Duolingo Is Working On a Music App

Duolingo, a language learning app with over 500 million users, is working on a music app, TechCrunch has learned. From the report: The Pittsburgh-based tech company currently has a small team working on a music product and is hiring a learning scientist who is an "expert in music education who combines both theoretical knowledge of relevant learning science research and hands-on teaching experience," according to a job posting listed on Duolingo's career page. The company also posted a job that was soliciting a freelance music composition and curricular consultant, but the company is no longer accepting applications for that position. The job listing suggests that the app will teach basic concepts in music theory using popular songs and teachers.

It's unclear how Duolingo's music app will materialize over the next few months -- for example, we don't know whether the app will help people read music, write music, learn instruments, or all of the above -- or if it's just a tiny experiment within an organization known to love a test or 10.

We need a math version.

[Grokew]

Kids and adults alike struggle with mathematics and arithmetics. Duolingo already reduces the barriers for language learning by making it fun and cute. Their reading app is also quite nice. I hope that they someday decide to make a mathematics learning app. Even if they focus on basic arithmetics, it could be really helpful for a lot of people. The biggest barrier of entry to mathematical knowledge is fear. If the app cuteness helps destroy that fear, people will find it easier to learn.

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[julietmikealpha]

https://www.duolingo.com/math [duolingo.com], also mentioned in TFA.

Re: We need a math version.

[Grokew]

Nice! Just need to wait until it gets released for Android.

Language Transfer also teaches music

[Gramie2]

Language Transfer [languagetransfer.org], the people who brought you an amazing, free language-learning system (best I've ever used, and I speak 5 languages), also has an Introduction to Music [languagetransfer.org]. Try it and drop Mihalis a donation if you find it useful.

Are they going to ruin that too?

[ck1dog]

Sure, it'll be great at first, you can listen to whatever you want. But then they'll change it so that you can only listen to what they have determined you have to listen to. "No, you can't choose your music, you have to follow the path we have chosen for you" Sure, it'll suck that you can't listen however you want but they have some sort of proof that it'll be the most effective way to listen.