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May 23, 2010

Play Piano By Ear

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Have you ever been envious of the musician who could sit and play anything they heard without music and wished you could too?  The answer is probably a resounding yes.

Have you ever witnessed a child go up to a piano and start playing with complete lack of embarrassment?  If your answer is yes then you also noticed that they do so in a fearless way.  No one has told them they don’t know how.  They play as though there was no tomorrow.

Adults are so sure they can’t play that the often won’t even try.  Or they have talked themselves into believing they can’t.  And hence they won’t attempt it.  In many cases this is because they don’t want to be embarrassed or simply know it’s a hopeless cause.

Children have an innocence about them that adults have lost.  The child trusts his ear the adult doesn’t.  A big factor in why adults can’t play by ear is that they won’t shed inhibitions and even give it a try.  They think it must be perfect, like the pro they heard, and if it is not they don’t have patience to train their ear.

All hope is not misplaced.  Some internet sites have excellent courses that can help learn to play by ear. 

Some of the best sources to find these courses are sites that review the courses and then rate them.

A great site for this including a review and rating system is.  How To Play Piano By Ear

It features various topics other than playing by ear.   One course reviewed has a system for perfect pitch training.

Another secret to playing by ear lies in understanding music theory.  Even though theory isn’t a required ingredient to playing by ear it can give you extra talent to draw from.

To learn more about music theory and chord progressions, check out Learn Music Theory

If you do not enjoy deep dives into music theory you can still find some isolated concepts that will help you play by ear.

Understanding theory can assist you in following how and why chord progressions move the way they do.  Once some of these basic progressions are committed to memory it is much easier to have a foundation to build play on.

There is a certain amount of freedom that comes with playing by ear.  It is a fun and enjoyable talent and it is possible to learn how to master it.

For more information and ratings of online music courses click over to.  On Line Piano and Music Courses

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