For a long time, if you wanted to learn to play the piano, your options were pretty limited: You either had to spend time and money on private lessons or work your way through hard-to-follow video tutorials. The first years were usually spent learning how to read music and playing boring beginner pieces that nobody wants to listen to. 

We knew there had to be a better way to help people learn to play this beautiful instrument—and that's what inspired us to create flowkey. 

Founded in 2015 by three friends, flowkey uses the latest technology to make learning piano easier, more accessible, and much more fun. Today, over 5 million people have turned their goal of playing piano into reality with flowkey. 

Here are 4 reasons why people love learning with our app:

1. Ground-breaking technology

Learning from video tutorials is frustrating. You constantly have to pause and rewind the video to repeat sections. The pace of the video is either too slow, so you're bored, or it's too fast, so you're overwhelmed. And you're never sure if you're playing correctly. 

flowkey's technology completely changes the way video tutorials work. The app uses a unique note and chord detection technology to determine if you're following along with the video correctly. The pace of the video adapts to you and it's super easy to repeat tricky parts of a song. You'll know if you're playing correctly and you can actually focus on playing, rather than fumbling around with the video controls. 

Our technology enables even beginners to be able to play songs after a couple of weeks. And advanced players can drastically improve the effectiveness of their practice and reach the next level on their piano journey. 

2. Learn by playing songs

The core idea of flowkey is that by learning piano with the songs you love, you're more likely to enjoy the process and stick with it. Paired with interactive feedback and progress tracking, it makes for a powerful music learning app.

At flowkey, there's a team of talented pianists who adapt the most popular piano songs for all skill levels, from beginner players all the way to piano pros. For example, if you've always loved Debussy's "Clair de Lune," but find the original piece too complex, you can choose an easier arrangement that's perfect for beginners. As your skills grow, you can level up to more advanced pieces, meaning there's always a new challenge for you to take on. 

With a library of over 1,500 songs, from Beyoncé to BTS to Beethoven, even the pickiest player can find a piece that suits their tastes. Every one of these songs is a fruit of hard labor, carefully arranged and recorded by professional pianists. 

3. Step-by-step courses with progress tracking

Not only does flowkey come packed with thousands of songs for you to choose from, it also includes interactive video courses to help you learn the essentials of piano playing. With step-by-step lessons on everything from reading music to mastering chords, you can lay a great theoretical foundation as a musician, and gain the skills you need to reach the next level. Every course comes with exercises to track your progress, so you can be sure that you've internalized the concepts before moving on.

4. Great support team

Ever had a problem with an app and tried to get support? Good chances are that you never even got a reply to your inquiry. At flowkey we have a dedicated team that's always there to help you when things don't work the way they should. You can reach out to us in the app or via email, and we reply to each and every message. As you can read in our reviews, our support really makes a difference.

Ready to discover this new way of learning piano? Try flowkey for free today and start playing your first songs in no time..