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Re:New links found between musical training and cognitive ab... by jacquesm on Thursday April 28, 2022 @04:57PM (#31198110)
> Now I have a (very basic) Yamaha keyboard, which I thought I would learn to play "at some point". It's been years since I last touched it.

If you have a free moment and you have your keyboard hooked up to the computer use Chrome and give pianojacq.com a try, let me know if I can help somehow.

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Re:New links found between musical training and cognitive ab... by gatonegro on Thursday April 28, 2022 @08:31PM (#31199945)
Unfortunately I don't have a MIDI interface to plug it into the PC, but it's something I had considered buying before. Looks like there are some fairly cheap options available. I'll bookmark the site and see if I can get it done in the very near future. Thanks!
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Re:New links found between musical training and cognitive ab... by jacquesm on Thursday April 28, 2022 @09:26PM (#31200311)
Most synths and keyboards have MIDI over USB nowadays.
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Re:New links found between musical training and cognitive ab... by gatonegro on Thursday April 28, 2022 @09:43PM (#31200422)
Intriguing. I was looking at the user manual just now, and it seems like a USB-MIDI interface would do the trick. I've seen those things sold for $20 or $30 on Amazon. Might be a fun weekend activity to try.
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Re:New links found between musical training and cognitive ab... by jacquesm on Thursday April 28, 2022 @09:45PM (#31200430)
Be careful :) If it sticks you'll lose half your life! But you'll have a lot of fun. Good luck!
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Re:New links found between musical training and cognitive ab... by gatonegro on Thursday April 28, 2022 @10:03PM (#31200542)
As far as ways to lose half of one's life, playing music doesn't sound too bad. Thanks for the advice!
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