July 12, 2016
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Aural Skills
Technique
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Aural Skills
ear training
Listening skills
Music Theory
working songs out by ear
By
Dan Thorpe
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The 3 things that really matter when you start playing music by ear
I get asked a lot by students exactly how I work songs out for myself. That is, by not using any sort of tab, chord chart or YouTube video—nothing but my own hands and ears.
Often a student is really keen to learn this skill but they cannot believe it is something they can acquire. They see working songs out by ear as a mystical skill that only wizards such as Gandalf and Merlin could acquire (just imagine those two rocking the guitar!)