If you can play piano by ear, could you describe the moment when it became possible for you?
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Interesting question. I started playing by ear on classical guitar and piano when I was six. I was always composing my own music and songs rather than learning other people's music. It wasn't until I was fourteen that I learnt that there was even such a thing as chords or musical notation so I basically started learning the names for the things I was already doing.\n\nPlaying by ear was always trial and error. The more you do it, the easier it gets to distinguish sounds and their relationship to each other...especially in European and American music...which tend to be pretty simple in structure.\n\nBut for me, playing by ear, or improvising, ....(and this might sound really flaky but it's true)....has always been a matter of being led on a journey by the emotional reaction I have to each sound made. That's for creating music.\n\nWhen it comes to learning someone else's music by ear, I just break it up with how I listen to it....listen to the bass line and figure that out,....listen to the melody...figure that out...listen to the harmony...figure that out...then I play them all together and somewhere between what my fingers are trying to do and all the music  I have already played in the past, all the technical details sort of just work themselves out.
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I don't think so...I've never heard that before. Beethoven played for Mozart in his teens, you would think Mozart would've played for him as well. I've studied Beethoven quite a bit, and am not familiar with that theory.\n\nEveryone should know he went deaf in adulthood, and he did listen to quite a bit of music while he was able.
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I am a pianist and ONE idea is to learn "keyboard bass" like the guy from the Doors.  In other words, you can sell yourself as a bassist to a band(I'm not sure if you want to BE in a band.  I have been in bands my whole life)and you'd be surprised at how many songs you hear have the bass part played on a keyboard, rather than a bass guitar.  Re piano, "free" is tough.  You should find someone LOCALLY and perhaps TRADE services with him/her(maybe you are good at computer stuff or graphic stuff. You could design a flyer for them or do their website etc etc.  TRADING services is done a LOT and it is "win win").\n     As far as keyboard bass goes, I can give you some online lessons if you would like to get into a band:kjharris1925@yahoo.com
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I played the Clarinet in my high school band. I had the best experience and loved playing music. :)
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You can never be to sure in situations like this. Just go with the flow of things and play everything by ear.
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Saxophone and trumpet.  No, but I taught myself piano.
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If you're looking for a way to quickly play the piano you're going to love this. Listen... most of you already know that the quickest way to play the piano is by learning chords.\n\nBut what most of you don't know is what kind of chord to start out with. There are triads, seventh chords, diminished chords and thousands more. There are closed position chords and then there is something called the open position chord, and with it, you'll be able to create your own music in less than an hour!\n\nLook.. the reason why so many people have problems with the piano is they give up out of sheer boredom! They sense that it will take months if not years to create something that sounds like music on it. So they give up.\n\nBy starting out with open position chords, you'll immediately sound like a pro! Why? It all has to do with the way the chord is structured. First, it's a modern sounding seventh chord. All this means is the seventh note of the scale is used to along with regular triad notes to give it a more contemporary sound. Jazz musicians use it all the time.\n\nSecond, it covers more than 2 octaves of the keyboard giving you a very nice "open" sound. If you love contemporary stylings, you'll be playing them in no time with it.\n\nAnd last but not least, you use both hands right away to create with! In fact, the chord is so wide open that you can literally create music without moving your hands around at all.\n\nIf you love the idea of playing piano but don't want to start with boring triads or note reading, you're going to love learning to play the open position chord!
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I play the piano and am very good at improvising.\nI've written some music, but I've always been terrible at lyrics.\nI'd be interested.\nYou can click on my e-mail if you want to get in touch.
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I have been playing the piano for 14 years, and i love it. I actually started to play the piano, not because i wanted to, but because my parents pretty much made me. My mother always played the piano, and when she broke her hand, she made me start taking lessons, and im glad she did!\n\nI guess i just have an ear fo rmusic. I can hear someone play a song on the piano, and then repeat play it without seeing the music. I love to make my own songs.\n\nMy first child, a son, passed away as a baby in 2004. Since then, i have been working on composing a song for him. The main chorus of the song so far that i have come up with is:\n\nIn the morning when i wake up\nill be here, youll be there\n\nBut i know i'll be okay\ncause your watching me throughout the day\n\nAnd when i go back to sleep\nw'ell meet in our special place\n\nSo from now until then,\nwhen i dream of you again, \nyou'll be watching me throughout the day\n\n\nI'm almost done with the song, and i think it will make a beautiful piano peice. It's a slow, emoitional song, and starts in the key of A. \n\nPlaying the piano is so relaxing to me. I can let out all my feelings on the keys, and express myself in the music i play.
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I would Ina heartbeat - for free - but I'm across the country. - been a novice for 16 years - read and write, music theory 1+2 - the love of  my life - I'd be happy  to answer all I can - and if I don't know something, I'll go into the next room and find out !!
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piano cuz it's the mother of others
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I play the b flat clarinet and piano. i wanted to play the flute in the beginning too, but i changed my mind. clarinet is so much more mellow and, well, you know, nice!
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Playing by ear is a unique ability to hear a song and play it. I remember when i was learning to play, I would use a book to learn finger positions for major chords. Then one day (after 3 months) I strummed down on the "A" chord and I recognized it from an Elvis Presley song. I was immediately able to play countless songs after that just by listening to them on the radio. This happened 16 years ago.
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It is quite easy to play by ear. You don't really need any music background to play by ear, although it would be better because then you can play the chords correct. Just listen to your favorite song and only try to play the song with single notes. If you feel you've figured it out, try combining it with simple chords with your left hand. Just fool around till you think you've got the most fitting chords to the single notes and then try to make it more complicated by adding more complicated chords. In that way you become more familiar with the different sound and chord combination possibilities on the piano. This broadens your knowledge to make your own combinations.
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Context, please...Do you mean your talent for playing the piano, or are you talking about the biblical example?
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YES, BUT I AM WONDERING...CAN  YOU PLAY MUSIC?
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