Saturday, August 21, 2010

Playing Piano - Learning To Play Piano By Ear

By Hazel Knox

Consider this: would you want to play the piano without the fuss of dragging your music sheets? Or make music with simply humming along with the tune? Have you usually desired to play but your visual senses make it quite impossible? Don't you know that by merely humming a tune, you can play it the same?

A few musicians, expert in their own art, did not begin their career by way of any manuals or tutors. What they did is go along with the tone that they hear and play along the beating of the music. No notes, no mentors.

1. Gather your materials. Of course you'll require a piano or a keyboard, whatever it is that is available.

2. Keep in mind that the piano is definitely an instrument that is comprised of 88 keys. Along these are 12 straight notes. The first white key is the A-note, next white note is B, C, D, E, F, G. Then following the last white G-note, the next white note once again gets to be the A-note, then the repetition begins. This sequence is repeated till the last white note is carried out for around 7 times. That would consist of the black notes that represent flats and sharps.

3. The C note is also known as the Home Key. To find the C note, it is the white key on the left side of two black keys. If you're still astonished, stare at your piano. You'll notice that at the middle part is the C-note. Thus, that would be the first major chord.

The thumb of your right hand will serve as number one simply because it's placed at the C straddled in the middle. From there, count all keys going to the right. Involve the black keys. When you have counted until 5, that would work as the 2nd note in C chord. Put your middle finger there. From counting to number five, count until 8, that will be your final note. Place your pinkie on it.

Sound it as a whole and you will listen to very an amazing cycle.

4. Be familiar in making use of the above stated sequence...1,5, 8 counting. You could start with any note, just be certain that when you count, include the flats and sharps.

5. If you have time on practicing these easy chords, you'll finally realize that through counting and attentive listening, you'll easily make it through.

By means of the benefit of listening, you'll be in a position to identify the difference in sound. You'll be able to identify the minor differences in tune. Not unless you are deaf.

Bits of advice:

* Do not settle your practice just on the middle keys of the piano. There are several keys to choose from.

* Don't limit yourself in using one or two fingers. Through practice, you could use all fingers including both hands.

* Practice.

If you want to know more about topic, you might want to check out a great read I found online. Go here: Video Piano Lessons


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