Learn to Play Piano by Ear using these easy-to-understand techniques, principles, and concepts. With over 300-pgs separated into 20 chapters, you'll explore everything from beginner fundamentals, to music theory, to chord formation, to chord progression formation, and more! From harmonization techniques to the concept of alterations, to improvisation, you'll not only be able to "speak" and understand this musical language but you'll be able to play piano by ear without a reliance on sheet music.
(Schott). It is no secret that the majority of piano owners, in addition to playing classical music, would also like to play popular standards and pop songs, just like the piano player in a bar or cocktail lounge does, improvising and going from one tune to another. Here, finally, you hold in your hands an absolutely new and simple method that will enable you to fulfill your secret wish to improvise at the piano, completely by ear.
This book is directed toward teaching the novice to enjoy and gain facility in playing the piano, although the principles could well be applied to the playing of any instrument. Mr. Wilson does this by discarding as unessential most of the technical impedimenta that usually confront the aspiring student who wishes to play the piano for relaxation, recreation, and a little individual expression. -- Introduction.
So many of the great pianists and teachers have come out of Poland and Russia (Rubinstein, Anton as well as Arthur, Leschetizky, Paderewski, the Lhevinnes, Gilels, Richter, and others), yet we know little about their methods of learning and teaching. George Kochevitsky in The Art of Piano Playing supplies some important sources of information previously unavailable in the United States. From these sources, tempered by this own thinking, Kochevitsky formulated a scientific approach that can solve most problems of piano playing and teaching. George Kochevitsky graduated in 1930 from Leningrad Conservatory and did post-graduate work at Moscow Conservatory. After coming to the U.S., he taught privately in New York City, gave a number of lectures, and wrote for various music periodicals.
An accessible introduction to piano basics covers everything from correct hand placement and musical notation to music theory and techniques for playing by ear.
An Insider Guide For Playing Any Song On The Piano By Ear..."Amosdoll covers my songs unbelievably quickly!" - The Living Tombstone"Amosdoll, are you a Mozart reincarnate?" - JT MusicWhat Is Ear Mastery?Ear Mastery is not just about another "how to play piano" book that you can find from your local music shop.It is NOT about relying on sheet music and synthesia as the main source when learning songs-yet understanding these tricks will improve on the speed when you read sheet music by so much MORE than you've ever experienced before.It is NOT about turning you into the next Beethoven-yet these tricks will allow you to visualize, compose and improvise in your head just like how Beethoven continued to play and compose music even when he became deaf!Ear Mastery is A SHORTCUT.Many piano enthusiasts waste time and money on traditional music teachers where they take years and years just to teach you how to read and follow sheet music when not every song that you like have existing sheet music (that's the bad news). Instead of inefficiently learning one song at a time using traditional methods, Ear Mastery provides you the alternate shortcut in showing you the method that grants you the ability to play any song without sheet music.
Enhanced by an audio CD of selected examples and pieces, a course in playing all major styles of piano covers a history of the instrument and offers progressive instruction in all areas of technique, including posture, fingering, pedalling, scales, and exercises.
Jamey Aebersold's Jazz Ear Training is a no-nonsense approach consisting of two hours of recorded ear training exercises with aural instructions before each. It starts very simply, with intervals and gradually increases in difficulty until you are hearing chord changes and progressions. All answers are listed in the book, and contains transposed parts for C, B-flat, and E-flat instruments to allow playing along. Beginning to advanced levels.
Presently, I am teaching a group of students in Hong Kong to play by ear. Many of them have difficulty reading the standard music notation. They want to play the piano but reading music slows them down. In the process of teaching, I started coming up with this method that works effectively for them. That�s how I started teaching them how to play by ear a year ago. In the process, I started coming up with a method that works effectively for themMost people in Hong Kong are aware of another kind of music notation that is used widely among the older generation. The system is simple, known by the Chinese as Jianpu which means �simplified music notation�. We sometimes see this Asian Music Notation in the older books but we seldom pay much attention to it because we�ve been trained to study the Western standard music notation when learning music.In the process of teaching my students to play by ear, I discover that they pick up this Asian Numeric Music Notation easily, and their play by ear skill thrives as a result. One of my students started playing by ear publicly as a church pianist half a year into the course. He is even able to compose his music at the piano and performs for us. You should see the glowing joy on his face.In the Play By Ear series, I provide you with many tips and analysis to show you how to take full advantage of this system. As I said earlier, it only takes a few hours to learn the system, maybe only one hour. That�s how simple the system is. You don�t believe me? Tell me about it after you learn the system from the PBE course.To guide you to use the system comfortably, I provide 40 songs in Play By Ear Volume 1 for you to work on, so that you get lots of practice to become proficient with the Asian Music Notation. By the end of the course, you will be able to notate your own songs in this numeric notation.It totally simplifies the thought process when you play songs. To me this is most valuable because it frees the student from reading the more complicated music staff notation, and helps the student to acquire a QUIET mind to listen to the sounds deeply, to play with ease and with creative freedom.Level: Beginners to AdvancedIn this course, you will learn 10 steps to start playing songs by EAR. The principles of playing by ear are laid out in detail. I also demonstrate in audios and in 40 videos with animated dotted keyboards to teach you how to play in different keys with the Asian Numeric Music Notation. Each video shows a song demonstrated in at least 3 keys.This is a further look at the approach I take in this Series.Think in SCALE TONE NUMBERS to play BY EARTo play a song by ear, first limit yourself to the 7 scale tones of a key.I use software-animated videos that show you clearly how to apply the simple Asian Music Notation to playing songs by ear. I first demonstrate how this is easily done in the key of C.Play song easily in ALL 12 KEYSWhat you can do to the key of C can easily be done to any key, even in the more difficult keys such as Db key, B key or F# key. The thinking and application is CONSISTENT in all 12 keys.In my videos, using 40 songs, I show you how to apply the Asian Numeric Music Notation to playing songs in all 12 different keys. I purposely also choose some of the harder keys to play in (B, Db, F#) so that you can see how easy the system is once your thinking is clear.Playing in all keys: Simplified FINGERING and HANDSHAPESLearn to LISTEN DEEPLYA lot of ear training programs want to help us to LISTEN DEEPLY to the sounds. My approach uses songs to help you listen DEEPLY to the tones you play rather than naming the intervals such as M6, m6, m2, M2, m7 or M7 etc. If playing songs by ear is what you want, this is perfect for you. If you want to learn sound intervals and distinguish them, you would have to go for ear training software for those drilling exercises.Have fun,Rosa
This comprehensive introduction to jazz, blues, and rock piano will offer easy-to-understand explanations of music theory, and guide you step by step as you develop your skills. Above all, Piano by Ear will help you to explore and develop your ability to improvise. Rather than focus on written notation, you'll learn to express yourself at the piano by relying on your ear and on your own creative instincts. Book One is designed for students who are brand-new to playing music by ear and improvising. Only basic piano technique and basic music-reading skills are needed.
