THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for amazing courses for incredible prices!! I love your voice, it's so relaxing to sit down and practice to you when you explain. Will there be coming more lessons? I'd buy them all! Those tutorials have given me SO much. I LOVE this, best on youtube I've ever found. THANK GOD for you!
@sk1tzan - wow, that's quite a message. Thanks for taking the time to tell me. I'm super happy that you're having a great time with the lessons - thank God for you!
This is very useful - I'm a guitarist who makes his own tunes but I've just started trying to add keys to it (using a Clavinola). Your tutorials are clear and concise and very useful. Thanks for posting.
Great advice here. You can apply a similar technique to a guitar, economise your playing with inversions, changing only the notes you need to in order to make your playing smoother.
The best thing you can do if you want to learn by ear is to learn inversions, intervals and learn the keyboard/fretboard inside out. Train your ears to be able to distinguish between various chord tonalities, major, minor, augmented, diminished, etc. You'll be amazed what your ears can do when you put them to work!
it's weird that there is a technique on how to play by ear when i've been able to do this before i even had a piano class and this is a weird way to do this... xD
I want to start playing on the piano, or keyboard. I've been looking at all videos like these but they are no good because I don't get what there saying haha, this is nice and simple for me. Thanks!
this helps. i've recently gotten comfortable playing a number of songs with all sorts of varied chords using both hands, but i've just been playing the same 13 5 with both hand just in the neighboring octaves and it sounds boring and stale. this improves the sound for sure.
so you say I can get the chords to a song lets say chords are "G B A" I can play any pattern between this chords and the song will sound as the original song? please reply (:
@chuy14nba - yes and no (ha I sound like a politician) Yes = if you learn the same patterns that the original artist used. No = Once you learn a whole library of rhythmic patterns, you'll be able to bring your own sound to the song. At that point, it won't sound like a carbon copy, it will sound like your own version of the song. That's really the power of this course - your own voice in the music. The goal is to be able to do both - carbon copy and your own arrangement.
Wow. I could cry I am so happy!! I used to play as a youngster and did not realize the "wealth" that I had at my fingertips. I stopped playing and have longed to get back to it for years but it seemed as though it were a different language... like I had never really played at all. This video has unlocked something in me and I really think I could regain a great portion of what I lost over the years. Thanks for these keys!!!!!
@craigmarieforever - I almost don't know what to say. That is super cool. Please let me know how it goes as you continue to dig into the piano lessons. Best wishes - David Sprunger
Ok- this guy is good at what he does, but could some music majors back me up on this?- He's trying to trick us into thinking that Rythmic Patterns and "Open Voicing Positions are revolutionary. All he's doing is inverting the triads. You can invert any chord and make it sound "richer" And then play those chords to a rythmn. Even if you don't know how to count (note wise) you can still keep a beat. This isn't anything new.
@whatthewindblewin - those are great insights. However, "Voicing" a chord is not the same as inverting. Inverting a chord means to take the bottom note of a chord and place it up on top - still retaining the original positions of all the other notes. To "Voice" a chord means to arrange the notes in any location and order on the keyboard - you can even omit notes for a voicing. "Rhythmic Patterns" are one step beyond - breaking the "Voicings" up rhyhmically.
@whatthewindblewin he's not really trying to say it's revolutionary it's just something Begginers don't know and that's what this course if for begginers lol
I have always played strictly by ear since starting at four. All I do is listen to the rhythm of the music and play it. Anyone can learn but it's dedication (ppl fail to say that who do play sometimes) and practice. Great video :)
@riakun I'm doing the same, but I often get stuck with a single tone in the melody, and I'm unable to create an awesome accompaniment for the other hand :(
i can already learn by ear. i just havta remember what the notes in the song sound like and mess with the keys a bit. thats how i learned the happy potter theme and welcome to the black parade and a bunch of other songs.
@riakun I'm doing the same, but I often get stuck with a single tone in the melody, and I'm unable to create an awesome accompaniment for the other hand :(
i have one BIG problem ...... my hands dont like reaching the way i want them to, i tred learning song via the synetchi things on youtube and my hands dont reach where there suppossed too and my brain has no space for it
@Frecheszinho - it's the song used in our Blues Course, chapter 15. (You can check it out by going to the address in the description and then choosing "View All Lessons". Best wishes - David Sprunger
I've been playing for 3 years now, and I wanted to join the church choir as keyboardist, but I was never able to learn any of the songs by ear, and I had to try to write them down on sheet music (which i was able to do, but didn't really sound right), but now that I saw this video, I'll be able to learn the songs faster (except that I still have to find the chords for each song), but thanks a lot ! (:
For those just begining and taking lessons or for anyone who is confused "Open Voicing Position" is the same as a chord inversion, at least I was taught with the term chord inversions
always had to relay on music sheets, and so i have to take action on doing it myself as my piano teacher doesn't teach me how to play by ear. I really agree that being able to read sheet music but also play by ear will make you a better musician. Thank you :)
Question, Its easy to learn chords and voicing them. However, what If I played for a church band or something. If I'm the only one voicing chords while everyone else isn't and sticking to whats on the chord sheet, wouldn't that make me stick out like a soar thumb?
I play piano 4 years ago and i still feel like a beginner.
My teacher never teaches me how to play by ear and i loss interest on the piano.
I continued playing though. And now i feel like plaing many songs. but some of them can only be taken by ear and i dont know how to do that. BTW i dont use A,B,C,D,E,etc
I play by ear, and play for church every Sunday. I have to learn new songs on the weekly bases. But I'd like to squeeze your program into my busy schedule. Between work, and rehearsing new songs its a bit of a challenge. I downloaded and practiced with your "Ear training 101" program. I've been playing piano almost all my life - but I have plenty of room for improvement. I'm looking forward to mastering the piano and keyboards as your do. If possible, I'd like to contact your for advise. Thanks
Hi Sir: i am just looking for ideas how to create teaching the piano. nothing like what you are doing, just want to know what camara you use. i would appreciate the help.
To me, it seems like the point of the course is more about creating your own arrangement of a piece, but will it also show how to use rhythmic patterns to be able to play it note for note? Or is that just something a person with perfect pitch could do?
My mother could play ANY song by ear. I have seen someone hum a few bars of a tune and she just needed just a few minutes to play it. Her speciality was boogie and ragtime as played by Winifred Atwell in the fifties. Unfortunately, my childhood was disruped (through no fault of my mother) and she never got the chance to teach me. I remember watching her fingers fly around the keys and promising myself I will one day play like her. I want to thank you for this video cos I know I can do it now.
Thanks!~ I'm still in beginner class... but its my last year of high school..meaning I wont be able to reach the ear-training/advance class of piano >.< So thanks .. I've been wanting to learn to play the piano quickly..and better x]
Hmm, Helps alot, but if you listen to a song any song does the left and right hand have the same chords? or do they change? and do you have to know the chords to play a song?
I love your video! It is very helpful. It is one of the most professional, yet simple lessions, I have ever listened to. Thank you for making it available to everyone.
my friend can play by ear and its so annoying lol, he was able to play by ear at day 1 of playing the piano, i wish i could though but how long on average does it take someone to play by ear?
my friend can play by ear and its so annoying lol, he was able to play by ear at day 1 of playing the piano, i wish i could though but how long on average does it take someone to play by ear ?
It is true that you can become a fantastic piano player from ear training, using chords, scales and arpeggieos, ear training is key as in knowledge and theory and knowing your way around the keys understanding the music better it is something you can lose out on if you only learn to read sheet music, BUT I still think that learning to read music is a vital skill for a painist to possess. Also it is not easy to get excellent on the piano no matter how you do it, it won't come overnight.
@Wilde4Ever - I totally agree. I always like to tell my students that the best musicians are the most well-rounded - able to play by ear, able to play in groups, able to take solos, able to read, etc. Playing by ear is one of the necessary skills that really isn't taught much in local lessons, while reading is a very common skill that is taught (although it takes years to become a fantastic reader). Music is limitless - always room to improve and grow! Best wishes - David Sprunger
@Wilde4Ever I played saxophone from 4th grade until my senior year in high school(performance arts school), and I wished that I would have learned the piano by ear instead. I always felt inferior to my classmates that could figure out any song by ear, and I couldn't even memorize songs because of my bad ear. I was just a technician. Now, that I want to start writing music, a good ear and piano skills would take me a long way! Now I'm contemplating buying a midi sax because I can play the keys:(
Ok, I just saw that the free ET 101 is a demo, so I need to buy the real stuff. Tell me, can I follow the steps of the ET 101 at the same time as learning the technics of this video, or do I need to take the different lessons one at the time?
What steps do you suggest me to follow? Thanks for the good work! Awesome tutorials!
Hello, I have been playing for three years, and I'm not an advanced student yet. I'm still struggling with learning the chords, classical music, pop music, always with music sheets, but I WANT to play by hear.
I'm checking out your website, but I'm lost as to what I need exactly, there's so much stuff (it's a compliment)... first I downloaded for free the ET101 video, is that the complete video even if it's free? Then, what do I have to download/buy to keep on learning how to play by ear?
I can't play by sheet nor by ear. I 'm such a failure. I've been learning keyboard for far too long now. I'm regretful that I don't know how to play by ear or sheet.
@jejemara31 - Thanks for your comments. Yes, check out our video on "Ear Training 101". That program trains your ears to hear the distances between intervals on the keyboard - both melodies and chords. Sounds like you really want to dig in. Best wishes! David Sprunger
@jejemara31 - I can tell you have a passion to really dig in. I've been playing for many years and still am really hungry to learn. You talked about "listening skills..." yes - check out our program on "Ear Traning 101". (You can punch that into the youtube search and you'll find it). Best wishes - David Sprunger
@jejemara31 - Thanks for your comment. Yes - check out "Ear Training 101". I just updated it to include up to 4 notes in both melodic (notes following one another) and harmonic (notes at the same time) modes. I still get really challenged by that program! Best wishes - David Sprunger
Wow this looks really good and much simpler than I imagined it to be!
I am wondering though, if you are playing a song by ear how are you able to tell which chords you need in the first place? Would you need to look them up and then use the rythmic patterns around that or is there also a way of doing that by ear too? Alsom where can i get the rest of this course? It is really interesting! Is it free? Thanks so much :)
@Laurenyeah93 I'm a guitarist, so this may not be the same on the piano, but on guitar you would identify the single note first - ie the A note, or B, or C, and then once you had that you would learn the whole A chord, or B, or C.
@piano9899. sir. I thought it is impossible to play piano by ear. I am very confused especially for using the left hand. I want to play a lot of songs using my ear.
@jmac1334 - yep, I've heard the same things. For instance, when I was a UCNorthridge, I was a piano performance major (classical) but also played in the jazz band. Both sides would bad mouth each other- I kind of was bummed about that. I just learned to keep my head down and practice!. Since then, I've always told my students that it's best to learn EVERYTHING! Learn to play by ear, learn to read, etc etc. I've been playing a long time and still have a lot to learn.
hello sir :) ive got a question too, when we can play piano by ear will we also be able to hear a song on the radio in just a matter of minutes play it on your piano? im all up for making my own music but i would like more to make my own versions of my favorite songs but of coarse i need to know how to play the original song before i can "tweek" it. ALSO... is this a free thing? i dont think my dad will pay for a copy :/ (im only thirteen but have wanted to learn to play piano for a long time)
@awwwsnapitsviki - If you can't afford it, I'd be happy to send you the link to download the course free of charge. You gotta promise to practice though! :) If you're 13 I bet you have the time it takes to get to be a world-class player. If you'd like to do that, go to our website and click on Customer Service (Top Right). In your comments, paste in my comments here and I'll make sure it gets to you. Best wishes - David Sprunger
the one thing i don't get is, lets say (for example): i listen to a song and at some point there's a piano solo. if i played it by ear and i played A chord but in the actual piano solo, the guy doesn't play an A chord. Will it sound relevant to the song? so how would i know what chord should i play depending the song?
have any of you guys actually got good on this advice? im not insulting the video im just curious to see if this really works. did any of you guys not know how to play now know how based off of this?
I'm not sure I get the Open Voicing - are you playing just some of the notes of the cord on you right hand and "fill in" the rest with your left? Or do you play a Closed Cord with one hand and add a not or two of the same cord, with the other?
@ravager1987 - Yes, the content is the same, however, it's in a different format. For downloads, we use a standalone program (made in flash) that runs the video for either Windows or Mac. Also, the DVD is higher resolution.
I had piano lesson when I was a little kid. I was taught how read music by playing chords. I pretty much know how to play. Reading music is getting tough for me because I played by ear so much or was taught by someone how to play a song. I did play the organ at church. The music is really easy to read. I love playing church music and also was in a choir since I was a child. I know I can get better if I really put my mind into it.
I had piano lesson when I was a little kid. I was taught how read music by playing chords. I pretty much know how to play. Reading music is getting tough for me because I played by ear so much or was taught by someone how to play a song. I did play the organ at church. The music is really easy to read. I love playing church music and also was in a choir since I was a child. I know I can get better if I really put my mind into it.
is it possible to just play piano and get comfortbal and would i eventually get good enought to compose melodies to produce in dance music house?
KrackhauSwag 5 hours ago
Thank you. I was wondering how it was done. I thought they knew nothing about music, but could simply hear it, and play it. Interesting...
lllllllllllllll88 3 days ago
3:54 so cool
Sriaus2 3 days ago in playlist More videos from piano9899
David, Wow this is wonderfullllllll, thanks
bjdport59 1 week ago
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for amazing courses for incredible prices!! I love your voice, it's so relaxing to sit down and practice to you when you explain. Will there be coming more lessons? I'd buy them all! Those tutorials have given me SO much. I LOVE this, best on youtube I've ever found. THANK GOD for you!
sk1tzan 1 week ago
@sk1tzan - wow, that's quite a message. Thanks for taking the time to tell me. I'm super happy that you're having a great time with the lessons - thank God for you!
piano9899 1 week ago
Tres interessant, bien explique Superbe voix aussi....! merci
foreverambre 2 weeks ago
the picture of the first related video. that is my face right now.
Kronikwookie 3 weeks ago
Wow, I really need to concentrate. Cause, boy am I lost. -.-
Anyway, thanks for the lesson. ^_^
JBlivetoparty 3 weeks ago
This is very useful - I'm a guitarist who makes his own tunes but I've just started trying to add keys to it (using a Clavinola). Your tutorials are clear and concise and very useful. Thanks for posting.
thenaughtystep 3 weeks ago
Hey, David, is that you singing on "Poor Wayfaring Stranger?" Very nice vocal approach! Be well! Thanks for sharing the gift of music!
joseph4756 3 weeks ago
go to 9:54
MrDagonfan 4 weeks ago
1:2 has no sound
MrDagonfan 4 weeks ago
Great advice here. You can apply a similar technique to a guitar, economise your playing with inversions, changing only the notes you need to in order to make your playing smoother.
The best thing you can do if you want to learn by ear is to learn inversions, intervals and learn the keyboard/fretboard inside out. Train your ears to be able to distinguish between various chord tonalities, major, minor, augmented, diminished, etc. You'll be amazed what your ears can do when you put them to work!
irritatedmushroom2 4 weeks ago
it's weird that there is a technique on how to play by ear when i've been able to do this before i even had a piano class and this is a weird way to do this... xD
Juan2345rules 1 month ago
This is nice...What is the song at 5:07I love this..
lurkingshadows39 1 month ago
What is the song at the start called
8033Mac 1 month ago
I want to start playing on the piano, or keyboard. I've been looking at all videos like these but they are no good because I don't get what there saying haha, this is nice and simple for me. Thanks!
RoperGeorgia 1 month ago
this helps. i've recently gotten comfortable playing a number of songs with all sorts of varied chords using both hands, but i've just been playing the same 13 5 with both hand just in the neighboring octaves and it sounds boring and stale. this improves the sound for sure.
marktaylor23 1 month ago
so you say I can get the chords to a song lets say chords are "G B A" I can play any pattern between this chords and the song will sound as the original song? please reply (:
chuy14nba 1 month ago
@chuy14nba - yes and no (ha I sound like a politician) Yes = if you learn the same patterns that the original artist used. No = Once you learn a whole library of rhythmic patterns, you'll be able to bring your own sound to the song. At that point, it won't sound like a carbon copy, it will sound like your own version of the song. That's really the power of this course - your own voice in the music. The goal is to be able to do both - carbon copy and your own arrangement.
piano9899 1 month ago
I love this course. I'm on lesson 7. Highly recommended.
ocamponelson 1 month ago
@ocamponelson - Thanks for writing - I'm so happy you're digging in to the piano lessons. Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 1 month ago
song? 6:46 ?
elreggaetonesgay 1 month ago
fantastic
MrRadolf123 2 months ago
BY EAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wigsta 2 months ago
Wow. I could cry I am so happy!! I used to play as a youngster and did not realize the "wealth" that I had at my fingertips. I stopped playing and have longed to get back to it for years but it seemed as though it were a different language... like I had never really played at all. This video has unlocked something in me and I really think I could regain a great portion of what I lost over the years. Thanks for these keys!!!!!
craigmarieforever 2 months ago 2
@craigmarieforever - I almost don't know what to say. That is super cool. Please let me know how it goes as you continue to dig into the piano lessons. Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 1 month ago
DAVID, PRAISE THE LORD, I THINK I GOT IT... I AM A BEGINNER, SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BUT A CLEAN MIND... WHICH I BELIEVE HELPS.
PJCopdup 2 months ago
I was born with playing by ear. :)
swskf2 2 months ago
Ok- this guy is good at what he does, but could some music majors back me up on this?- He's trying to trick us into thinking that Rythmic Patterns and "Open Voicing Positions are revolutionary. All he's doing is inverting the triads. You can invert any chord and make it sound "richer" And then play those chords to a rythmn. Even if you don't know how to count (note wise) you can still keep a beat. This isn't anything new.
whatthewindblewin 3 months ago
@whatthewindblewin - those are great insights. However, "Voicing" a chord is not the same as inverting. Inverting a chord means to take the bottom note of a chord and place it up on top - still retaining the original positions of all the other notes. To "Voice" a chord means to arrange the notes in any location and order on the keyboard - you can even omit notes for a voicing. "Rhythmic Patterns" are one step beyond - breaking the "Voicings" up rhyhmically.
piano9899 3 months ago
@whatthewindblewin he's not really trying to say it's revolutionary it's just something Begginers don't know and that's what this course if for begginers lol
joncool25 1 month ago
i totally agree agree u are very desent at this but i wouldnt know coz i am mario i only no how to play big fancy italianoooooooooooooooo tunessssss!
DSCJstudios 3 months ago
I have always played strictly by ear since starting at four. All I do is listen to the rhythm of the music and play it. Anyone can learn but it's dedication (ppl fail to say that who do play sometimes) and practice. Great video :)
Bigrlboi1 3 months ago
Wow, great vocal and wonderful lesson...
MrWeedpatch 3 months ago
Thank you for putting these videos out. Also, your voice has such a lovely tone!
ojoyful1 3 months ago
God you can sing like a boss
PopTartNeko 3 months ago
This guy can sing like awsomelyy!!lol :D
JesusBeliever1000 4 months ago
@riakun I'm doing the same, but I often get stuck with a single tone in the melody, and I'm unable to create an awesome accompaniment for the other hand :(
kujika 4 months ago
i can already learn by ear. i just havta remember what the notes in the song sound like and mess with the keys a bit. thats how i learned the happy potter theme and welcome to the black parade and a bunch of other songs.
riakun 4 months ago
@riakun I'm doing the same, but I often get stuck with a single tone in the melody, and I'm unable to create an awesome accompaniment for the other hand :(
kujika 4 months ago
Is it really that easy? Or do we have to be a genius to start with?
littlefattyxf 4 months ago 20
@littlefattyxf - ha. if that were true, I'd never be able to play. :)
piano9899 4 months ago 13
I did these as well . Except it came naturally . But I did My Cherie Amour by ear in my own way .
TheLegendaryJai 4 months ago
i have one BIG problem ...... my hands dont like reaching the way i want them to, i tred learning song via the synetchi things on youtube and my hands dont reach where there suppossed too and my brain has no space for it
takumitsubaki922 4 months ago in playlist More videos from piano9899
I hope that I can learn to play the piano that well.
Jclar50 5 months ago
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HotaruKiyomizu 5 months ago
I think this just opened a whole new book of ideas for me :D
gumdrops27 5 months ago
Wow... this is amazing..
Zygovia 5 months ago
Musically Awesome. Thank you David Sprunger!! You sure are a music SPRUNGER!!
XD get it? music sprunger? XD ahaha...no...i guess ill stop.. x]
Kenshinsm 5 months ago
I LAAVEE the intro! XD
BlackRose9094 5 months ago
Hey how do you actually use this to play piano/keyboard by ear?
TheKatXX 5 months ago
This works for me. Excellent teacher. I'm just starting the lessons.
cyoteblues 5 months ago
Thanks very much!!! Really helpful....
Could you please share some knoeledge on playing fast paced songs.
Serpentrushi 6 months ago
what is the name of the song, played in the start of the video? (sorry for my english XD)
Frecheszinho 6 months ago
@Frecheszinho - it's the song used in our Blues Course, chapter 15. (You can check it out by going to the address in the description and then choosing "View All Lessons". Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 6 months ago
@piano9899 by what i've seen, to play this piece, I should learn first the other lessons of this group :D thanks :)
Frecheszinho 6 months ago
I've been playing for 3 years now, and I wanted to join the church choir as keyboardist, but I was never able to learn any of the songs by ear, and I had to try to write them down on sheet music (which i was able to do, but didn't really sound right), but now that I saw this video, I'll be able to learn the songs faster (except that I still have to find the chords for each song), but thanks a lot ! (:
DomoXDWobbuffet 6 months ago
Thanks for your insight and teaching piano for me. I just enjoy piano .
Papawde 6 months ago
whats the name of the song in the beginning of your video
D2jcv 6 months ago
Keep up the good work This realy helped me alot
Liltae876 6 months ago
You should become a sir!
mr2000aaa 6 months ago
I think this is amazing i've never even really pushed myself to try playing better and better.
ImaFattyMcpatty 6 months ago
in the beginning it looked like you had no arms connected to your hands.
MahAzianSwagg 6 months ago
I am so lost :( God I'm so frustrated, he makes it sound so easy and I'm having a hard time. Ugh I feel so retarded...
seansocheap 7 months ago
YOur voice is nice also not only your playing lol :)
tmarie3436 7 months ago
the only way you can learn piano by ear is naturally be a musical genius
slaytesics 7 months ago
lol
ITouchNeonCrayons 7 months ago
Ok... so basically: LEARN THE CHORDS THEORY
kuromaid 8 months ago 2
ahh youtube, what can't u learn us?
YhaPingWing 8 months ago
@YhaPingWing Apparently, proper grammar.
RE: ahh youtube, what can't u learn us?
MichaelChin1994 8 months ago
@YhaPingWing Apparently, proper grammar.
RE: "ahh youtube, what can't u learn us?"
MichaelChin1994 8 months ago
For those just begining and taking lessons or for anyone who is confused "Open Voicing Position" is the same as a chord inversion, at least I was taught with the term chord inversions
XxKillockxX 9 months ago
im getting this
rcfencer 9 months ago
Is this how piano lounge players cheat their way through songs when they get requests for songs that they don't really know?
emomagica 9 months ago
on that background the hands look like they're floating. DEVIL PIANO PLAYER!
Tavener88 9 months ago
always had to relay on music sheets, and so i have to take action on doing it myself as my piano teacher doesn't teach me how to play by ear. I really agree that being able to read sheet music but also play by ear will make you a better musician. Thank you :)
lilyluciferlover 9 months ago
Thank you ! This is exactly what I was looking for so long.
NLKNguyen 10 months ago
Question, Its easy to learn chords and voicing them. However, what If I played for a church band or something. If I'm the only one voicing chords while everyone else isn't and sticking to whats on the chord sheet, wouldn't that make me stick out like a soar thumb?
TheTruth285 10 months ago
awesome. where i can buy your cd? :D
Djsora555 11 months ago
I play piano 4 years ago and i still feel like a beginner.
My teacher never teaches me how to play by ear and i loss interest on the piano.
I continued playing though. And now i feel like plaing many songs. but some of them can only be taken by ear and i dont know how to do that. BTW i dont use A,B,C,D,E,etc
i use DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI
so it's kind of hard to learn in youtube :S
DoubleGaming 11 months ago
nh
kdelueg 11 months ago
do u play by ear? can someone tell me how the hell people play by ear? i can play piano only with sheet music
kurianchandy 11 months ago
@kurianchandy I tried to play by ear but they aren't long enough. I can only use my fingers and thumbs.
gregryf 11 months ago
@gregryf lol
albeetek 9 months ago
Just to make it clear, what exactly was the rhythmic technique ?
pr0b0y1 11 months ago
I was really feeling that song you were singing!! What's It called!! Great Video!!
LyonBalls 11 months ago
I play by ear, and play for church every Sunday. I have to learn new songs on the weekly bases. But I'd like to squeeze your program into my busy schedule. Between work, and rehearsing new songs its a bit of a challenge. I downloaded and practiced with your "Ear training 101" program. I've been playing piano almost all my life - but I have plenty of room for improvement. I'm looking forward to mastering the piano and keyboards as your do. If possible, I'd like to contact your for advise. Thanks
jroc174 11 months ago
I so need this.
PdubzCrew 11 months ago
My jaw dropped when you started playing Wayfaring Stranger! Awesome choice! :)
Ashleylynn0007 1 year ago
I still don't get the rhythmic stuff. Is it that we are supposed to play with 2 chords everytime?
iHarukaKasugano 1 year ago
hmm now if i download this on mp3..hmmmmmmmmm
LadyUnpredictable1 1 year ago
Hi Sir: i am just looking for ideas how to create teaching the piano. nothing like what you are doing, just want to know what camara you use. i would appreciate the help.
tonken100 1 year ago
I find it better if you play with your fingers!!
MrRicksym 1 year ago 4
To me, it seems like the point of the course is more about creating your own arrangement of a piece, but will it also show how to use rhythmic patterns to be able to play it note for note? Or is that just something a person with perfect pitch could do?
jkshoujk 1 year ago
My mother could play ANY song by ear. I have seen someone hum a few bars of a tune and she just needed just a few minutes to play it. Her speciality was boogie and ragtime as played by Winifred Atwell in the fifties. Unfortunately, my childhood was disruped (through no fault of my mother) and she never got the chance to teach me. I remember watching her fingers fly around the keys and promising myself I will one day play like her. I want to thank you for this video cos I know I can do it now.
hoyfeliz 1 year ago
TRIADS! 1:08
MahAzianSwagg 1 year ago
TRIADS!! 1:08
MahAzianSwagg 1 year ago
How do you set-up the camera??
AnimateToons 1 year ago
I am sorry but learning the piano by ear is a bad habit and not the proper way. You are supposed to memorize the keys, aren't you?
sarahXskater 1 year ago
Thanks!~ I'm still in beginner class... but its my last year of high school..meaning I wont be able to reach the ear-training/advance class of piano >.< So thanks .. I've been wanting to learn to play the piano quickly..and better x]
kodochasanastage 1 year ago
Hmm, Helps alot, but if you listen to a song any song does the left and right hand have the same chords? or do they change? and do you have to know the chords to play a song?
Crazybcs1 1 year ago
WOOT... Might finally learn how to play by ear...
christhecoolboy 1 year ago
I love your video! It is very helpful. It is one of the most professional, yet simple lessions, I have ever listened to. Thank you for making it available to everyone.
Sharon~~~~
beenana7 1 year ago
my friend can play by ear and its so annoying lol, he was able to play by ear at day 1 of playing the piano, i wish i could though but how long on average does it take someone to play by ear?
bailey32121 1 year ago
my friend can play by ear and its so annoying lol, he was able to play by ear at day 1 of playing the piano, i wish i could though but how long on average does it take someone to play by ear ?
bailey32121 1 year ago
thank you sooo much for posting this!!!!!!!!!!! :)
DoeJane1234567 1 year ago
It is true that you can become a fantastic piano player from ear training, using chords, scales and arpeggieos, ear training is key as in knowledge and theory and knowing your way around the keys understanding the music better it is something you can lose out on if you only learn to read sheet music, BUT I still think that learning to read music is a vital skill for a painist to possess. Also it is not easy to get excellent on the piano no matter how you do it, it won't come overnight.
Wilde4Ever 1 year ago 24
@Wilde4Ever - I totally agree. I always like to tell my students that the best musicians are the most well-rounded - able to play by ear, able to play in groups, able to take solos, able to read, etc. Playing by ear is one of the necessary skills that really isn't taught much in local lessons, while reading is a very common skill that is taught (although it takes years to become a fantastic reader). Music is limitless - always room to improve and grow! Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 1 year ago 13
@Wilde4Ever I played saxophone from 4th grade until my senior year in high school(performance arts school), and I wished that I would have learned the piano by ear instead. I always felt inferior to my classmates that could figure out any song by ear, and I couldn't even memorize songs because of my bad ear. I was just a technician. Now, that I want to start writing music, a good ear and piano skills would take me a long way! Now I'm contemplating buying a midi sax because I can play the keys:(
emomagica 9 months ago
do both hand have to play the same chord?
MrKzim95 1 year ago
Did you say something about playing piano OR keyboard by ear? I think I missed it the first 18 times.
kaptainkewl 1 year ago 44
@kaptainkewl - ha. you got me :)
piano9899 1 year ago 10
dam its so hard to find the key of a song by ear ...any tips anyone ?
darkgui6666 1 year ago
beautiful voice I could hear it all day great lesson
BobbieBillion 1 year ago
Ok, I just saw that the free ET 101 is a demo, so I need to buy the real stuff. Tell me, can I follow the steps of the ET 101 at the same time as learning the technics of this video, or do I need to take the different lessons one at the time?
What steps do you suggest me to follow? Thanks for the good work! Awesome tutorials!
KaryDoom 1 year ago
Hello, I have been playing for three years, and I'm not an advanced student yet. I'm still struggling with learning the chords, classical music, pop music, always with music sheets, but I WANT to play by hear.
I'm checking out your website, but I'm lost as to what I need exactly, there's so much stuff (it's a compliment)... first I downloaded for free the ET101 video, is that the complete video even if it's free? Then, what do I have to download/buy to keep on learning how to play by ear?
KaryDoom 1 year ago
I feel like i've heard your voice before, on tv or something xD
ric2b 1 year ago 2
Always used sheet music. This is what piano is really about.
aaronaem 1 year ago
love it this is my first day after years of not practicing thanx for inspiring me
misshazeleyez88 1 year ago
I can't play by sheet nor by ear. I 'm such a failure. I've been learning keyboard for far too long now. I'm regretful that I don't know how to play by ear or sheet.
AlwaysAdmirer 1 year ago
great piano you have =D
Cr1ptlord 1 year ago
hi sir ,, thanks for the video ,, it helps me a lot ,,
i'm just a beginner ,, only a month since i started learning to play a keyboard ,,
i am seriously want to play a keyboard as good as many people out there ,, i want to play using my ears ,, but i have a low listening skill ,,
is there any lessons that can help me enhance my listening skill?
how long will it takes for me to play a keyboard by ear?
hope you will reply for this , ^^
jejemara31 1 year ago
@jejemara31 - Thanks for your comments. Yes, check out our video on "Ear Training 101". That program trains your ears to hear the distances between intervals on the keyboard - both melodies and chords. Sounds like you really want to dig in. Best wishes! David Sprunger
piano9899 6 months ago
hi sir ,, thanks for the video ,, it helps me a lot ,,
i'm just a beginner ,, only a month since i started learning to play a keyboard ,,
i am seriously want to play a keyboard as good as many people out there ,, i want to play using my ears ,, but i have a low listening skill ,,
is there any lessons that can help me enhance my listening skill?
how long will it takes for me to play a keyboard by ear?
hope you will reply for this , ^^
jejemara31 1 year ago
@jejemara31 - I can tell you have a passion to really dig in. I've been playing for many years and still am really hungry to learn. You talked about "listening skills..." yes - check out our program on "Ear Traning 101". (You can punch that into the youtube search and you'll find it). Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 1 year ago
@jejemara31 - Thanks for your comment. Yes - check out "Ear Training 101". I just updated it to include up to 4 notes in both melodic (notes following one another) and harmonic (notes at the same time) modes. I still get really challenged by that program! Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 1 year ago
@jejemara31 You can't do it with your ears. You only listen with your ears. You MUST play using your fingeres and thumbs.
gregryf 11 months ago
@gregryf Easier said than done.
TheTruth285 10 months ago
Wow this looks really good and much simpler than I imagined it to be!
I am wondering though, if you are playing a song by ear how are you able to tell which chords you need in the first place? Would you need to look them up and then use the rythmic patterns around that or is there also a way of doing that by ear too? Alsom where can i get the rest of this course? It is really interesting! Is it free? Thanks so much :)
Laurenyeah93 1 year ago
@Laurenyeah93 I'm a guitarist, so this may not be the same on the piano, but on guitar you would identify the single note first - ie the A note, or B, or C, and then once you had that you would learn the whole A chord, or B, or C.
BlueVane 1 year ago
@piano9899. sir. I thought it is impossible to play piano by ear. I am very confused especially for using the left hand. I want to play a lot of songs using my ear.
jva04 1 year ago
what is that song on 6:45 i love it
ExzileVF5 1 year ago
nice
mrjfs75 1 year ago
@jmac1334 - yep, I've heard the same things. For instance, when I was a UCNorthridge, I was a piano performance major (classical) but also played in the jazz band. Both sides would bad mouth each other- I kind of was bummed about that. I just learned to keep my head down and practice!. Since then, I've always told my students that it's best to learn EVERYTHING! Learn to play by ear, learn to read, etc etc. I've been playing a long time and still have a lot to learn.
piano9899 1 year ago
hello sir :) ive got a question too, when we can play piano by ear will we also be able to hear a song on the radio in just a matter of minutes play it on your piano? im all up for making my own music but i would like more to make my own versions of my favorite songs but of coarse i need to know how to play the original song before i can "tweek" it. ALSO... is this a free thing? i dont think my dad will pay for a copy :/ (im only thirteen but have wanted to learn to play piano for a long time)
awwwsnapitsviki 1 year ago
@awwwsnapitsviki - If you can't afford it, I'd be happy to send you the link to download the course free of charge. You gotta promise to practice though! :) If you're 13 I bet you have the time it takes to get to be a world-class player. If you'd like to do that, go to our website and click on Customer Service (Top Right). In your comments, paste in my comments here and I'll make sure it gets to you. Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 1 year ago 5
OMG you are a piano hero
barzoman2 1 year ago
the one thing i don't get is, lets say (for example): i listen to a song and at some point there's a piano solo. if i played it by ear and i played A chord but in the actual piano solo, the guy doesn't play an A chord. Will it sound relevant to the song? so how would i know what chord should i play depending the song?
adwan94 1 year ago
geez hes good at singing
beingbanana 1 year ago
have any of you guys actually got good on this advice? im not insulting the video im just curious to see if this really works. did any of you guys not know how to play now know how based off of this?
paulinotou 1 year ago
where do i find Pattern Piano and Keyboard
Onishax 1 year ago
I want to play the beginning. How do I get there? haha
AfroNigerianMan 1 year ago
wow
but is so fast
im so confused T-T
sorry
kigerx02 1 year ago
I have no idea what any of the keys are called.... I have to listen to the key and remember it.
anythingnew 1 year ago
im a fan u are greeeeeeaaaaaaaat wow, i would like play of the same form :D
matpianist 1 year ago
I'm not sure I get the Open Voicing - are you playing just some of the notes of the cord on you right hand and "fill in" the rest with your left? Or do you play a Closed Cord with one hand and add a not or two of the same cord, with the other?
oakstrong1 1 year ago
looks so simple but sound amazing
rongconcrx 1 year ago 6
that piano sounds flippin awesome
MyOwnWorldMegan 1 year ago
The left hand part at the beginning sounds suspiciously like the piano from Tuesday Afternoon by the Moody Blues.
carpenoctem66 1 year ago
@carpenoctem66 - that's funny - I got a comment about Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues in one week. Man I'm goin retro! :) (and loving it)
piano9899 1 year ago
@piano9899 Haha, nothing wrong with that!
carpenoctem66 1 year ago
@piano9899 hey can u play single notes by ear
Captaincrab77 1 year ago
@Captaincrab77 - for sure. check out the lesson titled "Ear Training 101" - make sure and look at the updated version. Best wishes - David Sprunger
piano9899 1 year ago
I could not get anything although I think you are doing a good job..i am a begginer
brasileiropsb 1 year ago
it really works! its great! I did it at home and it was soooooooooooooo awesome!!!!!
first I see my self as a noob on piano, then in 9:55 minutes, I'm playing like some person who played piano for 50000000000000000000k years!
Michelle022208 1 year ago
@Michelle022208 i see what you did there.....you're intelligents to come up with jokes as so funny as these.
mogul1265 1 year ago
it really works!
Michelle022208 1 year ago
it really works!
Michelle022208 1 year ago
Hi, i have a question, if i purchase the download version, will it be the same as the shipped version?
ravager1987 1 year ago
@ravager1987 - Yes, the content is the same, however, it's in a different format. For downloads, we use a standalone program (made in flash) that runs the video for either Windows or Mac. Also, the DVD is higher resolution.
piano9899 1 year ago
Hi. Mr Srunger, am 40 and a bit lol can i still learn to play my memory its poor and i never playd music in all my short life. and nice video ty
parisedomenico 1 year ago
I gave up on this once... but your tutorial is giving me more interest to it... the way you teach it makes it so easy! :)
keitaira 1 year ago
I had piano lesson when I was a little kid. I was taught how read music by playing chords. I pretty much know how to play. Reading music is getting tough for me because I played by ear so much or was taught by someone how to play a song. I did play the organ at church. The music is really easy to read. I love playing church music and also was in a choir since I was a child. I know I can get better if I really put my mind into it.
towstr 1 year ago
I had piano lesson when I was a little kid. I was taught how read music by playing chords. I pretty much know how to play. Reading music is getting tough for me because I played by ear so much or was taught by someone how to play a song. I did play the organ at church. The music is really easy to read. I love playing church music and also was in a choir since I was a child. I know I can get better if I really put my mind into it.
towstr 1 year ago
where you learn to play the piano
sasolasleepy 1 year ago
Thank you so much,
jaruanne 1 year ago
Great video and so helpful. So easy to understand. Thanks
amusedforever 1 year ago
Great video and so helpful. So easy to understand. Thanks
amusedforever 1 year ago
Great video and so helpful. So easy to understand. Thanks
amusedforever 1 year ago
Great video and so helpful. So easy to understand. Thanks
amusedforever 1 year ago
Great video and so helpful. So easy to understand. Thanks
amusedforever 1 year ago
My keyboard only allows me to press 4 keys at a time :)
DJDeji69 1 year ago
do you have the course video "pattern piano and keyboard"? id like to learn how to play those chord extensions :D
joetheazl 1 year ago
Hi Joetheazl - Yes, "Pattern Piano and Keyboard" is on our site. Please let me know how it goes as you dig in... David Sprunger
piano9899 1 year ago
What?
o.O
creativity80 1 year ago
Hi, i missed or dont understand the part about "Open Voice technique" I dont know how to do this, please teach me.
allstarskyway 1 year ago
hi...thanks for your video....it helps me a lot...coz i am playing piano by only listening the music....they said its a kind of "we do" style.
sundaeflow 1 year ago