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This story is part of a series on how we learn—from augmented reality to music-training devices. Alex Zhang is shredding on the piano. He sits at a shiny black Steinway grand and rocks back and forth ...

How do you learn to play an instrument, or to make the question even simpler, how do you learn to play a new song you just discovered? Maybe chord charts if it’s popular enough, maybe dozens of web ...

The piano, with its timeless allure, continues to captivate music enthusiasts worldwide. Its versatility makes it a beloved instrument for beginners and virtuosos alike. Embarking on a journey to ...

Some instruments can take years and years to learn and master. So unless you’re an artist who years to be free of this miserable life and take refuge in music – just try one of these easiest ...

Learning an instrument is a bit intimidating at first, but the benefits range from increasing your memory capacity to making your better at math. You can learn to play on your own as long as you're ...

AudioStretch may be the only slow-downer app that does video. AudioStretch is a “music transcription tool.” It’s a universal iOS app that slows down music, and/or changes its pitch, so you can learn ...

Whether you're just learning, trying to get better, or looking to upgrade your equipment, the App Store offers a wide variety of apps geared towards guitarists, and after playing with a bunch of them, ...

While people are stuck at home over the next while, picking up new skills and hobbies has been at the top of their minds. If you’ve ever had a guitar just collecting dust in the corner of your closet ...

Rocksmith has been around since 2011, beginning as an alternative to the five button rhythm guitar craze, set apart by the fact that it lets players use their own real six strings as the controller, ...