Choose a piece · Practise · Perform · Create a video

Choose the piece you want to play

All three sources lead to practice and performance. Available tools depend on format and source permissions; moving-score video creation requires suitable MusicXML/MXL.

1. Personal library →

   Open My Library, choose a saved score or add a supported source of your own. Open the player for its format to listen, read and practise.

2. Interactive music books →

   Browse books, choose a ready chapter and read its guidance before opening the score on Stage. See the book section below for progress tracking.

3. Public-domain catalogue →

   Browse the score catalogue, find the piece you want to play and open a supported score. Check source information before exporting or sharing a video.

Understand a piece before practising it

Choose a book and a chapter marked ready. Each chapter brings an edited score together with guidance; only prepared chapters offer the full interactive experience.

1. Read the purpose and guidance

   Read what the chapter asks you to notice: a technical goal, a listening cue or a passage to work on. Follow the chapter order or choose a piece yourself.

2. Listen with the score

   Start playback on Stage and follow the notation. Hear the synthesized example, or a recording or sample video where the chapter provides one. Playback does not start automatically.

3. Use a practice suggestion

   Where a chapter includes a passage or tempo suggestion, use it as a starting point. Adjust it to your needs; suggested tempo and repetitions are guidance, not a pass mark.

4. Keep your place

   Mark your own status: in practice, self-completed or needs review. Sign in and turn on cloud progress saving if you want to continue the checkpoint on another device.

   A completion mark is not automatic grading. Cloud saving does not make a book available offline.

Listen, practise a passage, then perform

Open a supported score from your personal library, a ready book chapter or the public-domain catalogue. Listen with the notation, practise a passage, adjust tempo and use the available loop and count-in controls. Web Stage is separate from the offline StageScore PDF app.

1. Choose your music

   Choose a piece from one of the three sources above. Use the player supported by the score’s format and access permissions.

2. Set a comfortable pace

   Use the available tempo, metronome and count-in controls. Choose a readable layout and position in the score before playing.

3. Work on a passage

   Choose the passage you want to repeat, listen closely and practise it slowly. Part or mixer controls are available only when the source and player support them.

4. Try note feedback where available

   Wait Mode in the supported player compares your notes with the score using MIDI or microphone input. Book Stage practice does not require it and does not promise note-by-note assessment.

   Microphone detection depends on the device, instrument and room. It can miss chords and low notes.

5. Play the whole piece

   When ready, leave the practice loop and play through. Revisit the chapter guidance or mark what you want to review next time.

Turn your performance into a music video

After practising, express your playing through a MIDI performance, recording or performer footage. Score Cinema Creator combines your performance with a synchronised moving score. You can also try a video with synthesised score audio on the Free tier.

1. Choose a MusicXML source

   Try a sample, import MusicXML/MXL, or open an eligible library score in Score Cinema. A PDF is not a substitute for the notation Cinema needs.

2. Preview the look and sound

   Choose a visual style, frame, text and camera. Start with score-generated sound; Creator can add MIDI performances, recordings or performer footage. Preview alignment before exporting.

3. Export and share

   The Export panel checks source access, Free limits and Creator features in use. Download the result and share it where you have the necessary rights. Reading a book or buying Creator does not automatically grant permission to export its music.

If you already use a teacher’s class

Books are editorial collections for independent study. Private courses, assignments and live classes are a separate teaching workflow; they are not required for the book journey.

1. Use your existing invitation

   Existing class links and invitations remain available. Ask your teacher about the material or join code, and contact support if access fails. Teacher features are not the main entry point currently promoted on the site.

Note feedback is separate from book progress

This table describes supported Wait Mode practice and existing lesson or assignment workflows. It does not describe book Stage grading: book completion is self-marked. You can listen and practise without any input device.

Book cloud saving is opt-in and stores your current checkpoint. It does not create a recording of every session or certify mastery.

Guidance helps you practise; it does not certify your playing

The available controls and note comparison do not provide a complete musical assessment.

• A self-completed chapter is your own mark, not an exam result.
• Microphone feedback can be wrong, especially on chords or low notes.
• Tone, phrasing, balance, posture and pedal technique need your listening and musical judgement.
• PDF, MusicXML and recordings offer different controls; not every source supports every feature.

Use the book’s goals to guide your listening and practice. Revisit a passage, record your own status and seek a teacher’s feedback when needed.