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# Boost your Piano playing skills
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- [Presentation](#presentation)
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
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- [PianoBooster in Action](#pianoBooster-in-action)
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- [Timing markers](#timing-markers)
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- [Features](#features)
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- [Screenshots](#screenshots)
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- [FAQ](faq.md)
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- [Hints on playing the Piano](pianohints.md)
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- [Piano Booster Music](courses/README.md)
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External links:
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- [Web site](https://www.pianobooster.org)
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- [User Forum](http://piano-booster.2625608.n2.nabble.com/Piano-Booster-Users-f1591936.html)
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- [Development Forum](http://piano-booster.2625608.n2.nabble.com/Piano-Booster-Development-f2625691.html)
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## Presentation
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*PianoBooster* is a fun way of playing along with a musical accompaniment and at
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the same time learning the basics of reading musical notation. The difference
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between playing along to a CD or a standard midi file is that *PianoBooster*
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listens and follows what you are playing on a midi piano keyboard.
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### Introduction
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*PianoBooster* is a free (Open Source) program that plays Standard Midi Files
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and allows you to change the speed of playback
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and transpose the music etc.
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There is a scrolling musical stave that shows the notes for just one part
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from all the parts in the complete musical arrangement.
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![Piano Booster main screen](images/LinuxScreenShot.png)
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Piano Booster main screen
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![Piano Lines](images/pianolines.png)
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*PianoBooster* has been designed to allow you to play along on a midi piano
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keyboard with the scrolling notes shown on the screen. The notes you press on
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the keyboard appear as colored lines on the musical stave, the color of which
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depends whether you have pressed the right or wrong note.
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A different musical instrument sound is used for your playing depending whether
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you are playing the right or wrong notes. This feature also allows
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PianoBooster to be used with printed sheet music so you can hear if you are
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playing the right notes while at the same time keeping your eyes on the printed
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score. The music accompaniment will automatically wait for you to find and play
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the correct notes in the piece.
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### PianoBooster in Action
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Watch the video and see the features of *PianoBooster* in action.
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[![Watch Piano Booster in
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action](http://img.youtube.com/vi/UGbfm8Tv-20/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGbfm8Tv-20)
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[![Watch Piano Booster in
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action](http://img.youtube.com/vi/7YaDllVreuM/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YaDllVreuM)
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[![Watch Piano Booster in
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action](http://img.youtube.com/vi/58iw8nu3EOM/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58iw8nu3EOM)
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*Piano Booster* is piano teaching software that can provide piano lessons for
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beginners as well as for advanced players.
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It can be used for teaching music theory and is useful for piano practice and
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learning piano technique.
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### Timing markers
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Timing markers show whether you are playing ahead or behind of the beat.
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They appear as white crosses that are drawn over the note.
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Timing markers are new in version 0.6.2.
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![Piano Booster timing markers](images/timingmarkers.jpeg)
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## Features
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- Piano Booster *follows your* playing when playing along to a musical accompaniment. (If you stop then so does the music).
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- Play a *single hand* and Piano Booster will play the other hand *in time* with you (and will also play the violins, the bass, the drums etc. *in time* with you).
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- Change the *speed* of playback to match your playing ability.
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- *Transpose* +/- 12 semitones *without stopping* the play back.
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- Change the *Key Signature* of the piece.
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- Plays any standard *midi* or *kar* file.
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- Play along to *any instrument* in the midi file.
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- Adjust the *volume* of the current part or the *volume* your piano part.
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- See the *accuracy* of you playing.
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- Change the *start bar* to start playing from any bar in the music. The *repeat bars* allows you to practice just a few difficult bars continuously.
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- *Timing markers* are white crosses that are drawn over each note and show if you are playing ahead or behind the beat.
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- A different instrument sound is used for the right and wrong notes that you play.
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## ScreenShots
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![Piano Booster main screen - Linux](images/LinuxScreenShot.png)
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Piano Booster main screen - Linux
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![Piano Booster main screen - Windows](images/WindowsScreenShot.jpeg)
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Piano Booster main screen - Windows
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![Piano Booster annotated screenshot](images/LinuxScreenShotAnnotated.png)
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Piano Booster annotated screenshot
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![Piano Booster timing markers](images/timingmarkers.jpeg)
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Piano Booster timing markers
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![Piano Booster keyboard setup](images/keyboardsetup.png)
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Piano Booster keyboard setup
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![Piano Booster MIDI Setup Dialog](images/midisetup.png)
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Piano Booster MIDI Setup Dialog
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