Piano Lessons

“Alright, now that we’re done looking at those notes, we’re going to take a look here at some different types that we’ve got. We’ve also got these here, which are eighth notes. And looking at these, we’ve got two lines, or again, two notes that are filled in, circled in, just as the quarter note [...]

How To Become Better At Piano Sight Reading Becoming an efficient piano or music sight reader takes a lot of practice. There are a few rules that will help speed up and help improve your sight reading abilities. Do you know that music sight reading skills and accompaniments skills are the two most important skills [...]

Play Guitar by Ear Why play by ear when there’s free tab for just about any tune you want? Because even though playing tunes by tab feels good, playing a tune you learn by ear feels a hundred times better. Enjoy these articles on playing by ear. – Play by Ear, Episode 1 — Why [...]

Play Piano Tonight is a comprehensive guide to effectively learn how to play piano using the techniques and strategies of seasoned pro, Ron Worthy. Ron Worthy designed Play Piano Tonight using his unique teaching strategies and techniques to help students learn how to play piano immediately. Ron has over 40 years of experience playing the [...]

Learn to Play Piano by Ear If you are interested in taking your piano playing to the next level, I think I may have struck the right chord for you. Not too long ago, I was contacted by my friends over at HearandPlay.com who specialize in teaching people how to play piano by ear. Jermaine [...]

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Which is better? By ear or notation? Learning to play piano by ear has always been a controversy probably since the piano was invented. Proponents of this approach claim that it’s easier and it reinforces key listening skills while [...]

Hear and Play Songs by Ear… The “Hear and Play” web site specializes in teaching people how to play the piano by ear. On their web site, you’ll notice one particular article that discusses the differences between musicians who play piano from sheet music and others who play by ear. Specifically, the article highlights the [...]

Is It Really Possible To Play The Piano By Ear? Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from [...]

Learning to Play By Ear : Advantages and Disadvantages There is a school of thought of many bassists and guitarists that the best method to learn to play an instrument is by listening to music and learning to play by ear. Coincidently, these are often the same people that believe you shouldn’t learn music theory [...]

Learning to Play By Ear by Christopher Sung “When bands write great songs using just ‘three chords and an attitude’, it makes your job a lot easier” Related Items Essential Ear Training for the Contemporary Musician $16.95 Ear Training $24.95 Ear Training for Musicians $59.95 Ultimate Eartraining for Guitar and Bass $17.99 Harmonic Ear Training [...]