Monday, June 29, 2009

How to Play the Piano by Ear? Are There Any Tips and Tricks?

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How to Play the Piano by Ear? Are There Any Tips and Tricks?By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mike_Shaw]Mike Shaw
I have heard so many times that to play the piano by ear you must be born with it. There are many people that have been learning to play the piano for years and can't play by ear and need sheet music in front of them to be able to play a tune. So is it true that you must be born with this ability or is there a trick to doing something that seems really very simple but seems so alien to many piano players.
Well it's true to say that some people have a sort of gift when it comes to playing the piano, they are known as buskers, they can bluff there way through a tune but it doesn't sound very good, but it's adequate for a party situation when beer is flowing freely.
So what is playing by ear? Well, as a player for over 40 years, my interpretation of this is having the ability to play a piece of music that you have heard or in fact played before but without the aid of sheet music. The best way to start, is to pick a piece of music you are familiar with and play it without reading the music. You're going to use your memory to play it, when you get stuck, just look at the music where you stopped, close the book and try again and keep trying this until you can play the piece without the sheet music in front of you. This builds confidence and takes away part of the playing process, the reading part, and transfers it to your memory and your ears. When you do this you will not be relying on your eyes at all which will develop your ability to play by ear.
The process is actually quite simple, all your doing using your ears to hear the tune, using your musical knowledge to transfer the required information to your fingers. I know it sounds simplistic but all you're doing is using your ears to get the information instead of your eyes. It will take a little practice, but I believe every musician has this ability and remember its all about confidence, the more you do this the better you will get.
Mike is a musician and piano teacher and writes reviews about online piano lessons and new ways of learning piano. Visit his website to read his reviews of The Learn And [http://www.the-piano-lessons-software-expert.co.uk/learn-master-piano-complete-review]Master Piano DVD Course for beginners and the [http://www.the-piano-lessons-software-expert.co.uk/pianoforall-complete-review]Pianoforall Download Course or just call in to ask a question and say hello.
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