This is creepy, I just started writing a very similar app, end then I saw this appear on HN. Though mine is focused more on getting faster at sight reading sheet music, and idk if I'll ever actually release it to the public.
I also play the saxophone but … the problem with that one is I live in an apartment building with thin walls and can’t, exactly, bang away like I can on a keyboard with headphones. In either case the music reading is useful.
My mother, a piano teacher herself, would of course just tell me to do more scales but we can make this better with technology now can’t we.
It works well on mobile so you can take it wherever. I made it for my kids who were struggling a little with non-treble clefs, and they passed their exams this June!
Interested in any feedback.
I don't know why this seems to be rare; isn't it the obvious thing to do?
I sympathize with your complaint about Firefox, though. But check this out: https://blog.karimratib.me/2022/04/23/firefox-webmidi.html
Ugh, now that I've skimmed that, it looks like it's still a major pain in the ass. With Firefox fading fast, you'd think they'd be a little smarter about enabling features that make it competitive.
Aaand now that I've tried your page and another WebMIDI test page mentioned in a Firefox issue with Firefox 101, it still isn't working. So I don't know where that article is getting all that.
I am not expecting this to be a silver bullet for sightreading. There is still gonna have to be a lot of actual music reading involved, but it is the goal for this to eliminate a bottleneck and give me a bit of a head start. I just want to do more playing and less searching for now.
It works well on mobile and so you can use it anywhere.
I'm just getting started. Interested in any feedback!