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0 pointsschwartzworld10mo ago0 comments

Various products have done this over the years. Forget app, actual keyboards and guitars that light up. It’s not a good way to learn.

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bambax10mo ago

It's true that it's not a good way to learn, but it's fun for a little while.

That's why an app on glasses for this is better than a complete alternative instrument; the app is much cheaper and should work with any real instrument.

schwartzworldOP10mo ago

An app on glasses would also not be a great way to learn. There’s a reason we don’t color code piano keys or right the names of the notes on them.

> the app is much cheaper and should work with any real instrument.

Maybe if your instrument has keys or frets. Even if it was a good way to learn, it wouldn’t do much good for a trumpet.

fragmede10mo ago

> There’s a reason we don’t color code piano keys or write the names of the notes on them.

When's the last time you learned to play piano? Yes we do. We take off those training wheels at some point but when learning to play for the first time, especially as a child, tools to help learning like the aforementioned do get used.

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mock-possum10mo ago

It’s not even a good way to play. The delay between seeing the cue, and moving to play it, completely ruins the flow of playing (and listening to) the music - it introduces too many hiccups in timing.

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