Macworld 2009: GarageBand celebrity training lessons coming (Mentor?)

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 6:59am — Seth Weintraub

Here's another one for next week. We know it seems a bit nuts but try to stay with us here, OK?

Word on the street is that Garage Band users will be able to buy celebrity music lessons from Apple. For instance, if you are a drummer, you might be able to purchase for $6.99, a drumming lesson from Neil Peart (we don't know the specific artists/prices involved). You then download the lessons and in a few (thousand) weeks you are hammering away YYZ like nobody's business.

That's all the information we were given. This could obviously go in a few directions. Will the lessons be just videos or interactive media? Will you buy them from iTunes or will Garage band incorporate its own storefront? Will lessons from Green Day cost more than lessons from Yanni? Can we get singing lessons from Brittney Spears?

Update: Some have said it will be called Mentor

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"You then download the

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 8:20am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

"You then download the lessons and in a few (thousand) weeks you are hammering away YYZ like nobody's business."

Why would you want to drum on Toronto Pearson International Airport?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Pearson_International_Airport

And yes, I do get the Rush reference. ;-)

There's been a few times I've

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 10:02am — Kev Orng (not verified)

There's been a few times I've wanted to smash stuff at Pearson. But it's usually because of those US homeland security guys they station there, so I don't like to talk about it much. They can get a little testy.

They don't appreciate Rush either.

But they have a bit of a sense of humour. After you get past them, you're in the waiting area and technically past US customs, where you can buy bad coffee. But they installed a Tim Hortons on the other side of the glass so you can see it but can't get to it.

YYZ

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 11:45pm — Nucks (not verified)

YVR rulz. YYZ sucks. So does rush.

Thanks for Wellwood and Sundin.

It's Neil Peart, not Neal.

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 9:13am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

It's Neil Peart, not Neal. Being a Rush fan I just felt obligated.

You're right but his close

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 11:04am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

You're right but his close friends and biggest fans call him Ellwood.

Books

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 2:23pm — Partners in Grime (not verified)

Neil Peart's books are pretty good, too.

Rush references are always

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 2:26pm — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

Rush references are always appreciated. Thanks, you made my day!

Yarly

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 5:29pm — Waior (not verified)

Apple and Rush, the perfect combination. Who knew you had so many Rush fans?

It's called MENTOR

Fri, 01/02/2009 - 9:04pm — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

It's called MENTOR

YYZ/YVR/Rush

Sat, 01/03/2009 - 11:54am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

Interesting how Nucks says YYZ and Rush both suck. And yet he'll gladly take the sloppy seconds from YYZ in the form of Sundin and Wellwood. Typical YVR fan. Flaky and with poor taste in music. Give me Elwood, By-Tor and Snow Dog any day. Go Flames Go!