I Switched to the Jankó Piano for a Year – Here’s What Happened

Jankó piano after one year: what it feels like, why I tried it, and whether this isomorphic keyboard is actually worth the switch. In this video I walk through how I found the idea, the history behind Paul von Jankó’s layout, and what changed after a year of playing covers, improvising, and accompanying people on it. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:36 Prelude 1:28 Why Piano Keys Look Like This (History) 3:02 My Alternative Piano Idea 3:16 Animation: A New Keyboard Layout 6:12 Three Years Later... 6:53 The Jankó Piano 7:51 How the Jankó Piano Works 9:15 Building My Own Jankó Piano 10:02 Traveling to Try a Real Jankó Piano 12:54 Interlude – One-Year Evaluation 13:34 Pro #1 – Accompanying People 14:25 Pro #2 – Consistent Ideas → Consistent Shapes 15:05 Pro #3 – Recognizing Music Theory 16:50 Pro #4 – Learning Music Theory Differently 17:11 Con #1 – Skill Reset 17:28 Con #2 – Losing Repertoire 18:18 Con #3 – Logistics 19:25 Con #4 – No Perfect Notation Matching 20:29 Mixed Aspect #1 – Ergonomics 21:23 Mixed Aspect #2 – Varying vs Consistent Complexity 23:54 Mixed Aspect #3 – Thinking About Fingering 27:00 Finale – Final Verdict 27:26 Who Should Try a Jankó Piano? 28:06 Who Should NOT Try a Jankó Piano? 28:27 Outro You will also hear my honest take on chord shapes, scales, music theory, ergonomics, and the logistics of actually living with a Jankó setup. If you enjoy piano covers, music theory, and weird instrument experiments, subscribe for more. Do you think you would try a Jankó piano? Watch next:    • Black Orpheus (Manhã de Carnaval) — Jankó ...   All Jankó piano videos:    • Jankó Piano   Additional sources – Split black keys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ha... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FE... https://microtonal.miraheze.org/wiki/... Additional sources – Overlays shown in the video https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:356... https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:496... https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:666... #JankoPiano #IsomorphicKeyboard #MusicTheory #PianoCover #PianoTutorial