La Touche Musicale
Cergy audio-to-sheet-music apps with a song-based piano learning area
Summary table
| Company | La Touche Musicale SAS |
|---|---|
| Category | Music Learning Apps |
| Headquarters | Cergy, France |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - France (EU) |
| Data Location | Web application hosted by Scaleway SAS, Paris, France; website host HIDORA SA, Geneva, Switzerland (per the legal notice) |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | PianoConvert, GuitarConvert, SingConvert and other converters to sheet music, MIDI and tabs; PianoGo; piano learning area; free piano tools |
| Pricing | Prices quoted in USD or EUR including VAT; amounts not read |
| Best For | Players who want to turn songs into scores and tabs and learn piano songs |
| Replaces | Fender Play (partly) |
Full review
La Touche Musicale SAS, 32 boulevard du Port, 95000 Cergy, is called a French company in the privacy policy. The legal notice shows number 882 298 300 and VAT FR40882298300.
Transcription dominates: the app menu lists Convert tools for piano, guitar, voice, violin, drums, band and more, and PianoGo.
From audio to score, then practice
The Learn menu promises over 3,000 piano songs to play. Under Resources are a blog, free ebooks, a virtual piano and an online metronome.
Scaleway and HIDORA
Scaleway SAS in Paris hosts the web application and HIDORA SA near Geneva hosts the website, per the legal notice, which is more than most tools here disclose.
An unfinished sentence in the terms
The English terms refer to the laws of a State, but the sentence was cut off in our text, so the law is unknown. Prices are quoted in USD or EUR.
Points against
Teaching is secondary to transcription, and no guitar lessons are described. The governing law was truncated and amounts were not read. For a guitar course, see Fretello.
Best suited to users of La Touche Musicale
Pianists and guitarists who want scores or tabs from recordings plus a song-based piano area.
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- French SAS with registration and VAT shown
- Named hosting providers
- Converters for many instruments
- Free ebooks and piano tools
- 3,000 piano songs claimed
Cons
- Transcription first, teaching second
- Governing law unreadable
- Amounts not read
- No guitar course described
Pros and Cons
Pros
- French SAS with registration and VAT numbers
- Hosting providers named
- Converters for many instruments
- Free piano tools and ebooks
- 3,000 piano songs claimed
Cons
- Mainly a transcription service
- Governing law not readable
- Prices not read
- No guitar course described
Alternatives to La Touche Musicale
Alternatives from Europe in the music learning apps group:
See all European music learning apps or compare them directly against Fender Play (partly) on our alternatives page.
FAQ
In part. The French SAS has a piano learning area, but its core product converts audio to scores.
The legal notice names Scaleway SAS in Paris for the web application.
La Touche Musicale SAS, 32 boulevard du Port, 95000 Cergy, France.