Q. I've been taking piano lessons for 12 yrs... since 1st grade. Would it be possible to learn to play by ear or is that just something some people can do and some can't? And if so, then how can I learn to play by ear?
A. You need to develop a sense of relative pitch, something we are all born with but most of us begin to lose by 5-6 years of age because we develop a different sense of learning at that point. Relative pitch is being able to hear each note as a specific color rather than just being higher or lower and heard as a different shade. This ability can be developed with ear training. Try listening to a catchy melody and then plinking it out on the keyboard. Also learn to play a learned melody in different keys. There are free programs available on the net that test your ability to identify important intervals like major and minor 3rds and 5ths that make up chords. Eventually the ear training will develop enough to make you comfortable to play by ear.
What are the easiest taylor swift songs to play on either piano or ukulele?
Q. i have had three years training on the piano but i dont know much! an i know only a few chords on the ukulele but i am really wanting to learn a taylor swift song......so any suggestions and if you could add sheet music that would be awesome!! I NEED REALLY REALLY EASY SONGS!
A. I have absolutely no piano training whatsoever but I learned to play "Enchanted" and "Back to December" on the piano pretty quickly. I just looked them up on YouTube and watched tutorials. They are so helpful! :) and at her concert, she played "Fearless" on the ukulele and it was adorable. You can probably look that up, too! Good luck! :)
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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