diff --git a/front/components/PartitionCoord.tsx b/front/components/PartitionCoord.tsx
index 210382e..15cdcdd 100644
--- a/front/components/PartitionCoord.tsx
+++ b/front/components/PartitionCoord.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type PartitionCoordProps = {
 	onPause: () => void;
 	// Timestamp of the play session, in milisecond
 	timestamp: number;
+	pressedKeys: Map<number, number>;
 };
 
 const PartitionCoord = ({
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const PartitionCoord = ({
 	onPause,
 	onResume,
 	timestamp,
+	pressedKeys,
 }: PartitionCoordProps) => {
 	const [partitionData, setPartitionData] = React.useState<
 		[string, PianoCursorPosition[]] | null
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ const PartitionCoord = ({
 					timestamp={timestamp}
 					onPause={onPause}
 					onResume={onResume}
+					pressedKeys={pressedKeys}
 					onEndReached={() => {
 						onEndReached();
 					}}
diff --git a/front/components/PartitionVisualizer/PhaserCanvas.tsx b/front/components/PartitionVisualizer/PhaserCanvas.tsx
index eb7b4fa..6a63da9 100644
--- a/front/components/PartitionVisualizer/PhaserCanvas.tsx
+++ b/front/components/PartitionVisualizer/PhaserCanvas.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { SplendidGrandPiano, CacheStorage } from 'smplr';
 import { Note } from 'opensheetmusicdisplay';
 
 let globalTimestamp = 0;
+let globalPressedKeys: Map<number, number> = new Map();
 const globalStatus: 'playing' | 'paused' | 'stopped' = 'playing';
 
 const isValidSoundPlayer = (soundPlayer: SplendidGrandPiano | undefined) => {
@@ -48,17 +49,42 @@ const getPianoScene = (
 		private cursorPositionsIdx = -1;
 		private partition!: Phaser.GameObjects.Image;
 		private cursor!: Phaser.GameObjects.Rectangle;
+		private emitter!: Phaser.GameObjects.Particles.ParticleEmitter;
+		private emitzone!: Phaser.GameObjects.Particles.Zones.EdgeZone;
+		private nbTextureTolad!: number;
 		create() {
+			this.textures.addBase64(
+				'star',
+				'data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAEQAAAApCAYAAACMeY82AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAyZpVFh0WE1MOmNvbS5hZG9iZS54bXAAAAAAADw/eHBhY2tldCBiZWdpbj0i77u/IiBpZD0iVzVNME1wQ2VoaUh6cmVTek5UY3prYzlkIj8+IDx4OnhtcG1ldGEgeG1sbnM6eD0iYWRvYmU6bnM6bWV0YS8iIHg6eG1wdGs9IkFkb2JlIFhNUCBDb3JlIDUuNi1jMDE0IDc5LjE1Njc5NywgMjAxNC8wOC8yMC0wOTo1MzowMiAgICAgICAgIj4gPHJkZjpSREYgeG1sbnM6cmRmPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8xOTk5LzAyLzIyLXJkZi1zeW50YXgtbnMjIj4gPHJkZjpEZXNjcmlwdGlvbiByZGY6YWJvdXQ9IiIgeG1sbnM6eG1wPSJodHRwOi8vbnMuYWRvYmUuY29tL3hhcC8xLjAvIiB4bWxuczp4bXBNTT0iaHR0cDovL25zLmFkb2JlLmNvbS94YXAvMS4wL21tLyIgeG1sbnM6c3RSZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEuMC9zVHlwZS9SZXNvdXJjZVJlZiMiIHhtcDpDcmVhdG9yVG9vbD0iQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9wIENDIDIwMTQgKFdpbmRvd3MpIiB4bXBNTTpJbnN0YW5jZUlEPSJ4bXAuaWlkOjYyNzNEOEU4NzUxMzExRTRCN0ZCODQ1QUJCREFFQzA4IiB4bXBNTTpEb2N1bWVudElEPSJ4bXAuZGlkOjYyNzNEOEU5NzUxMzExRTRCN0ZCODQ1QUJCREFFQzA4Ij4gPHhtcE1NOkRlcml2ZWRGcm9tIHN0UmVmOmluc3RhbmNlSUQ9InhtcC5paWQ6NjI3M0Q4RTY3NTEzMTFFNEI3RkI4NDVBQkJEQUVDMDgiIHN0UmVmOmRvY3VtZW50SUQ9InhtcC5kaWQ6NjI3M0Q4RTc3NTEzMTFFNEI3RkI4NDVBQkJEQUVDMDgiLz4gPC9yZGY6RGVzY3JpcHRpb24+IDwvcmRmOlJERj4gPC94OnhtcG1ldGE+IDw/eHBhY2tldCBlbmQ9InIiPz4vDiTDAAAB4UlEQVR42uxagY2DMAw0VRdghayQFVghs3SF/1XaEdoVGIGswAj5OK0rkwfalx5wiY2smAik+OrYFxcAAWLABFQJazmAykCOEhZRx0sBYdLHS0VFk6omVU2qOwRktS1jwYY5QKSAslqEtNBWM0lVt4xUQERUmdrWSV+VZi27xVYZU1OimYyOmJTRDB58VVyE5BUJQYhJGZYGYzMH87nuqwuoRSRVdLyB5hcoWIZxjs9P2buT3LkI0PP+BKcQriEp2jjnwO0XjDFwUDFRouNXF5HoQlK0iwKDVw10/GzPdzBIoo1zBApF1prb57iUw/zQxkdkpY1rwNhoOQMDkhpt62wqw+ZisMTiOwNQqLu2VMWpxhggOcBbe/zwlTvKqTfZxDyJYyAAfEyPTTF2/1AcWj8Ye39fU98+geHlebBuvv4xX8Zal5WoCEGnvn1y/na5JQdz55aOkM3knRyS5xwpbcZ/BSG//2uVWTrB6uFOAjHjoT9GzIojZzlYdJaRQNcPW0cMby3OtRl32w950PbU2yAAiGPk22qL0rp4hOSlEkFAfvGi6RwenCXsLkLGfuUcDGKf/J2tIkTGv/9t/xaQxQDCzyPFJdU1AYns5kO3jKAPZhQQPctohHweIJK+D/kRYAAaWClvtE6otAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='
+			);
 			this.textures.addBase64('partition', partitionB64);
 			this.cursorPositionsIdx = -1;
+			this.nbTextureTolad = 2;
 
 			this.cameras.main.setBackgroundColor(colorScheme === 'light' ? '#FFFFFF' : '#000000');
 			this.textures.on('onload', () => {
+				this.nbTextureTolad--;
+				if (this.nbTextureTolad > 0) return;
 				this.partition = this.add.image(0, 0, 'partition').setOrigin(0, 0);
 				this.cameras.main.setBounds(0, 0, this.partition.width, this.partition.height);
 
 				this.cursor = this.add.rectangle(0, 0, 30, 350, 0x31ef8c, 0.5).setOrigin(0, 0);
 				this.cameras.main.startFollow(this.cursor, true, 0.05, 0.05);
+
+
+				// create an emitter the once called later will spawn 15 particules all around the sprite that it is attached to
+				this.emitter = this.add.particles(0, 0, 'star', {
+					lifespan: 700,
+					duration: 100,
+					quantity: 2,
+					follow: this.cursor,
+					speed: { min: 10, max: 20 },
+					scale: { start: 0, end: 0.4 },
+					// rotate: { start: 0, end: 360 },
+					emitZone: { type: 'edge', source: this.cursor.getBounds(), quantity: 50 },
+
+					emitting: false
+				});
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -76,6 +102,14 @@ const getPianoScene = (
 						this.cursorPositionsIdx = idx;
 						return true;
 					}
+					if (globalPressedKeys.size > 0) {
+						// add particles at the position of the cursor
+						this.emitter.start(1);
+						this.cursor.fillAlpha = 0.9;
+					} else if (this.cursor) {
+						this.cursor.fillAlpha = 0.5;
+					}
+
 					return false;
 				});
 				if (cP) {
@@ -127,6 +161,7 @@ export type PhaserCanvasProps = {
 	onResume: () => void;
 	// Timestamp of the play session, in milisecond
 	timestamp: number;
+	pressedKeys: Map<number, number>;
 };
 
 const PhaserCanvas = ({
@@ -134,6 +169,7 @@ const PhaserCanvas = ({
 	cursorPositions,
 	onEndReached,
 	timestamp,
+	pressedKeys,
 }: PhaserCanvasProps) => {
 	const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
 	const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -141,6 +177,7 @@ const PhaserCanvas = ({
 	const [game, setGame] = React.useState<Phaser.Game | null>(null);
 
 	globalTimestamp = timestamp;
+	globalPressedKeys = pressedKeys;
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (isValidSoundPlayer(soundPlayer)) {
diff --git a/front/views/PlayView.tsx b/front/views/PlayView.tsx
index 2648052..aaec2b4 100644
--- a/front/views/PlayView.tsx
+++ b/front/views/PlayView.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ const PlayView = ({ songId, type, route }: RouteProps<PlayViewProps>) => {
 	);
 	const getElapsedTime = () => stopwatch.getElapsedRunningTime() - 3000;
 	const [midiKeyboardFound, setMidiKeyboardFound] = useState<boolean>();
+	// first number is the note, the other is the time when pressed on release the key is removed
+	const [pressedKeys, setPressedKeys] = useState<Map<number, number>>(new Map()); // [note, time]
 
 	const onPause = () => {
 		stopwatch.pause();
@@ -210,17 +212,30 @@ const PlayView = ({ songId, type, route }: RouteProps<PlayViewProps>) => {
 			}
 		};
 		inputs.forEach((input) => {
-			if (inputIndex != 0) {
-				return;
-			}
+			// if (inputIndex != 0) {
+
+			// 	return;
+			// }
 			input.onmidimessage = (message) => {
-				const { command } = parseMidiMessage(message);
+				// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+				const { command, channel, note, velocity } = parseMidiMessage(message);
 				const keyIsPressed = command == 9;
-				const keyCode = message.data[1];
+				if (keyIsPressed) {
+					setPressedKeys((prev) => {
+						prev.set(note, getElapsedTime());
+						return prev;
+					});
+				} else {
+					setPressedKeys((prev) => {
+						prev.delete(note);
+						return prev;
+					});
+				}
+
 				webSocket.current?.send(
 					JSON.stringify({
 						type: keyIsPressed ? 'note_on' : 'note_off',
-						note: keyCode,
+						note: note,
 						id: song.data!.id,
 						time: getElapsedTime(),
 					})
@@ -293,6 +308,7 @@ const PlayView = ({ songId, type, route }: RouteProps<PlayViewProps>) => {
 					onEndReached={onEnd}
 					onPause={onPause}
 					onResume={onResume}
+					pressedKeys={pressedKeys}
 					onPartitionReady={() => setPartitionRendered(true)}
 				/>
 				{!partitionRendered && <LoadingComponent />}