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Yousician is currently available for five instruments: guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and voice. For each instrument, Yousician features a lesson plan developed and produced in-house by the company’s music educators. The lesson plans are designed like music courses and consist of lessons, exercises,
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In 2021, Yousician raised $ 28 million (€23.1 million) in funding. In total, Yousician had at the end of 2021 series B investment round collected in total a funding of €35 million. The company's largest investor is a
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technology guides users as they learn to play real musical instruments. Users follow sheet music or tablature notation on their device's screen and play along to a backing track. Using the device's built-in microphone, Yousician gives feedback on accuracy and timing.
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