Piano app gets me playing

The new Skoove app promises to 'make your musical dreams come true'. It's good, but doesn't hit all the right notes for a learner

I've long fancied the idea of astonishing my friends by whipping a cloth off a keyboard and playing a glorious rendition of festive tunes i la Downton Abbey Christmas special. But apart from prodding the odd key, I've never been near a piano.

Enter Skoove, the app that promises to "make your musical dreams come true". Excellent. I'm already Googling fancy evening dresses and recipes for mulled wine. Better still, the current beta version of the app is free (it'll cost between 3.50 and 7.50 a month when commercially released), which is a boon considering an electric keyboard costs around 60 quid (there's currently no way to use the interactive features with Granny's upright).

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