Rocksmith+

Have you ever wanted to learn a new instrument? With the rising cost of music lessons, you may have given up on the idea, but thanks to Rocksmith+, your chance has finally come. Rocksmith+ is a new learning app that teaches budding musicians how to play either the piano or the guitar.

The developer, Ubisoft, has a number of successful games under their belt. It’s no secret that they know how to put together a good game, and this new learning experience shows that. Although the primary goal of Rocksmith+ is to learn, they do so by gamifying the experience. By making learning fun, they hope to encourage players to learn a truly valuable skill.

Hundreds of Hit Songs

One of the hardest parts of learning music is that frequently, the beginning songs are boring. Our first painful randitions of “Hot Cross Buns” or “Mary Had A Little Lamb” are songs we learn for music, but not ones we’ll be singing in the shower any time soon. Rocksmith+ seems to understand that. The learning library is filled with fantastic songs such as Metallica’s, “Master of Puppets” and Green Day’s, “American Idiot.” If you find a contemporary song you’d love to learn, the program will break it down for you and help you practice using one of these songs.

Self Paced Learning

Rocksmith+ is an adaptable learning software that let’s you choose how fast you learn. If you find a certain aspect of a song difficult, you can take your time working on it until you are ready to move on. There’s no rush, and no pressure to progress until you are ready to. The game also has several adaptive learning options to help make things easier if you are struggling. This includes a riff repeater, and adaptive difficulty.

An Excellent Learning Choice

There are plenty of music games out there aimed to help guide budding musicians learn more about music. Games like Mindbytes: Learn to Read Music help new musicians learn how to read music, while games like Mussica help focus on learning music theory.

Although there are many music learning games, most of them don’t directly put an instrument in a would-be musicians hands and actually teach them how to play. They’re more like supports to a teaching experience. This may not be the first music game, but it’s certainly one of the best and most exciting new learning apps out there.

Pros:

• Easy Way To Learn Music
• Tons of Trendy Songs to Learn
• Adaptive Learning Available

Cons:

• None