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View glossary topics in GarageBand on Mac

Learn to Play includes a glossary that provides quick information about guitar, piano, and general music subjects. While you’re taking a lesson, you can quickly refer to a glossary topic, and then continue with the lesson. Glossary topics can include video, graphics, or text.

Glossary topics include:

Articulations
Chords and scales
Guitar notation
Hand position and posture
Music notation
Notes on the fretboard (guitar) and keyboard (piano)
Picking and strumming
Using a capo

Open the Learn to Play glossary

In GarageBand on Mac, click the Glossary button in the upper-right area of the lesson window.
The glossary appears, showing the categories of glossary topics.

View a glossary topic

In GarageBand on Mac, click one of the topics in the list.
If a list of subtopics appears, click a subtopic.
The glossary topic opens. The navigation area in the upper-left corner of the window shows the path to the current topic. If the topic includes a video, the video begins playing.

Choose a different glossary topic

In GarageBand on Mac, in the navigation area, do one of the following:
- Click Glossary to return to the list of glossary topics.
- If topics are visible in the upper-left part of the window, click a topic to view its subtopics.
Click the glossary topic you want to view.

Return to the lesson

In GarageBand on Mac, click the left-pointing arrow in the upper-left corner of the window.

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