Status - Special Playlists with Practice Progress

What are Status and Practice Progress?

You can organize your practice, learning, and game success for pieces in two ways:

• with Status and

• with Practice Progress (XP).

Status

The Status helps you keep an overview. With this, you remember which pieces are relevant for you right now and where you roughly are in the practice cycle. There are three categories for this:

• Want to Learn – a piece you’ve put on your list.

• Focus Song – you’re working on this one right now.

• Repertoire – pieces you’ve mastered!

As soon as you give a piece a status, it automatically ends up in the right list in your library. That way, you can always find it again – no searching needed.

Practice Progress (XP)

The Practice Progress (XP) makes it easy to see how your playing is coming along on your focus songs – step by step. The practice progress isn't a playlist, but rather a way to show how far you are with the pieces you're working on now.

There are five stages to show how far along you are:

• Not started

• XP 1 – Started

• XP 2 – Getting There

• XP 3 – Final Touches

• Done → Time to move this piece to your repertoire!

The whole thing isn’t just perfect for keeping an overview—it’s also motivating, because you can see yourself making progress bit by bit.

This is how Status and Practice progress relate to each other:

How can I give a piece a status?

A status basically works like a playlist – just with the bonus that it helps you practice in a more structured way. Adding one is just as easy as with other playlists:

Outside the player:

• Directly on the piece using the 3-dot menu (for example, in search or in recommendations)

• On the song detail page

In the player:

• Through the menu item “Library”

How do I delete a learning status?

If you want to remove a piece from a status playlist, you’ve got a few options:

• In the respective playlist → 3-dot menu next to the track

• Directly next to the track, regardless of the playlist → 3-dot menu

• On the song details page

How can I track my practice progress?

You can only do this for tracks that have the status “Focus”. As soon as you set a track to this status, you can use a slider to indicate your current practice status – from “Not started yet” to “Completed”. Deleting your progress is also possible.

You’ll find this feature everywhere you can set a track as a focus song:

Outside the player:

• Directly on the track via the 3-dot menu (for example, in search or in recommendations)

• On the song detail page

In the player:

• Via the menu button “Library”

Note: Only if a track has the status “Focus” will the progress bar be shown to you and can be edited.

What do the levels in practice progress mean?

There are countless ways to track your progress on the piano. We're giving you a simple but effective approach—with clear stages and tips for each phase.

Not started yet

Deciding to focus on a piece is already the first step.

Even without a piano, you can get ready—for example, with our annotation tool:

• Tricky parts and repeating patterns mark

• Note names write in, especially for notes that still aren't super familiar to you

• Split the song into smaller sections—that way practicing later will be more manageable

Tip: Listen to the piece actively. Often underrated, but super helpful for your understanding.

Avoid: Too many focus songs at once. 3-7 pieces is ideal. That gives you variety while practicing, but also enough focus. For all other pieces you might want to learn at some point, we recommend the playlist “Want to learn”.

XP 1 - Initiating

Here we go! You can keep going with the prep steps – or just jump in now if you haven’t already.

• Understand the piece – what's the structure, the dynamics, any patterns etc.

• Practice slowly – Play the whole piece once slowly, below original tempo.

• Practice in a structured way – Bar by bar, section by section, and if you want, hand by hand.

Tip: Start with the main theme or a part you really like. You don’t have to go in order – pick whatever keeps you motivated.

Avoid: Trying to practice everything at once. Lots of people only know the first few bars and get stuck in the middle. Break your piece down into sections – it really helps!

XP 2 - Improving

Now things get more specific: You start practicing on purpose – the whole piece or just certain sections you picked out.

• Play with both hands, if you haven't already.

• Work on the transitions – section by section.

• Slowly pick up speed – but only as fast as you can still play cleanly.

Tip: Practice with a metronome. It feels a bit weird at first, but in the long run it’s a real gamechanger for your timing and learning progress.

Avoid: Don’t give up! This phase needs repetition. Only those who can play a piece multiple times (almost) without mistakes will really move forward.

XP 3 - Fine-tuning

Now it’s about the details – you’re making the piece really smooth.

• Play at original speed (ideally with a metronome)

• Pay attention to your interpretation: dynamics, expression, articulation

Tip: Listen to the piece (or single passages) again, but pay close attention this time. Or record yourself while you're playing. That can give you real aha moments.

Avoid: perfectionism. You don't have to do everything perfectly – a lot of the details will come with time or with help (like from a teacher, for example). You decide when a piece feels “done” for you – fun is the most important part.

Accomplished

Congrats! You nailed the piece – time to mark it as a repertoire song.

A few ideas for going the extra mile:

• Record yourself – do the whole performance or just your favorite part. Nice for sharing or just as a reminder for yourself.

• Play in front of others – maybe feels a bit nerve-wracking, but it's the best way to practice for performances.

• Learn the piece by heart – maybe not all of them, but pick a few. That way you always have something to play – even without sheet music.

Where do I find the Library in the Player?

Every piece can be organized right in the Player through the 'Library' menu in the ways mentioned above.

Browser

• Desktop: top menu bar

• Smartphone: in the 3-dot menu

  • Portrait: in the 3-dot menu

  • Landscape: top menu bar

• Tablet: top menu bar

App

• Smartphone: top menu bar

• Tablet: top menu bar

Outside the player you’ll find the categorized pieces in the main navigation under “Library”.

Good to know: You can also categorize pieces on their detail page (so outside the player).