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Playing by ear can be daunting, but today we break it down into just a few simple steps. Playing by ear DOESN'T mean having to get it right the first time, like Mozart or like Elton John. It just means using our ears, over repeated listens, to try and match pitches on our piano with the pitches we hear in the original recording. We start by working on the bass line. That bass line provides a framework for us to build our chords on top of. And then we find out that most all melody notes fit into both the chords we have built as well as the scale of the key. The 3 minutes of theory we talk about can more than double the pace you learn by ear, so don't skip that bit!


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Charles Szczepanek is an international prizewinning pianist, has collaborated with GRAMMY Award winners, and has taught music for over 20 years to everyone from his nextdoor neighbor to finalists on NBC's America's Got Talent. Through Pianist Academy, he now brings that wealth of knowledge to you: the beginner, the intermediate, the professional, or the fellow music teacher.


Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Hallelujah (background)
01:41 Hallelujah (Experimental Method)
02:40 Hallelujah Identifying Bass Line
10:08 Hallelujah Harmonizing with Triads (Chording)
16:00 Theory Crash Course
19:10 Hallelujah with Theory Background
20:54 Using Roman Numerals to Transpose
22:37 Hallelujah Melody using Experimental Method
25:10 Hallelujah Melody adding Minimal Theory
29:21 Hallelujah Adding Complexity
32:42 The Scientist Using Both Methods to Progress Quickly
40:47 The Scientist How Playing By Ear is Better than the Published Music
42:11 The Scientist with Melody
43:34 The Scientist Adding Complexity