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Playing By Ear

Solfege: Why Do Re Mi Isn’t Just Child’s Play

Solfege: Why Do Re Mi Isn’t Just Child’s Play

by Erin Paul | Jun 6, 2017 | Solfa, Ear Training, Pitch, Playing By Ear, Transcription

Solfege is a powerful framework to recognise notes by ear, which lets you improvise and play by ear easily. This training series teaches you how to do it.

Falling in Love with Flamenco, with Juanito Pascual

Falling in Love with Flamenco, with Juanito Pascual

by Christopher Sutton | Apr 12, 2017 | Guitar, Genres, Interviews, Playing By Ear

Patience, perseverance, and passion made Juanito Pascual an international flamenco phenom. His powerful, inspiring music blends flamenco, jazz, and rock.

Who Moved the Tonic? Part 2: Alien Notes and Modes

Who Moved the Tonic? Part 2: Alien Notes and Modes

by Ramona Cojocaru | Mar 20, 2017 | Playing By Ear, Solfa, Transcription

The tonic rules, or does it? Sometimes, even when we know the tonic the notes don’t “fit”. Key changes, alien notes, and modes may be behind the madness.

Who Moved the Tonic? Part 1: Hearing Key Changes

Who Moved the Tonic? Part 1: Hearing Key Changes

by Ramona Cojocaru | Mar 6, 2017 | Playing By Ear, Solfa, Transcription

The tonic gives us the key and chords of a song for playing by ear, solfa, and transcription. But what happens when the actual notes in the song don’t fit?

Applying Solfa to Real Music

Applying Solfa to Real Music

by Ramona Cojocaru | Feb 20, 2017 | Solfa, Playing By Ear, Transcription

Solfa comes alive when you apply it to hearing real music. Soon you will see how quickly you will be able to play by ear and transcribe what you’re hearing.

Discovering Pentatonic Solfa: From Pentatonic to Diatonic

Discovering Pentatonic Solfa: From Pentatonic to Diatonic

by Ramona Cojocaru | Jan 30, 2017 | Pentatonic, Melodies, Music Theory, Playing By Ear, Solfa

Five notes to seven: two notes expand our solfa skills to embrace so much music! Grow your skills with these fun exercises, and expand them into real music.

Discovering Pentatonic Solfa, Part 1: Exercises

Discovering Pentatonic Solfa, Part 1: Exercises

by Ramona Cojocaru | Jan 16, 2017 | Pentatonic, Music Theory, Playing By Ear, Solfa

The Pentatonic Scale is the most popular scale in human history. Learn how to hear, transcribe and play pentatonic melodies with solfa with fun exercises.

Play Along, with Stefan Hall

Play Along, with Stefan Hall

by Marisa Balistreri | Nov 9, 2016 | Playing By Ear, Jazz

Jazz guitarist Stefan Hall teaches that, with the right attitude, you can learn to “speak jazz” on your instrument by playing along with recordings.

10 Steps to Learn to Play Violin By Ear

10 Steps to Learn to Play Violin By Ear

by Guest Expert | Aug 30, 2016 | Playing By Ear

Nose stuck in the sheet music? Come on out! Follow these simple steps and start playing violin by ear. It takes practice, but it’s easier than you think!

6 Simple Steps to Play By Ear with Solfa

6 Simple Steps to Play By Ear with Solfa

by Christopher Sutton | Aug 18, 2016 | Solfa, Melodies, Playing By Ear

Playing melodies by ear can be easy with the right framework. Learn a 6-step process to learn the powerful solfa approach to relative pitch.

The 10 Best YouTube Tutorials for Playing by Ear

The 10 Best YouTube Tutorials for Playing by Ear

by Musical U Team | Apr 26, 2016 | Playing By Ear, General, Practice | 0 comments

Playing by ear is an important skill for any musician. Instead of going it on your own, check out these great YouTube tutorials to help you learn the ropes.

Play Melodies by Ear Using Intervals: A Roadmap

Play Melodies by Ear Using Intervals: A Roadmap

by Christopher Sutton | Feb 11, 2016 | Melodies, Planning and Goals, Playing By Ear

A simple framework for learning to play melodies by recognising intervals. Work through these 5 steps to play any melody by ear on your instrument.

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