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               How to learn a new musical
               instrument online during
               lockdown
               Dust off old skills or pick up something new with these tutorials
               for piano, violin, bassoon, singing and even film-score writing
               Louise Whitbread
               While there are many skills people are turning to, from painting to
               photography, learning a musical instrument may be something you’ve
               wanted to do, but put off due to being busy pre-coronavirus.
               Just because you can’t go to a teacher in person, doesn’t mean you can’t
               still learn to read music, study music theory or learn to play a new
               instrument.
               There are many online resources, some free and some fee-paying, to help
               with each step of mastering a new musical skill. Ahead are some of the
               best.
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               from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence
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               This revenue helps us to fund journalism across The Independent.
               If you fancy plucking the strings of the guitar further than just playing
               your own rendition of "Wonderwall" over and over, Fender is offering
               three months of lessons on the guitar, bass and ukulele to the first
               500,000 people who sign up via the Fender Play website.
               This is opposed to the usual $9.99 (£8) monthly or $89.99 annual fee.
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