by iTunes lets you control your music playback from its window, but if you don’t want the full interface visible while you listen to music, there are other ways to tell the app what to do. I’ll show you how you can control iTunes using built-in features as well as third-party apps, so that you can hide the iTunes window when you play your music.
Use media keys
Let’s start by looking at what you can do with built-in OS X features. The easiest way to control iTunes is through media keys; these are some of the F-keys found on the top row of your keyboard. Press the F8 key to play or pause music. Press F7 to skip back—either to the beginning of the currently playing track, if you’ve played less than 10 seconds of it, or to the previous track. F9 skips ahead to the next track.
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