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Music Instruments Piano

Playing Piano By Ear: Complete Guide for Aspiring Musicians

Learn to play the piano by ear and to read chord charts. Practical lessons anyone can learn.
Rating: 3.9 out of 53.9 (91 ratings)
799 students
Created by Roy Denton
Last updated 12/2015
English
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What you'll learn

  • Have a base knowledge to build your own creative ear
  • Know scales in every key
  • Play chords
  • Read Chord Charts
  • Play piano by ear

Requirements

  • You will need access to a keyboard or piano for this course.

Description

This course is designed to take you from no knowledge of the piano to becoming a musician. And not just a musician, but one who can play by ear. Impress people by hearing a song and being able to sit down at the piano and play it without sheet music.

This course is structured starting as if you have no knowledge of the piano at all. This does not mean this course is not for people who already have some knowledge of the piano. There are many people who play by note, but would love to learn to just "hear" it and play it. This course if for both of these types of musicians and anyone in between.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for anyone with a desire to play the piano with emphasis on playing by ear and chord charts

Course content

15 sections • 59 lectures • 4h 21m total length

  • Preview02:02

  • Preview09:20

  • Major and Minor Scales (C Major Scale)
    06:45
  • D Major Scale
    02:46
  • E Major Scale
    05:30
  • F Major Scale
    05:32
  • G Major Scale
    03:37
  • A Major Scale
    04:08
  • B Major Scale
    03:26
  • C# Major Scale
    04:04
  • D# Major Scale
    02:49
  • F# Major Scale
    02:47
  • G# Major Scale
    02:31
  • A# Major Scale
    03:38
  • Practicing Scales
    00:56

  • What is the Nashville Number System?
    03:40
  • How to apply the Nashville Number System to keys and scales
    09:21
  • Practice using the Nashville Number System
    01:58

  • Major Chords
    10:48
  • Minor Chords
    05:15
  • 4 Note Chords
    05:04
  • Inversions
    04:31
  • Chords Practice
    03:51

  • Measures and Timing Basics
    02:05
  • 4/4 Timing
    09:58
  • 3/4 Timing
    04:44
  • 6/8 Timing
    10:15
  • Rhythm Practice
    02:14

  • Left Hand Basics
    07:38
  • Left Hand Practice
    02:55

  • Reading Chord Charts and the Nashville number System
    08:14
  • Chord Charts Practice
    02:25

  • Determining the key of a song
    09:05

  • What we're learning in Breaking rhythm and Using the pedal
    02:02
  • Breaking Rhythm
    15:48

Instructor

Roy Denton
Musician
Roy Denton
  • 3.9 Instructor Rating
  • 91 Reviews
  • 799 Students
  • 1 Course

I learned to play the piano at a very young age and now have over 20 years of experience in playing by ear.

I have a passion for music, especially the piano. I have had the opportunity to play all over the world. I love to share my knowledge and teach people music. It is rewarding to see people develop skills in an area that they have always had a desire to do.

I am currently the music minister at my church and I have had the privilege of directing bands, choirs, and teams throughout my music tenure. My experiences have lead to a developed skillset of how to teach and direct in music.

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