Feeling a bit bored and antsy this Friday? I’ve got a silly little trick for you that might just make the time pass a little faster. Unless you’re not into making really cool music on your keyboard. Then this will be of no help to you.

If you ARE into making glorious melodies, you can turn your keyboard into a piano using GarageBand.

1. Open Garageband

2. Select New Project

3. Select Piano. It will ask you to name it, so just name it whatever you want and select Create.

4. Now go up to Window in the menu bar and select Musical Typing.

This opens up a little screen that shows you what keys will play what note.

I’m currently using the Swirling Electric Piano and making some smooth 80s jams. Be sure to test out what all of the other keys do. You can also move that little blue slider at the top to reach different parts of the keyboard.

To change the sound of your piano, double click on the little piano icon in your main screen. This will bring up a whole new world of options on the right side.

Try them all out because they are a good time. My favorite so far is Metropolis.

Who knows, you might be a smooth jams prodigy. Kind of like this guy.

 

Have fun!

(And don’t forget to enter the 13″ MacBook Pro giveaway!)