Comments on: ivideosongs.com: Like GarageBand’s Artist Videos, But First, and No Software Needed

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By: Michael Moncur

Michael Moncur — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:33:06 +0000

Any thoughts on this two months later? I finally installed the new iLife the other day, excited to get a hold of these lessons that Apple’s “star power” brought to me, and…

There aren’t any new ones. Just the same ones shown off in the keynote – Fogerty, Sting, Fallout Boy, a couple of others. Less than 10 total.

They were excellent lessons, to be sure, but without more songs it’s a silly novelty feature instead of a viable competitor for iVideoSongs.

P.S. I’m mostly a guitarist but I wish Apple would beef up the piano lessons too. The one for Sara Bareilles’ song “Love Song” was great.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:49:39 +0000

iVideoSongs is cool, but just look at the production quality, design and style that Apple brings to this product. The elegantly simple set, the lighting, sound and editing. The animated presentation of the fretboard. And the star power. This is a world-class top tier product.

Almost every training video I have ever used looked like it was produced in a garage, home or a cheap studio. This is not a slam against the educational value, which is usually very satisfying. The iVIdeoSongs videos look better than most, and teh lessons are very good, but they certainly don’t look like “real televisions” like the Apple vids do.

Considering this point, the extra content that Apple bundles (GarageBand Tracks), their extra functionality (speed adjustment, etc) and the higher cost of iVS celebrity tracks, I think iVIdeoSongs may need to reanalyze their business model … quickly.

By: bobm

bobm — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:11:49 +0000

Although I admire the effort behind iVideoSongs, they simply don’t have the reach or star-power (Who is Steve Reick, exactly? Oates? I guess Hall was out of town…) that Apple is going to bring to the table. And how is it a rip-off if Apple has figured out a way to do something better than someone else…just like they did with online music sales? They are going to own this business within 18 months.

By: Michael Moncur

Michael Moncur — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:01:52 +0000

Thanks for mentioning iVideoSongs. They had a big “Web 2.0″ launch last year, but instead of fading into the woodwork after that, they’ve kept adding songs and improving the site. I have bought a bunch of them – mostly the $5 non-celebrity ones – and they’re excellent.

I don’t see the overlap so I doubt Apple partnered with them. But I’m pretty sure they were “inspired” by them – iVideoSongs has had their free lessons on iTunes for a while, and I know Apple specifically mentioned them in an iTunes email at one point.

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Macworld 2009 update : Music lessons from famous artists | FetchDog beta — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:15:23 +0000

[...] Peter over at CreateDigitalMusic linked me regarding this topic, and a previous post I made about iVideoSongs. The GarageBand store is very [...]

By: marq prades

marq prades — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:41:00 +0000

I think it is just a great idea , why is it always apple the only one to think about those kind of stuffs ?

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:03:08 +0000

Video music instruction is nothing new, but it is a great way to learn. The ivideosongs material looks great. The free stuff is very good and I look forward to exploring the paid content.

But a few big differences that jump to mind are the Artist tracks on ivideosongs are $9.99 while the Apple ones are $4.99. Apple includes 18 free non-celebrity lessons. And all the Apple lessons come with tabs, commentary and backing tracks (hopefully the original recordings) to take into GarageBand to jam with. Quite a package for five bucks.

Conclusion: The more sources for this kind of material the better. Competition is a great thing for consumers. Find the song you like from the source that offers it and start playing.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:57:07 +0000

Hasn’t Truefire.com had a similar format for years?

By: Darren Landrum

Darren Landrum — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:01:53 +0000

What I’m liking most about ivideosongs.com is the fact that the free tutorials, the ones to get you hooked, are not just randomly selected from the library of stars showing you their songs. Rather, they are general lessons about playing that anyone can use. That gets a big thumbs up from me right there.