ANAHEIM, CA – January 17, 2026 – Piascore, Inc., a leading music technology company and operator of Japan’s largest digital sheet music marketplace, today announced it will showcase the future of sheet music at The NAMM Show 2026, from January 22-24 at the Anaheim Convention Center. At Booth 7900 in Hall C, Piascore will unveil a suite of AI-driven features that transform static sheet music into an interactive, intelligent, and deeply engaging experience for musicians.

For decades, digital sheet music has been little more than a PDF file—a static image on a screen. Piascore is pioneering a fundamental shift, evolving sheet music from mere content into dynamic software built around real-world musical workflows. The company will offer hands-on demos of its groundbreaking platform, which leverages MusicXML and artificial intelligence to support practice, education, and live performance in ways previously unimaginable.

“We believe that technology should not just display music, but actively participate in the creative process,” said Hiroyuki Koike, CEO of Piascore. “Our new platform transforms solitary practice into a guided, interactive experience, and makes instrumental performance more joyful and accessible. We are no longer just reading music; we are interacting with it. This is the evolution that musicians have been waiting for, and we are thrilled to showcase it at NAMM.”

Key innovations being demonstrated at the Piascore booth include:

Interactive MusicXML Scores

Unlike traditional PDFs, Piascore’s MusicXML-based scores allow musicians to actively control their music. Users can play back audio aligned with notation, freely adjust tempo, transpose keys, and engage with the score in a responsive, dynamic environment.

Performance-Following Playback

When a musician plays with one hand, the system automatically follows and performs the complementary part, enabling focused one-hand practice while preserving the full musical context. As notes are played, they visually disappear from the score with a subtle physics based animation, reinforcing progress and giving a clear sense of accomplishment. Combined with automatic page turning and real time synchronization, this creates a smoother, more engaging, and more rewarding practice experience.

AI Coach

This intelligent feature analyzes a musician’s performance, clearly visualizing missed or incorrect passages. It then provides gentle, relevant advice tailored to each mistake, offering musical and technical suggestions to guide improvement. Practice is no longer a solitary struggle, but an engaging, guided experience.

MusicOCR

Piascore’s advanced Music OCR can convert images or PDFs of printed sheet music into structured MusicXML data. This powerful tool digitizes legacy and contemporary scores, unlocking them for playback, analysis, and interactive engagement.

About Piascore

Piascore, Inc. is a music technology company founded in 2010 with the mission to “make every musical moment extraordinary.” Its flagship Piascore app is a performance-focused platform loved by musicians worldwide for its seamless digital sheet music reading capabilities. The company also operates Japan’s largest digital sheet music marketplace. By harnessing cutting-edge technology, Piascore removes barriers between musicians and their music, enabling effortless practice and performance anytime, anywhere.

Founded in 2010, Piascore has established itself as a proven platform in the Japanese market, empowering over 10 million musicians worldwide with its performance-focused iPad app. Its marketplace boasts a catalog of over 330,000 digital scores, making it one of the fastest-growing platforms in the industry. The company is now expanding globally, actively seeking partnerships with international publishers to distribute their catalogs digitally.

Media and Partnership Inquiries: Hiroyuki Koike hello@piascore.com

To experience the future of sheet music, please visit Piascore at Hall C, Booth 7900 at The NAMM Show 2026.