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The Fun Way to
Actually Learn Music

Duolingo for music, in XR. Game-like lessons on piano, taiko drums and marimba - most beginners play their first song in about 20 minutes. On Meta Quest and in your browser.

Building inside the ecosystems that matter

Meta

Member of Meta Horizon Start, Meta's developer programme. Live and paid on the Meta Horizon Store.

HTC

Selected for the HTC VIVERSE creator collaboration - Museverse in the browser, no headset install.

TRMNL4 Accelerator

Top 1% acceptance into TRMNL4, the Meta-partnered accelerator.

More major XR ecosystems under wraps. Announcements soon.

Partner with us

This Is What Practice Looks Like Now

Notes fly toward your instrument. Hit them and the room lights up. Miss, and you simply try again - no judgment, no boring drills.

Your Phone Can't Teach You Piano

2D mobile apps put the lesson on a flat screen and make you look away from your instrument to follow it. Spatial learning puts the lesson on the instrument itself.

Juggling a phone tutorial in one hand while trying to play the keyboard with the other

Learning on a 2D screen

  • Flat screens can't teach body posture, depth, or finger positioning.
  • Your eyes jump between the screen and the keys - every glance away pulls your focus off the music.
  • Practicing alone on a flat screen is where most beginners lose momentum and quit.
First-person view in Museverse - your hands over the piano with guidance on the keys

Learning in spatial reality

  • Guidance lands directly on the instrument in front of you - posture, depth, and finger position included.
  • You see a teacher's hands from your own point of view - impossible on a phone.
  • In our early-access research, players practice far longer in the headset than they did on a flat screen.
  • Immersion makes practice feel like play - and that's what keeps our players coming back.

Spatial-learning results reflect our early-access research. Immersive learning also drives measurably higher engagement - PwC found VR learners up to 4x more focused than their e-learning peers.

From Zero to Your First Song - Tonight

The fix isn't more discipline - it's practice you actually look forward to. Here's the path in Museverse:

~20 min

Your first lesson

Smash your very first lesson and earn your first 3 stars.

2 hours

Finish the easy tier

Complete the easy lessons and graduate to medium difficulty.

10 hours

Real songs

Start playing full songs and chord progressions you'll actually recognize.

The lesson map

36 lessons per instrument in three tiers. Each one takes a few minutes, earns up to three stars, and unlocks the next.

Easy· 12
  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10
  6. 11
  7. 12
Medium· 12
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
Hard· 12
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
Museverse results screen after a piano lesson: two of three stars, 54 of 61 hits, a streak of 26 and the score
After every lesson: stars, hits, streak and score. In-app capture.

Those first minutes matter, so we rebuilt them from scratch - watch the new onboarding.

Museverse works alongside real lessons or on its own - and the whole app costs less than a single private lesson.

Where to play Museverse

One app, built for the ecosystems we are in. Pick where you play.

MetaLive

Meta Quest

On the Meta Horizon Store. Early Access, one-time purchase, no subscription.

HTCLive

HTC VIVERSE

In your browser - no install, no download. Open it on desktop, mobile or any VR headset.

Under wraps

Coming soon

Lighter than a headset. Not announced yet.

Under wraps

Coming soon

Another headset. Not announced yet.

The Flagship Experience

Your Real Piano, Inside VR

Connect any MIDI keyboard and Museverse maps it into the headset, key for key. On a phone you can't see a teacher's hands - in VR you see everything from your own point of view.

01

Plug in

Connect your keyboard via USB or Bluetooth MIDI - most models just work.

02

Calibrate

A quick 3-step wizard aligns your physical keys with the virtual ones.

03

Play

See your real hands and keys through passthrough while lessons guide you.

Four Instruments. One Set of Skills.

Lessons teach transferable music skills - rhythm, melody, timing - so what you learn on one instrument carries to the next.

Three live today - piano, taiko drums, marimba. Harp next.

Real hands on a real keyboard next to the same performance inside Museverse

Piano

The flagship. Works with your real MIDI keyboard over USB or Bluetooth - calibrated key-for-key into VR.

The taiko drum in Museverse's cosmic environment

Taiko Drums

Pure rhythm and energy. No extra gear - just your controllers.

The marimba in Museverse with note names and mallets

Marimba

Melody made visible. Our players' surprise favorite - no gear needed.

Harp

Coming soon

Played with your bare hands using hand tracking - no controllers at all.

Built for Learning, Not Just Playing

Museverse is not a rhythm game with a piano skin. Every feature exists to get real music into your hands.

Virtual piano aligned over a real keyboard in Museverse

Real Instrument Sync

Plug in a MIDI keyboard and every key you press counts. Real feedback, on your real instrument - not an air piano.

A Structured Path

36 lessons per instrument across easy, medium, and hard tiers - a clear road from first note to full songs.

Instant Feedback

See every hit and miss the moment it happens, so small mistakes never become bad habits.

The Museverse marimba over a canyon at sunset with hot-air balloons

Lessons That Feel Like Play

Short, game-like sessions with instant wins. The fun keeps you coming back - the learning makes it worth it.

A 'Good Job' score card with stars rating a Museverse performance

AI Tutoring

In development

We're building adaptive tutoring that reads how you actually play and suggests what to practice next - like having a teacher in the room. In early prototype now.

Mixed Reality

Passthrough mode blends virtual guidance with your real room and your real instrument.

Works Offline

Download once, practice anywhere. No internet required in the middle of a session.

850+

early adopters on Meta Quest

Here is what 100 of them told us.

"It genuinely accelerated my learning."
Early Access player
"Incredibly realistic - I forgot I was in a headset."
Early Access player
"I sat down for ten minutes and lost track of time."
Early Access player
"It genuinely accelerated my learning."
Early Access player
"Incredibly realistic - I forgot I was in a headset."
Early Access player
"I sat down for ten minutes and lost track of time."
Early Access player
"It genuinely accelerated my learning."
Early Access player
"Incredibly realistic - I forgot I was in a headset."
Early Access player
"I sat down for ten minutes and lost track of time."
Early Access player
"It genuinely accelerated my learning."
Early Access player
"Incredibly realistic - I forgot I was in a headset."
Early Access player
"I sat down for ten minutes and lost track of time."
Early Access player

Questions, Answered

Can you really learn piano in VR with Museverse?

Yes. Museverse maps a real USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard into VR and guides your hands from a first-person point of view with real-time feedback. Most beginners play their first song in about 20 minutes.

What headset do I need to play Museverse?

Museverse runs on the Meta Quest headset and is live in Early Access on the Meta Quest (Meta Horizon) Store. In the browser it runs on HTC VIVERSE: open it from a link, no install.

Do I need a real piano or keyboard?

Not for taiko drums or marimba - those use only your controllers. For piano, connect any USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard and Museverse calibrates it into VR, key for key.

How much does Museverse cost?

Museverse is a one-time purchase on the Meta Quest Store, with no subscription. Check the store listing for the current price.

Is Museverse good for complete beginners?

Yes. Museverse is designed for total beginners with no prior music theory. Lessons start from your first note and build up in short, game-like sessions.

What instruments can you play in Museverse?

Piano, taiko drums, and marimba today, with harp coming soon. Lessons teach transferable skills - rhythm, melody, and timing - so what you learn on one instrument carries to the next.

Is Museverse just a rhythm game or does it actually teach music?

It is built for learning, not just playing. Each instrument has structured 36-lesson paths, real-time feedback on your performance, and real-instrument play - not just tapping notes to a beat.

Built in the Open, With Our Players

We're a small studio of musicians and XR engineers, and every bit of support means a lot. Join the Discord to shape what we build next - or jump straight in on the Quest Store.

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