Piano By Ear: Master Ear Training & Play Songs Instantly
Unlock the secrets to playing piano by ear. Learn to decode melodies, master chord progressions, identify keys using relative pitch, and speak the language of music fluently without relying on sheet music.
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive roadmap to playing the piano by ear. Instead of relying on sheet music, you will learn to treat music as a conversational language, developing the cognitive and auditory skills needed to translate heard sounds directly onto the keyboard.
What You'll Learn
- The Language of Music: Shift your mindset from reading notes to speaking music fluently.
- Melodic Recognition: Train your ears to recognize intervals, melodic chunks, and scale degrees.
- Harmonic Analysis: Understand the Roman numeral system and identify chord progressions (I, IV, V, vi, ii, iii) by ear.
- Key Detection: Utilize relative pitch and the "Pivot Test" to find the key of any song.
- Practical Application: Put your ear training to the test with real-world song examples.
Target Audience
This course is designed for aspiring pianists, keyboardists, and musicians who want to break free from sheet music and play songs spontaneously.
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with the piano keyboard layout is helpful but not strictly required.
Course Content
The Language of Music & Core Theory
Music as a Spoken Language
Core Theory: Melodies and Chords Explained
Melodic Ear Training: Intervals & Scale Navigation
Interval Training: The Building Blocks of Melody
Deciphering Melody Chunks
Scale Navigation & Smart Guessing
Harmonic Ear Training: Mastering Chord Degrees
Harmonic Foundations: Identifying the I and vi Chords
The Pillars of Pop: Mastering the V and IV Chords
Completing the Palette: Training the ii, iii, and vii Chords
Finding the Key & Playing Your First Song
Finding the Key with Relative Pitch & The Pivot Test
Putting It All Together: Playing Your First Song By Ear
This course includes
- 32m on-demand video
- 10 lessons across 4 chapters
- 4 interactive quizzes
- Access on mobile and desktop
- Source playlist on YouTube
About the Channel
My name is Corey Lennox and I help pianists play by ear so they can ditch the sheet music and connect more deeply with the music they love. I'm a Berklee College of Music alumnus + piano principle who's been teaching piano for over 12 years and playing for over 30 years. If you want to learn more be sure to check out my free masterclass training here: https://bit.ly/play-by-ear-masterclass 🎹
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