Duolingo is working on a music learning app. The company is diversifying its activities, and it seems to be paying off.
You probably know Duolingo as an app for learning a new language, or at least getting to know the local language of the country you’re visiting. The company has explored other learning topics in recent years and appears to be preparing to add a new one: music. According to a recent job posting spotted by TechCrunch, Duolingo has a small in-house team working on a music learning app.
Duolingo is working on a music learning app
This position seeks to find “an expert in music education who combines the theoretical knowledge of the scientific research of teaching itself and the experience of practical teaching.”Whoever takes on this job will have the task of making sure that the application is “well tied to the educational sciences”. This will require converting “research results into concrete insights”that can be used in the “learning by doing”for which Duolingo is known and recognized. It will also take the lead in curriculum development, meaning the app is only at the very beginning of its lifecycle.
The company is diversifying its activities, and it seems to be paying off
When this Duolingo music app launches, it will join a growing list of apps designed to make learning easier, like the ABC app that teaches little ones to read and write. There is also an English Text app for language certificates and even a dedicated math app that uses animations and interactive exercises to help users learn multiplication, division, fractions, geometry and measures. As TechCrunch clarifies, the company is diversifying its business to ensure its survival and increase revenue in the future. And these initiatives seem to be bearing fruit: in its fourth quarter 2022 financial report, Mr.