Kids Fiddle Digitally with iPad

The San Jose Mercury News reports on a unique musical workshop led by Smule co-founder Ge Wang for ten music students from the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, CA. The students got a group lesson in playing digital violin on iPads — held against their shoulders, like actual violins — running Smule’s new Magic Fiddle app. Said student Kevin Murray, 10, who plays drums and saxophone: “I don’t play anything like the fiddle. It’s cool. It’s a great idea.”

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