Piano By Ear Lesson 6

Course Outline

PIANO-BY-EAR LESSON #6

Playing BY EAR is using your knowledge of chords with rhythm to accompany melodies. You will not be playing the melodies of songs, only playing chords rhythmically while someone supplies the melody. The chords you play will blend with the melody.

To begin to explore playing by ear, you must now provide a melody and use the chords that you have now established as the three necessary for the key you are playing in. I suggest starting with the key of F.

Listen to the melody and start playing the I chord until it doesn’t blend anymore. At that point, change your chord to either the IV or V chord. Each time the chord you are using no longer blends, change it to one of the other ones.

Chord Progression Demo- 2464 kb - MP3

As you can see, it is very difficult for me to be certain that you understand all that I am trying to communicate to you over this medium. I have developed this teaching in a foolproof format. That Home Study Course is called Kids Play, for children 6-14 years old. For adults, the course is called Piano-By-Ear for Adults. Each course teaches as if the student has had no previous knowledge of the keyboard and how to play it. Therefore, no matter where you are in your development, you can learn what you don't know. The key to learning this properly is in the PRACTICE TRACKS, which are developed to help the chords to become a permanent response reflex from you, rather than something of memory.

If all you need is a small course that repeats the things taught on the WEB and gives you all of the practice tracks Beginners Foundation PBE, in audio CD and video format for only $49.95 plus postage and handling.

We also offer Advanced Piano-By-Ear, which continues where Piano-By-Ear for Adults leaves off.