technique
From 2 comments
Professional pianist here. They are boring but that’s hardly the biggest issue with Hanon, unfortunately. The biggest problem is the instructions that the composer leaves for the…
kashunstva on HN> practically nothing more injurious to good technique and nothing more likely to induce tension than this. Oh my goodness yes. I started playing on January and followed the…
kaidon on HN
Requires iOS 17 and an older iPad is excluded
From 2 comments
Disappointed. The App Store tells me that the app will run on my IPad, an older model, just out of support and waits for me to click install before it tells me it wants iOS 17.…
jocoda on HNWhy is it iOS17+ only?
benob on HN
Sheet music pricing and app price visibility concerns
From 2 comments
iOS once touted itself as being honest. Now it doesn't show the price until you install the app?
the_gipsy on HNLooks nice, but after downloading it, I was a bit disappointed. I mistakenly assumed that this would compare to something like Alfred's Adult Piano Courses [1], but it's much…
smokel on HN
Hanon exercises are boring and not suited to modern learners
From 2 comments
About a week ago, I started practicing daily with an app called Melodics. This is after putting off starting for, well, my whole life. Hot damn, I can play [a bit of?] piano now.…
peteforde on HNProfessional pianist here. They are boring but that’s hardly the biggest issue with Hanon, unfortunately. The biggest problem is the instructions that the composer leaves for the…
kashunstva on HN
Requests
Native Mac app
From 2 comments
As an aside, thanks for making the app available for desktop Mac, even if it of course isn't explicitly designed for it. I think most people overestimate how many people have…
nxobject on HNWe would love to do a more native Mac app if this takes off. Glad you're interested in it.
albertru90 on HN
MIDI playback support
From 1 comment
I tried it, I guess I'm your target market, I'm relatively new to keyboard, trying to learn, and do happen to have a Bluetooth MIDI adapter. A few notes and observations from a…
FLT8 on HN
Custom score import
From 2 comments
I’m a beginner on piano/keyboard - been playing daily for a couple of years and I think this would be a great app for me to push myself. However, I mostly play kids songs when my…
oellegaard on HNIt would be awesome if the file format was open and anyone could add their own scores to the app...
court-jus on HN
Hardware compatibility guide
From 2 comments
This looks fascinating. Im missing one thing though. Highlight of an app is that it can analyze play from MIDI but being an interested person it immediately pushes me toward…
xlii on HNCame to ask exactly the same thing. Want to buy one for my kids to practice but I don't have an idea which would be the best given our budget and preferences so a matrix of…
rreyes1979 on HN
Add Czerny exercises
From 2 comments
This is great. Can you please add Czerny?
lukko on HNAdded to the list.
albertru90 on HN
Questions
Why iOS 17 only
From 2 comments
Why is it iOS17+ only?
benob on HNThe app uses recent SwiftUI and SwiftData APIs that are not available on older OSes.
albertru90 on HN
Is it suitable for young children
From 1 comment
I’m a father of two children, a nine and two year old, and none of us know how to play piano. I did play a woodwind for five years in and out of school, and did extracurricular…
dfee on HN
Alternatives named
Piano Marvel
From 2 comments
Awesome, I'll definitely try it. I've been paying for Piano Marvel for a few years, and there is tons of room for improvement in this space: - Native, non-janky app. Ideally…
roessland on HNI’m a father of two children, a nine and two year old, and none of us know how to play piano. I did play a woodwind for five years in and out of school, and did extracurricular…
dfee on HN
Synthesia
From 2 comments
There are some games like that, e.g. Synthesia.
flemhans on HNYes, there are gamified learning apps like this. Some of the more well-known ones are Simply Piano, Yousician, Skoove and Synthesia and various clones but just searching "piano"…
oriolid on HN
Simply Piano
From 1 comment
Yes, there are gamified learning apps like this. Some of the more well-known ones are Simply Piano, Yousician, Skoove and Synthesia and various clones but just searching "piano"…
oriolid on HN
Yousician
From 1 comment
Yes, there are gamified learning apps like this. Some of the more well-known ones are Simply Piano, Yousician, Skoove and Synthesia and various clones but just searching "piano"…
oriolid on HN
Melodics
From 1 comment
About a week ago, I started practicing daily with an app called Melodics. This is after putting off starting for, well, my whole life. Hot damn, I can play [a bit of?] piano now.…
peteforde on HN