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