Canary: Language Learning App That Uses Music and Karaoke for Practice
By
Ben Lang
Sat on the counter overnight. Well past its best.
Summary
Canary is a language learning app that uses music as its core teaching method. The founder discovered through viral social media content that people enjoy learning languages through songs they already love. The app allows users to pick songs, see real-time translations, save vocabulary, practice pronunciation with karaoke, take quizzes, and practice with others.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThat's when I realized people love learning languages through the songs they already love.
Pick a song, see real-time translations, save words to your vocabulary list, sing karaoke to practice pronunciation, take quizzes on songs, and practice with others!
The response was incredible. Engagement was super high. I launched a separate page dedicated to this idea, and it grew to 100k followers in just 5 months.
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