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Why we built Piano Pals: getting our son to practice

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John Galletta
•3 minute read
Piano Pals icon on mint green with the title Why we built Piano Pals

Piano Pals started at our own piano bench. Our son had a lesson every week and good intentions every day, and practice still turned into a nightly negotiation. We didn't need more willpower. We needed practice to feel like something he wanted to do.

Practice as a quest

Piano Pals turns what the teacher assigned into a short daily quest. Parents jot down the lesson notes, and Piano Pals builds a plan of a few days that leads up to a "Final Boss" day before the next lesson or recital. Each day is small enough to finish and specific enough to matter.

  • A sight-reading game that listens through the microphone, across all 12 major keys

  • Theory, ear-training and metronome games

  • Streaks and trophies, from bronze to legendary

  • Both parents see the same pieces, notes and quests

  • A practice lock that keeps kids on the practice screen

Built for families

We're parents first, so Piano Pals has no ads and no tracking. The app listens for notes on the device and never records audio.

Piano Pals is free on iPad and iPhone. Download it on the App Store, or learn more at piano-pals.bluequanta.io.

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John Galletta

John Galletta is the President and CEO of Blue Quanta LLC. He currently serves as a Solutions Architect at Project Management Institute, where he is responsible for leading engineering teams in the creation of various solutions such as design systems, analytics solutions, content-managed interfaces, and e-Commerce solutions, among others.

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