Ear training is a funny thing - most people seem to think it is about training our actual ears to do all the work. But it’s not really about the ears at all. In order to ‘play by ear’, we’re actually learning to play by brain! We are taking the information that our ears send us and deciphering that information in different ways.
There is no silver bullet to learning to play piano by ear. There is no quick fix. No magic pill, shortcut or ‘get rich quick’ pyramid scheme for learning to play by ear. It takes time to get good! The problem for most people is in sustaining a level of practise with their ear-training that isn't boring, too time-consuming or ineffective. So here are 3 simple ear-training activities that you can do ‘on-the-go’.
For as long as there has been the desire to play piano by ear there has also been some reluctance toward it. The truth is that learning by ear is as equally vital a skill as reading sheet music and today both methods of learning are combined to develop the future super-race of well-rounded musicians!
Discover why these piano education experts love learning by ear and steal their favourite ear-strengthening exercises!
