Accessible Talking Tuner for iPod Touch and other i devices

HotPaw Talking Tuner
$0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-tuner/id421065079?mt=8

Kes: I bought a pre-owned iPod Touch a few months ago, and so far, this is the first app which has gotten me to use it on a regular basis. It is very simple to use--just opent he app and it goes--and does what it is designed to do, no more. The voice is clear, even with the hearing impairment in my left ear.

As far as I am concerned, this app alone justifies the cost of the iPod Touch. The one problem I have with it is that it seems to go back and forth on whether my high E string is too sharp or too flat by the smallest increment. I use a beginning guitar CD to tune the high E, but I am also learning how to tune the guitar to itself, so this isn't a big problem.

Description: A hands-off, sound-activated, talking musical instrument tuner. Talking Tuner uses built-in speech synthesis, so it does not require that VoiceOver be enabled.
With the Auto-Speak switch turned on, Talking Tuner will listen for a note to be played, and then, after waiting for the end of the sound (so as not to talk over it), will speak the note name, and how many cents sharp or flat the end of the note is estimated to be.

More information at AppleVis
http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/music/talking-tuner

Book review: _Guitar Zero_ by Gary Marcus

_Guitar zero : The new musician and the science of learning_ Gary F. Marcus (2012)

I loved this book, and I will be keeping it in the reread pile, because it is full of useful information for the would-be guitar player of any age. It is also suitable for the general reader, gently introducing some of the more technical terms used in both neuroscience and music theory, but never becoming bogged down with jargon. It's real strength, however, is that it provides a strong dose of encouragement for any adult who has thought of learning to play a musical instrument but felt overwhelmed by what seems to be the steep learning curve.
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My favorite online guitar lesson site

So there is this guy named Justin who has an entire Website full of guitar lessons
http://justinguitar.com
and you can check out the lessons free. He is also a fantastic explainer and gives specific instructions on which finger should go on which string at which fret (he also typically provides instructions for alternate fingerings), and instructions are given both in video and text notes. He even does a bit of troubleshooting at the end of each video so you can figure out why your chord sounds wrong. I've checked out a number of online lessons and audio courses, and this is the one I have found to be, by far, the most blind-friendly. Obviously, however, you don't have to be blind to appreciate his great teaching method, because his site has over 50,000 likes.
And, just to provide the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae, he has a British accent.

Here is the link to the D chord I am working on today
http://justinguitar.com/en/BC-111-D-chord.php