Learn Piano by Ear

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Do you want to learn how to play piano? Or maybe you want to learn how to play piano by ear? If you already know about the advantages of playing piano by ear then this article might not help you so much. This article is supposed to be motivational to get everyone interested inplaying piano by ear. Here are some of the advantages of learning piano by ear:

• You learn how to identify chords that are played on a piano without necessarily being near a piano. This will help you learn why songs play certain cords at certain times. It will also allow you to que into songs you are listening to at the moment much better.


• You do not have to memorize any chord progressions to play piano by ear. Instead of having to think everything through, you will begin to have an instinctive feeling about what chord should be played next on your piano.


• You will be able to play along with music even if you do not have the sheet music with you. By learning to play piano by ear you will learn how to recognize melodies, chords, and progressions without necessarily knowing the song.


• You will be able to play piano to accompany your singing, kind of like a person can play guitar to accompany a folk song.