PianoNear Beta

One teacher. One student. A shared keyboard.

Piano lessons,
closer together.

See each other, hear each other, and share the notes you play. PianoNear brings video and MIDI into the same browser-based lesson.

PianoNear is in Beta. The service is still being improved, so features and reliability may change.

Video for the conversation

One-to-one camera and microphone, with controls for your lesson.

MIDI for the music

See played notes on a shared keyboard. Use a MIDI instrument, the on-screen keyboard, or optional software piano playback.

A link for your student

Start a lesson, copy the invite and send it to your student. No account, payment or download required for students.

Made for teaching, not remote jamming.

Network delay varies. PianoNear is designed for taking turns, demonstrating and practising — not latency-free simultaneous performance.

Getting started

  1. Use a recent Chrome or Edge browser for MIDI support.
  2. Sign in and choose a host subscription before starting a lesson. Students join free without an account.
  3. Open the app, allow the camera, microphone and MIDI access you need, then create a lesson and share its invitation.

Payments and subscription management are handled securely by Paddle. Students continue to join by invitation at no charge.

Before using the service, read the draft privacy policy, including browser storage, peer network addresses and optional external piano samples.