Standards / Editorial

Useful before
impressive.

Our editorial standard is simple: a lesson should help a learner play more accurately, understand the next step and know what makes the song difficult.

01

Song selection

We prioritize recognizable music with a clear learning purpose, such as a limited hand position, a repeated rhythm or a useful coordination pattern. Search interest may help identify what learners want, but it does not replace musical usefulness or rights review.

02

Difficulty labels

Labels consider note range, hand movement, rhythm, accidentals, tempo, independence between hands, pedalling and notation complexity. “Starter,” “Beginner” and “Easy” describe the version taught on PianoSong, not every published arrangement of the work.

03

Accuracy and sources

Before publication, our standard is to compare note sequences and musical facts with reliable scores or references where available. Public-domain status and attribution are checked separately from musical accuracy.

Letter-note versions are teaching aids. Enharmonic spellings and simplifications should be explained when they differ from standard notation.

04

Corrections

Verified errors should be corrected promptly and materially revised pages should receive an updated review date. Readers can report a suspected error through the Contact page with the page URL and affected phrase.

05

Use of digital tools

Software and automated tools may assist with drafting, formatting, analysis or quality checks. They do not remove the need to verify notes, terminology, attribution and the usefulness of the final lesson before publication.

06

Editorial independence

Advertising, sponsorship or affiliate relationships—if introduced—must not determine a song’s difficulty label or the substance of a lesson. Material relationships should be disclosed near the relevant content.