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How long could it take to learn playing on piano songs by hearing them?

Q. I've started piano lessons 2 months ago but i'm doing very well and learning fast! I love playing classical pieces but when do you think i'll be ready to play other famous songs by hearing them?

A. If you want to be able to play any song by hearing it you should practise all the chords. Start with the basics such as C major and G major (1 or 2 sharps and flats) and then go up to the really difficult ones such as A flat minor (3 to 5 sharps and flats). IT takes a long time to develop listening skills but with constant practice, within 3 months or so you should be able to play simple songs by ear. Most pieces are difficult to hear because they change key midway through the song. Playing the chords will help you recognise the key and work your way through the rest of the song from that.
You couls also try transposing some song to a different key for additional practice.

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How long would it take me to learn jazz piano?
Q. I have very little experience in piano and want to start now. I have a lot of spare time so I could dedicate a few hours a day, 7 days a week. I need all the advice you can give me. Any good books or videos on youtube etc. How long before I can play waltz for debby? And what's the easiest jazz song to learn first?

A. Okay here's the deal.

I am a pianist in the loosest sense of the term. I have taken Royal Boards to Grade 8 and I have played classical, jazz, and even composed some of my own four part harmonies to play for some events.

One day, my aunt at her wedding asked me to play for everyone, so I got up, walked over to the piano, sat down, and shat myself at little. I couldn't improvise!!! At most, I would need five minutes to develop a melody, maybe figure out chord progressions in my head from what would sound "right," and then compose a robotic sounding but totally "correct," piece. But I couldn't leave the piano alone, I played a memorized piece and that was that.

I went home, pissed that after 12 years of piano, I could play, but I couldn't PLAY. How did these musicians create these beautiful works of art? Clair de lune! MY GOD! If I could improvise that I would be some godly panty dropper.

So I sat down, thought about theory a little bit, but more or less started simple, touching keys familiar to me and put them together, strung with a little bit of theory. It sounded 10x better than my robotic piece imitation even if it was just one chord up and down the piano. Why? Because it had soul. For the first time in my life I had a real genuine tremble go through my spine from a piece of music that I played!

Waltz for Debby. I played that during a recital along with a Fats Waller song that I cannot remember. Like any piece, as a classically trained pianist, it only took an hour to learn, but days to memorize and perfect. If you are totally new, but know what all of the signs on a sheet of music mean, you can easily learn it in a few days. And I mean LEARN it, like copy and play perfectly.

Unfortunately, I don't really advise doing this. Actually I advise against playing sheet music period. I can't believe I wasted all of my time doing all of that. I now play by chord and by ear. My improvisation still isn't where I want it to be but at least when people say, "Hey, play something for me," I'll be able to play something for them.

Here's some stuff to get you started.

Learn the keys, the name of the keys, all of them.

Then begin slowly, you will have to learn all of the scales. Major, minor, harmonic minor for example.

How you decide to learn them.. whether through Circle of Fifths .. memorization.. whatever, is totally up to you, but you should know the names of the keys (CDEFGAB, etc, and what sharps or flats are in them.)

There are just so many resources available nowadays that it makes it pointless to buy any books, really..

Again, I really advise against learning songs for the sake of playing them to others.. I was lost in that mindset for twelve years. TWELVE YEARS!! I only saw the light after that incident.

Regardless, here's a little taste of jazz.

Pick a major scale.. for example G major.

G major has one sharp, which is the first sharp, F#.

So this means to play G major, you can play any of these notes: G A B C D E F#, and it will sound good.

Go to your piano and play.. G A B C D E. That's G major.
Now play G A B C D# E. How did that sound to you? Pretty jazzy right? But D# isn't a part of the G major scale, why are you allowed to play that note, you ask?

Well, that's jazz for you. And if you'd like to learn more, BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY!

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¿how can I convert partiture from piano to guitar?
Q. Sometimes we got a music sheet for piano and we ignore how convert it in a guitar music sheet or tab. ¿anyone can help me? Thanks a lot.

A. Well, assuming you can read staff:

On the trebel clef (G-clef)
Your e string (highest) would be the space down from the top,
your b string (2nd highest) is the middle line,
your g string (3rd highest) is the 2nd line up,
your d string is the space below the staff
your a string is two ledger lines below the staff
your low e string is 3 ledger lines and a space below the staff

on the bass cleft (f cleft)
your high e is 5 ledger lines and a space above the staff
your b string is 4 ledger lines above the staff
your g string is 3 ledger lines above the staff
your d string is a ledger line and a space above the staff
your a string is the top line on the staff
your e string is the 3rd space up on the staff.

You then adjust accordingly: if the note is an f (top line of the trebel staff) you would play the first fret on the high e string.

If the note was an A sharp, for instance, you would play the third fret on your G string.

Sorry, but their aren't any short cuts on conversion.

As for playing both the bass clef and the treble clef at the same time: your guitar will not go low enough for most songs on the bass clef. You will need a bass instrument to accompany for that part.

Keep in mind, also, that their are songs that you can play on piano and not on guitar- you can only play a maximum of 6 different notes at a time and you can play and ring all 88 notes on a piano at the same time if you so wished. Phrases that require the use of the damper pedal are good examples: a large chord might be played (say, Amin over three octaves) then a melody played over the chord without muting any notes.

I hope this helps.

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