Chapter 11
Listening to Music
In This Chapter
Adding your own music to your Surface
Playing music through the Music app
Playing free music through the Music app’s Radio
Signing up for Xbox Music Pass
Exploring new music
Some people spend more time organizing their music than listening to it. They store each album in its own folder and meticulously rename each song’s title to include the album name and recording year.
Your Surface, however, isn’t built for micromanaging your songs. No, like any tablet, your Surface works best for playing music, and the Music app tries to simplify that task by letting you listen to music in any of three ways: You can play music that’s already on your Surface, listen to music on Microsoft’s streaming music service, and buy new songs and albums through Microsoft’s music store.
This chapter covers all three ways to move music from your Surface into your ears.
Understanding the Music App
When you first open the Music app, shown in Figure 11-1, the opening ...
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