Video summarized in one sentence: watching a former band kid learn what a treble clef is

Duolingo music would make sense maybe if it was teaching theory, then I could get behind that. It seems unrealistic to teach an instrument without physically having that instrument in your hand. But teaching theory could maybe be done online?

guys my uncle works at duolingo thats how i predicted it

The clef you didn’t know is known as an alto clef, a C clef, or simply just the viola clef! As a violist, I would know.

Congrats on accidentally inventing jazz, looking forward to new music innovations 👍

Weird, I was expecting they would go into music theory, where I could see the app shine.

This might help you read music, but I can't see this actually helping anybody with anything else. Like you said, it's more like a rythm game than anything. It's a great idea but not the best execution, imo Edit: Just got to the end and we literally just said the same thing lmao. Glad to see another duo video tho!

Duolingo: Spanish or vanish Duolingo music: piano keys or I break your knees

As someone who did band through middle school, high school, and now college I really want to try and speedrun this lol

I would never use this to teach somebody music, I'd say this also reflects on how poorly the language learning is structured. The fact that the lessons jump straight from "here's what notes sound like" to "here's a full staff with all of this shit you've never seen before" is fact enough that the way the Duolingo considers how to teach an entire subject is kind of wanting. This has also applied to my language learning experience on the app, where it will just show you a concept without actually teaching you what it means. I speak Spanish natively, and when a friend was doing some Duolingo Spanish, I wanted to help him out. Duolingo had introduced verb conjugations, but it never said how to fucking conjugate a verb or even WHAT PRONOUNS SPANISH HAS! That's not even getting into the fucking awful way Duolingo wants the user to answer questions, because it's fucking awful in both music and language, because both are not the type of thing that a fucking app can teach. I haven't looked at Duolingo Math, but I'd imagine it being much better at actually teaching it because it seems like the Duolingo team sees all complex problems as "reducible to its fundamental components" like they're NFT bros. On re-reading this comment I should probably just make a rant video at this point.

I *just* discovered your channel after looking up pasta tier lists and you just posted this--which is of interest to me. Subbed.

As a bass guitar and viola player I totally didn’t struggle on skipping through all of duolingo music because I can’t read treble clef. I mean. I can totally read treble clef! Edit: just got to the alto clef part and I am SOBBING

Kinda wish this would be more like simply piano, like it would listen to you play on a keyboard instead of bottons

“The violin cleft that I can’t remember the name of.” As a viola player, NO. NOT VIOLIN, STOP. 😭

I know like its not a class but I really wish it was. For languages like spanish (which I learn on the side of my class in school) it can actually teach you (sometimes) why the answer is the way it is. For music it teaches you NOTHING about the actual value of the note, the time signature, or the clef. It asks you at some point to tell you the time signature with eighth notes, but what if I didn't know the value of an eighth note. As far as Im concerned (I haven't gotten very far ) it doesn't teach you any other note values except for the basics and I struggle beyond the basics for sight reading. It's kind of annoying and that's really my complaint about duolingo music. It's basically a game that you can just do on piano tiles atp

Love how duolingo straight up turned into a rhythm game

As a french horn and piano player myself, I can confirm that Duolingo music is the most difficult out of all the Duolingo's

Duolingo Music has taken over lol, I use it all the time now! So thanks for doing our requests! I was waiting, so true dedication!

calling alto clef the violin clef is painful 😔 viola representation

I could play hot cross buns with my eyes closed (I'm in orchestra), maybe ode to joy too idk lol

YeS!!!! finally, i was looking forward for this video! edit: THE ABE MENTION!

I play the violin and we don't use the clef at 3:04. We use a treble clef, I think that clef is a viola clef.

I need to try this as a violist LOL

The Owl gets stronger, one lesson at time

You can remember treble clef lines by remembering EGBDF stands for every good buger deserves fries

Love all your videos. Keep up the great work.

We had ode to joy and simple gifts in our marching band show this year!!

I genuinely need another speedrun random language from u

We don't have Maths or Music in the UK yet, so this was pretty interesting to find out what the fuss about Music is!

The lessons before the songs prepare you for the song.

I used this video to practice double bass on drums, thank you!

Wait as a Gran Turismo fan I love that their music is in your videos!

this is insane, i opened the video, i paused and tryed myself and we did literally the same exact things, as soon as the first lesson ended straight for the 69 just to fail it once and pass it the next try lol

As a trumpet section squad leader, I’d definitely like to try this app out to see if it helps me improve my skills

Love your vids

I love your videos so much, please be more active on your channel

can i just say how i find it absurdly funny how they go out of their way to avoid accidentals XD (like in star spangled banner where there should be a sharp 4)

"Are we in the violin clef that I can't remember the name of?" Viola players:

I like how twin fettuccine has just become the "Duolingo person".

Omg sick new pfp

Duolingo should enable midi/piano keyboard integration. I love the app by the way

ive been playing piano since I was 3 years old and I struggle with this 😭

I recommend to compare the two versions of duolingo math. There are more differences than you think.

it’s literally simply piano but with only treble clef

This is so cool!

i play trumpet rn! thats so cool :)

3:01 it's alto clef and the viola plays it!!!

I'm a trumpet play started in 5th grade now in 8th and i was in first chair every year does marching band and jazz band did solo and ensemble every year and honors band. I'm not saying I'm a band kid but I'm pretty sure I'm a band kid

WOOO YEAH IT’S HERE!!!

After watching this, now I kinda want to see your reaction of first doing the lesson “prepare for (song title here)” before doing the song(s) 😁

Just jumped to unit 69 and it was literally simple music stuff jeez I feel bad for people actually going through it one at a time. Probably because I just know a lot of music stuff, but I really thought it would be a bit more complex especially for the final unit.

As an pianist, you are a successful musician

I play piano and i suck at reading sheet music cause i rely so much on my ears. And apparently i have to try out for piano this year for band. So im using duolingo to fix my issue of i cant read sheet music anymore

So you're telling me duolingo has a built-in rhythm game now? *downloads duolingo*

Hey i lovee your duolingo vidss can you do more language speedruns?😊😊😊😊😊😊

I jumped all the way to unit 59 until I realized if I jumped to each unit individually I would have gotten so much more xp

It’s alto/tenor clef! It’s used fully by violas and sometimes by trombones. The center of it is middle c and on tenor it is moved up one line

nice to meet a fellow trumpet player

Every time I hear republic, I think of clotted cream cookie and him saying "For the better of the republic."

The "violin clef" is actually a viola (the only frickin instrument to use it) clef! It's called alto clef, and middle c is the middle line, where b would be in treble.

There are so many better things duolingo could do with music-like actually teach something useful

At 3:18 when she started playing notes it reminded me of the song ghost by justin bieber. It sthe line that goes, "So if I cant be close to you..."

Ah, fellow band kid has tried Duolingo music, same here.

I thought this would be fun to see in a "yeah, i know how to play flute, this shit's ez lol" way. I forgot i know FRENCH music and procedeed to be lost the second you said treble clef. (clé de Sol ?)

They should add instruments in the music other then piano

If a music app is trying to teach you how to play music without an instrument, it is NOT going to work. Unless it’s teaching you to sing of course

Your videos always so cute!

it hurt my soul when she went violin clef and she put alto clef...

I’m a current band kid and duolingo music makes me want to throw my phone

The fact i had a Duolingo ad on a Duolingo video

3:26 It instantly reminded me of the Subnautica ost XD

In elementary school I was in chorus and we song simple gifts

"Violin cleff I can never remember the name of" physically hurt me/j

you're not supposed to do it with one finger, you're supposed to put your whole hand on it like on the piano. Also it's supposed to be just a music reading course, not piano, so I think for that they're pretty good!

i really hope they have a guitar one so i can actually use my guitar

Heck no. Duo: Did you get your practice in? Me: n-n-n-nooo Duo: You know what that means

As a current piano kid this really hurt to watch

finally a upload😭😭😭

My ad was Duolingo after watching the video-

Guys what I find funny is that I got a simplypiano ad before this.. they know duo is just better

"the violin clef that I don't remember what the name is" is a viola clef called alto clef LMAO (and there's also tenor that looks exactly the same but placed differently on the staff, used by cellos and some other instruments), violins use treble clef

Finally some twin fettuccine duolinggo videos which can feed my starving brain cells

Hm. I should try this -Someone who has played piano and clarinet for years and will only end up wanting to throw hands with an owl.

Rip to Alto clef being called "The Violin clef that I can't remember the name of" rip Violas

if he doesn't keep up on those lessons he will be a former living kid

my years of rhythm gaming is going to pay off

Zelda musicccc! :O Goron Cityyyy.

3:03 hurt me as a viola player

i was expecting a lot more generalized music theory but it's just a piano learning course? and not even one where you can use an actual piano. i dont see how this is going to be helpful to anyone

I’ll stick to just practicing my instrument lol.

Not me, a certified music teacher, reinstalling duolingo just to play the music levels for myself…

I'm thrilled that Duolingo is doing music now, because I'm absolutely incapable of understanding a single musical concept and I want to make the owl become an alcoholic like my old piano teacher.

What’s next, Duolingo Science and Duolingo Fishing?

3:00 the violin clef? It's the alto clef, the viola clef xD

ol' twin fettucine has became the duolingo guy now

As someone who learned piano with do re mi rather than c d e, I was so confused

Duo gonna drop a piano on u if you don’t do your lesson like the MY LEG guy 😊😊😊

HOW!! I look for duolingo. I am looking for math and music tap. it does not have math and music. What should I do?😢

Petition for Duolingo Music extensions and Duolingo art

✨kid in band vibes✨