HOW TO Enjoy classical tracks on iPad

Explore the layout

When you first start using Apple Music Classical on iPad you’ll be taken to the Listen Now view. You can explore what’s available in landscape or portrait view. For more, tap the top–left icon to reveal the app’s sidebar.

Explore a playlist

The Joyful Classical playlist contains over seven hours of music. Tap Play at the top to listen to the entire playlist, or any track in the list to start there. To add a playlist to your library tap the “+” in the top–right corner.

Playing Next

Tap List View (to the right of the “i”) to see what’s playing next. To return to playlist view, swipe down near the top of the screen below the horizontal “grab” handle. Swiping down from the very top will invoke Split View.

Start a search

Find out more about the sidebar from the guide on the left–hand page. Tap Search in the sidebar and you’ll able to search Apple Music Classical by composers, works and more. You’ll also find suggestions under Discover.

Playlist options

Tap “…” at the top of the playlist to reveal a menu. This gives you the option to add the playlist to the library, add it to another playlist, share the playlist or to favorite it. Tap “…” to the right of a track for similar options.

Discover more

Tap Browse in the sidebar, then select the Catalogue, Playlists or Instruments tabs. The Catalogue tab, for example, enables you to view music by Periods, Genres and even Ensembles. Tap an option for a more detailed view.

Listen to something

Tap Listen Now in the sidebar and you’ll find a huge variety of things to listen to, from the latest releases to curated playlists. You can also listen to tracks in Spatial Audio and choose music by mood. Let’s choose Joyful Classical.

Now playing

Tap the playback controls at the bottom to see a full–screen view of the current track. Now you’ll see playback, an AirPlay button (bottom left) and more. Tap “i” (bottom right) to find out more info about the track.

Take a deeper dive

If you select the Composers view, you can tap on a composer to find out more and see a curated selection of works and albums. You’ll see a number of related composers — for Bach this includes Handel and Vivaldi.