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Created byRosa Suen

Last updated 10/2019

English

What you'll learn

PLAY simple songs by Ear
LISTEN to sounds
PAY ATTENTION to high and low pitches
RECOGNIZE scale tones
DIFFERENTIATE tones and pitches
PICK out melody of many songs by ear without difficulty
USE Numbers to write out a piece of music
SPOT out patterns in songs
SEE Music repetition in one glance
LOVE playing songs by ear
OVERCOME road blocks to playing by ear
ACQUIRE the ability to distinguish pitches
KNOW the 3 ways melody moves to help them play by ear
PREDICT the next tone going up or going down
DEVELOP good ears

Course content

15 sections • 91 lectures • 2h 29m total length

Play By Ear is for EVERYONE - You and Me!4:14
Overview of the Course3:03

Music Has 12 Unique Tones1:56
Play By Ear Method - Understand Music has 12 Unique Tones

12 Unique Tones form the Chromatic Scale
12 Chromatic Scale Tones5:56
Play By Ear Method - 12 Chromatic Scale Tones are all half tones apart

Learn to distinguish the half tone intervals.

The piano is divided into Blocks of Octaves containing these 12 tones.
Five Types Of Scales3:07
Western Music uses 7-tone Scales: Four 7-tone Scales2:53

Magic Tip 1 - Get the Tune Into Your Head2:29
Play By Ear - You must have the tune in your head

We have the mistaken notion to think that we can play by ear when we don't know the song.

You can't!

You must register the tones into your brain first.

You must be able to hum it inside your head.

Or else you can't transfer that sound into your hands!

It's incredible!

Our brains can signal our hands to play out the sounds.

That's why Play by Ear is so magical to people!
Magic Tip 2 - Pick the melody out by ear using the 7 tones2:15
The MAGIC TIP of picking out melody tones is in this video!

Play by EAR is so easy when you discover that you only manoeuvre around these 7 tones only.

That's all!

No need to go all over the keyboard.
Magic Tip 3 - Write out the 7 Scale Tone of the song2:41
This kind of music notation is so easy!

You do not need music staff, music score sheet.

Get a Blank piece of paper and just record the Numbers!

That's it!

This is the SIMPLICITY of this method that helps your brain to register TONES to play by EAR!
Magic Tip 4 - Spot Musical Patterns in Songs2:50
Play by Ear is not difficult once you realize that there is PATTERN in songs.

Big Tip: You see it in this video!

Do you see that Musical sentences repeat themselves.

This is the MAGIC of Numbers!

You can identify Patterns easily.

They are staring right in front of you.

You can't miss it.

You then see how songs repeat themselves from one line to another.

Having picked out the melody of the first line, you have picked out the melody of the last line.

Listen Carefully!

Pay attention to Patterns!
Magic Tip 5 - Listen to TONES that REPEAT - no guess work - have SAME sounds3:44
Many frustrated people 'hunt and peck' all over the places for the melody tones on the keyboard.

I have already given you 2 BIG Secrets:

1. Melody tones usually move around these 7 tones.

2. Melody tones that sound the same remain the same and no need to do guess work to hunt and peck.

This lesson is very important.

Listen to the 'same' sounds in the video.

They are the 'same' pitch.
Magic Tip 6: - How To Predict Tones: Movement of Tones from Tension to Rest2:35
Magic Tip 7: Melody Tones have 3 Movements: High, Low, Same1:35
Magic Tip 8: Higher pitch, number goes up; Lower pitch, number goes down0:44
Ask yourself: Is the next tone going higher or lower than the previous tone?

Going higher, number goes up

Going lower, number goes down

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Some people have a hard time distinguishing whether the pitch goes higher or lower?

Have no fear

Here's the Secret:

If you can't tell whether the pitch is going higher or lower, use your hand to move up and down. If you find your hand moving up as you sing higher, then the pitch is going up.

if you find your hand moving down as you sing lower, then the pitch is going down.

This takes practice.

I have many songs for you to practice, so do not worry when you don't get it on this first one.

You will eventually get it as we move along!
Magic Tip 9: Piano - Higher tones go to the right; Lower tones to go the left1:07
This video applies to the piano / keyboard.

When pitch moves higher , the number goes higher, your hand moves to the right.

When pitch moves lower, the number goes lower, your hand moves to the left.
Magic Tip 10: The First Tone of a song is not always 14:21
Magic Tip 11: The Last Tone of a song usually ends in Tone 13:06

Magic Tip 12: Tone 1 - Home Tone is the Most RESTFUL tone1:48
Magic Tip 13: Tone 2 is not a restful sound and needs to resolve3:53
Magic Tip 14: Tone 3 is a relaxing tone2:30
Magic Tip 15: Tone 4 is a Restless Tone2:46
Magic Tip 16: Tone 5 is a restful and resolving tone3:02
Magic Tip 17: Tone 6 is an active tone1:43
Magic Tip 18: Tone 7 is a restless & most unstable tone that needs resolving1:18

My Play By Ear Method: 7 Easy Steps2:04
Song 1 Assignment: Kum Ba Yah, My Lord4:06
Kum Ba Yah - Spot Musical Patterns in the 7 Scale Tone Numbers2:56
The first line of Twinkle Twinkle has the melodic contour of: 1 5 6 5

The first line of Kum Ba Yah has the melodic contour of: 1 5 6 5

You can actually 'sing' the first line of "Twinkle Twinkle" in Kum Ba Yah.

Close your eyes and listen to that first line of both songs.

They are the same, isn't it?

These are things you notice when you play by EAR.

Eventually, you will find how many melodic lines are very similar in songs.

The difference lies in the rhythm, and some rearrangement of the tones.
Answer: Kum Ba Yah 7 Tone Music2:22
Take a Break and write a Review0:33

Song 6 Assignment: O Christmas Tree0:16
Answer: O Christmas Tree 7 Tone Music2:13
Play Christmas Tree using the 7 Tone Music1:13
I am using a music software to play O Christmas Tree for you.

1. I play the 7 scale tones of C Key so that you can familiarize yourself the 7 tone scales

2. I play each line to show you how to play the number notation

3. Notice that when it is a low 5, I move to the left side of the piano.

4. All you need to know are the 7 scale tones in front of you, and then you can orientate yourself an octave lower, when there is a dot underneath the number and then an octave higher, when it is an octave higher.
Song 7 Assignment: Jingle Bells0:21
Answer: Jingle Bells 7 Tone Music2:34
Play Jingle Bells with 7 Tone Music0:53
Song 8 Assignment: We Wish You A Merry Christmas0:17
Answer - We Wish You A Merry Christmas 7 Tone Music1:28
Song 9 Assignment: Silent Night0:19
Answer - Silent Night 7 Tone Music1:19
Song 10 Assignment: Away In A Manger0:20
Answer: Away In A Manger 7 Tone Music1:00
Play Away In A Manger1:20

Requirements

Know some favorite tunes in their head
a keyboard / piano

Description

*** ENROLL IN THE #1 RATED Play By Ear COURSE ON UDEMY TODAY! ***

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Here are some Reviews by students already in less than 24 Hours after the launching of the course:

Niels Walkau: The dream of playing by ear is ALIVE!

I spent years learning to play piano by rote but could never play by ear. Embarrassing actually. I always thought I wasn't born with that "magical" talent and I would have given a lot to be able to sit down and play any tune off the top of my head. After only spending literally 30 minutes in this course, I have the confidence and evidence that IT IS POSSIBLE to learn to play by EAR. The piano notation that Rosa introduces is crazy easy to understand and will transform how you understand/enjoy playing music. I am only 8 lectures in at this point...I will report back as I make more progress...

Barbara: Learned to play 2 songs by ear in 30 min!

Wow! I am more excited about this course than any I have taken before. It's accelerated learning. Once again Rosa has shared so much knowledge with her students. Looking forward to the next course. If you are interested in learning to play by ear don't miss this course.

Judy Rae Harbin: This course really helped me with recognizing tones and their relation to each other.

Rosa, as always, was totally dedicated to making it all so simple to understand. Like learning a whole new musical language, but so easy-- with VERY impressive videos and demonstrations of each step along the way--typical Rosa highest quality!

Alene Thornton: A desire to play by ear?

As usual, I think Rosa has come up with another winning course. Rosa taught me this numbering system (Asian Notation or also known as Jianpu) several years ago and I have used it every since as a method to easily play any song in all 12 keys using just one lead sheet. The emphasis on Part 1 of this course is learning how to pick out a melody, and then also to write it down using the numbering system and also how to play using just the lyrics.

She explains, in her usual easy descriptive method, just how to know what key a song is in, what the starting note will be, whether it's a pickup note/notes and clues to where the melody is going next.

This first part 1 course is just the beginning of the fun! There will be more to come but you will be able to visualize the advantages of using this numbering system to make playing in any key so easy. There are lots of fun songs to practice this method in this course for beginners or intermediates to advanced, or anyone wanting to learn to play by ear, no matter what level you are at now.

Another super course!

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Playing By Ear is a Fascinating Topic.

Is it your dream to be able to play your favorite song by ear?

Many people struggle for many years to read music. This course is going to free you from the traditional musical score sheets such that you can play by ear using my Number Method.

My Play by Ear Method is based on a 7 tone Number system. It takes only ONE HOUR to learn the system. That´s how simple the system is. You don´t believe me? Tell me about it after you learn the system from me. And before the day finishes, you are going to have a system in your brain and hands to play some of your favorite songs by EAR. Read the reviews and you can do play by EAR today before you go to sleep.

The Concept takes less than 1 Hour to learn, but to MASTER the skill, you need to have a lot of songs to practice on and this is why I have provided lots of song assignments from Beginners to Intermediate to Advanced for you to work on. Mastering this skill will take the next 2 weeks to become GOOD at it. The Assignment & the Practical applications are the most important and FUN part of the course!

My Testimony: Never did I dare to think that my DREAM would come true: I can now play many of my favorite songs by EAR. It's happening and HAPPENING every day. It took me 20 years to find the path to play songs by ear. I am so EXCITED that I want to share these easy-to-follow instructions so that DREAMERS like you can start playing your favorite songs by ear. For you, it will only take a few hours to finish this course to start gaining the knowledge and skill to learn how to pick out melodies of song using my 7 Tone Method.

This Play By Ear Course is a 3 part series. This is Part 1 of a series and this course will teach you how to start picking out melodies of simple songs in Key of C. You are going to learn about the dynamics and quality of sounds of these 7 tones so that you know how melodies move in songs, whether they go up, go down, or remain the same. In Part 2, you will learn to use the same 7 tones to play in all 12 Keys by EAR easily. In Part 3, you will learn to harmonize all these songs with Chords.

Although my demonstration of these songs are on the keyboard, this Play by Ear course is suitable for all musicians who want to learn to play by ear. If you play piano, guitar, ukulele or violin, and you want to learn to play by Ear, this course is also for you. My demonstration is on the piano/keyboard, but you can use the same principles to apply to your musical instrument.

Level: Beginners to Advanced

Playing By Ear Level 1 - My Unique Method!

1. Listen to the 7 tones.

2. Learn to see song structure and patterns (BIG Secret)

3. Use a number system to see music in ONE flash

4. From my videos, you will be amazed to discover how EASY it is to play by ear, that you had never realized before.

5. Write the 7 tones into a piece of music such that when you look at the piece of music, it totally simplifies your thought process when you play songs by ear. It totally frees you from the traditional method of reading complicated musical staff notation. When you listen to tones and look at numbers, you will learn to listen to sounds deeply to pick out melody of songs without struggle.

This Play By Ear Course Part 1 will give you:

21 Magic Tips to listening to the 7 Tones
Train your ears to listen to the quality of these 7 Tones
Spot musical patterns in song
Learn structure of songs
Feel the rhythm of the tune - 3/4 or 4/4
Put the 7 tones into a piece of music with bar lines
My 7 Easy Steps to Play songs by Ear

Play By Ear: You will learn to pick out melodies of these 26 Songs in this course:

1. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2. Kum Ba Yah

3. Mary Had A Little Lamb

4. Braham's Lullaby

5. Happy Birthday

6. Clementine

7. O Christmas Tree

8. Jingle Bells

9. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

10. Silent Night

11. Away In A Manger

12. Today

13. Oh Danny Boy

14. Somewhere Over the Rainbow

15. Changing Partners

16. You are my sunshine

17. Yesterday

18. Edelweiss

19. Do Re Mi

20. Moon River

21. Unchained Melody

22. Yesterday

23. Yesterday Once More

24. Colors of the Wind

25. Memories - The Way We Were

26. Misty

Join our happy and fun music class together.

Enroll into the course, and I'll see you inside:

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Who this course is for:

Those who have dreamed all their lives the ability to play by ear
Those who want to sit at the piano to play their favorite songs
Those who love to sing
Those who think the are tone-deaf
Those who think they are not born with the gift of 'good ears'

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 7min

Music is made up of Tones, Intervals and Scales4 lectures • 14min

Major Scale1 lecture • 2min

Play Song By Ear BIG Secret: Melody of Song uses 7 Tones1 lecture • 8min

Play Song By Ear Demo: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star C Key11 lectures • 27min

Train Your Ears To Listen to the Quality of these 7 Tones7 lectures • 17min

Rhythm of the Tune - Feel and put the tones in music pattern3 lectures • 10min

Rosa's Play Song By Ear Method: 7 Easy Steps5 lectures • 12min

BEGINNERS Songs: Simple Songs & Chorus8 lectures • 11min

Christmas Songs13 lectures • 14min

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