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Play The Piano By Ear | Master Class, Learn By Doing
Rating: 4.2 out of 5(97 ratings)
845 students
Created byKai F.
Last updated 7/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Play any song (as long as it isn't Chopin or Liszt) by ear!
  • Make that song your own! Make it sound great

Course content

8 sections27 lectures2h 21m total length
  • Introduction3:48

    Just a little introduction to myself, where I come from and where this course will lead you!

    Example songs as played in the introduction in order:

    1. Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes
    2. River Flows In You - Yiruma
    3. Improv
    4. Only One - Yellowcard
    5. Apologize - OneRepublic
    6. Let It Go - Idina Menzel
  • Keys & Chords3:34

    What are Keys and Chords? What do they look like on the piano? (For beginners)

  • Accompaniment (Left Hand)3:14

    What your left will do when playing a song on the piano. It's what makes your cover sound original and pretty!

  • The Melody (Right Hand)3:43

    The right hand is responsible for playing the main melody aka what is being sung.

  • Choose a Song and Listen to It!3:40

    We will be using "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic. You can find a link to that song in the resource section!

Requirements

  • You only need to know where the notes are on the piano and what they are called
  • Some basic musical knowledge
  • A piano or keyboard
  • Time to practise
  • Songs to play
  • A desperate need to satsify your piano needs

Description

"It's a great way to work on your own. Keeps me more active then with most 'live teachers'. I am working on the accompanying left hand. It's highly satisfying, the instructions are very clear and comprehensive."

Hi there! This course is designed to teach anyone how to play the piano by ear as quickly and efficiently as possible.

What you will learn:

  • The lessons are there to guide you through discovering the simplicity and the recurring patterns of songs
  • You will learn all techniques necessary to cover a song on your own including exercises for both hands and you ear!
  • Based on the "learn by doing" concept, I will use the intro of the song "Counting Stars" for you to start out with. After finishing the song, you will be good to go on your own!
  • After some practise you should be able to play any song stuck in your head almost immediately without thinking about it.
  • NEW: I am doing song tutorial requests. Just let me know what you want to learn and I'll see what I can do!

What this course is not about:

  • Learning to play the piano from scratch
  • Reading sheet music
  • Boring music theory
  • Scales, Notes etc.

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Here is what some past students thought about the course:

"Absolutely brilliant attitude and way of playing the piano. Kaiwen left me wanting more. I wish he had touched on Mutuno (salsa) and some Blues. Kaiwen, let us have some more!!!"

"This was an awesome course to take. I really learned a lot. The teacher was great with his instruction but also great in answering questions I had. If you want to learn to play my ear and sound more pro, then this is the course for you."

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to master playing songs by ear
  • Beginners, Intermediates, Pros