Musicope Alternatives

Synthesia

A fun way to learn how to play the piano. Whether you've always wanted to learn or you're a veteran looking for a fun new way to practice, get ready to join the thousands using Synthesia. Synthesia is a video game and piano keyboard trainer for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, as well as Linux using Wine, which allows users to play a MIDI keyboard or use a computer keyboard in time to a MIDI file by following on-screen directions.

Features:

• Windows XP Compatibility
• Black MIDI support
• Midi
• Pattern matching

Playground Sessions

Plays like a game. Compete with friends. Play a note right, it turns green; play it wrong, it turns red. Earn scores, rewards and level up. For competitive types, you can see how you stack up against your friends. Playground has built-in features that make it super easy to broadcast your scores. Invite your friends to learn along with you. Play along to our backing tracks for your band-like experience, and share your recordings with the world.

Simplesynth

SimpleSynth is a small and fast synth, perfect for when you want to try out a musical idea quickly. It's got a complete general MIDI instrument set built in, and it can load Soundfonts and DLS files.

Symphonium

A tool to help while learning to play the piano. Similar to Synthesia (proprietary), Linthesium and Piano from above (both discontinued). 3 Modes available with control on speed and track selection : listen, practice and play. Listen doesn't require a MIDI keyboard and show the note played in a MIDI recording. Practice will wait for you to play on a MIDI device the note displayed before going on.