Sheet music becomes a lesson

The editor imports a score and works out the fingering itself: a special algorithm that sees the piece through the eyes of a living accordionist picks the buttons, basses and fingers of both hands. Then come the registers and a finished file for the player. It also prints the music to PDF and exports it to MusicXML.

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The editor: a staff, a piano roll, the instrument and hints

Any sheet music as input

MuseScore 3 and 4, MusicXML (including compressed .mxl), MIDI and LilyPond.

Everything that matters to an accordionist carries over: bellows, chord names, basses in brackets, registers, dynamics, slurs, staccato, accents, ornaments and the fingering from the score. If chord names or basses in brackets are missing, the editor fills them in itself.

Import: a hand is chosen for each staff or track, and the editor immediately shows what the layout will give — Import: a hand for each staff

Fingering like a good teacher’s

A special algorithm builds the fingering, taking into account how a real musician plays: comfortable hand positions, smooth transitions, sensible fingers on the basses. The editor picks the buttons itself, composes the basses and chords of the Stradella system and chooses fingers according to your preferences.

Own fingers for rows 4-3-2: strictly, preferably or not
The thumb: rarely, sometimes or freely
Auxiliary rows: avoid, or use when convenient
A repeated note or bass: with the same finger or another

A chosen note on the piano roll: its button with the finger number is highlighted on the instrument — The chosen note: its button on the instrument and the finger number

Fingering preferences: row fingers, the thumb, auxiliary rows, repeats — Six fingering preferences

Share your piece: the library

A finished .accplay can be submitted to the piece library on the site.

In your account, in the “My pieces in the library” section, choose the file and send it for review. The administrator checks the piece, and once approved it appears in the library for everyone who has access. An editor subscription includes the library, and after a one-time purchase of the editor it is open free for a year. Details are in the documentation.

The account: the form for submitting a piece to the library

Printing and MusicXML

One .accplay can be prepared for several instruments at once, and the music with all the accordion markings can be saved as MusicXML 4.0 or printed to an A4 PDF.

The first page carries the title, subtitle, author, tempo and copyright, and the end has a double barline.

Piece details: title, subtitle, author, tempo, copyright — The piece details are printed in the PDF and written to MusicXML

On a computer and in the browser, with one account

The editor works by subscription or is bought once. The first days are free, with a card: you see the date and amount of the first charge in advance and can cancel before it.

An app for macOS, Windows and Linux: sign in through the browser, with no password in the program
A web version in the browser for accounts with a subscription, with nothing to install
Works offline for up to seven days after the last subscription check
LilyPond import is available only in the desktop app
One purchase opens both options on all your devices

Plans and trial Open in the browser

Checked down to the last note

Before export the editor checks every note: the hand, button, finger and mode. Click a problem and the notes in question are already selected.

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