How to make a falling-notes piano video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts

You need no video editor and no installed program: open the sheet music (MusicXML or MIDI) in Tocata, pick the section and tap Export video. Out comes a vertical 1080×1920 MP4 at 30 fps with piano sound, rendered in the browser in seconds. Free up to 15 seconds; Pro unlocks the full length.

Step by step

1. Open tocata.app and the sheet music. No file? Start with a catalog piece.
2. Tap Export video. Pick Score (the piece played by the app) or My take (what you recorded with the Record button).
3. Pick the length: 15, 30 or 60 seconds, the whole piece or a section marked by measures. Mark on screen lets you drag the handles over the notes.
4. Edit the title and credit shown at the top. Tap Generate, check the preview and download or share straight to TikTok.

What the video shows

• Notes falling onto the keyboard, with note names or fingering if the file has it.
• Title and composer at the top, in the area TikTok does not cover.
• In the take video: accuracy and streak updating live and, at the end, the percentage with stars.
• Piano sound (Salamander Grand Piano samples) in sync with the notes.

Tips that get more views

• Start at the most recognizable part of the song, not the intro.
• 15 seconds is the right size to test; TikTok caps uploads at 10 MB on unverified accounts, so prefer a section to the whole piece.
• Post the take, not the score: the live score gives people a reason to watch to the end.
• Only post music you have the right to use. Public-domain pieces (Beethoven, Bach, Pachelbel) are in the catalog.

Price

A 15-second video is free, with a "Made with Tocata" mark. Tocata Pro (R$ 14.90 per month with a 7-day free trial, or R$ 99 per year) unlocks the full length and removes the mark.

Updated October 28, 2026. Open and post only music you have the right to use. Made by Ian Felix.