Mobile learning platform Duolingo has entered into a partnership with Sony Music that will bring more than 60 recordings from Sony artists, including Whitney Houston, Hozier, Pink and Meghan Trainor, to Duolingo's music education course, it was announced Thursday ( August 15).
The tracks, which are now available on the Duolingo platform, will help music learners “study the fundamentals of music and practice music theory skills such as reading music, understanding different note lengths and differentiating notes from sounds, sight and keys. digital mobile piano,” according to a press release.
The list of available songs includes Houston's “My Love Is Your Love” and “So Emotional.” Hozier's “Work Song” and “Someone New.” P!nk's 'Get the Party Started' and 'Funhouse'. Trainor's “Made You Look”; Bleachers' “Rollercoaster”? Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors'. Cheap “I want you to want me” trick; TLC's “Creep.” Train's “Drops of Jupiter” and “Drive By”? Dove Cameron's “Girl Like Me”? and many more.
“At Duolingo, we're constantly looking for ways to make learning more effective and fun,” he said George AudiDuolingo's head of business development, in a statement. “We're partnering with Sony Music, a leader in the music industry, to bring our students a library of top songs they can learn to read and play.”
Added Jessica Shawsenior vice president of sync licensing at Sony Music: “Partnering with Duolingo gives us the opportunity to bring our artists' music to a new platform that promotes learning and cultural exchange. Music has the power to unite and inspire and this collaboration will help students engage with music education in a meaningful and enjoyable way.”
Duolingo launched its music education course last October.
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