The "Secrets to Playing Piano By Ear" course covers everything from the basics and fundamentals to Cmin13 (b9b5) chords. The following lesson focuses on chapter one from the course. If you are already familiar with the notes and tones of the piano, you might want to skip this lesson.
Learning the notes of the piano (01)
Note: Disregard the "SLXYZ" numbers (if any) as they refer to sound examples. Our 300-pg course comes with a CD with over 330 sound examples which can be heard with the click of a button. (Example: SL003)
This concludes lesson #1. Meanwhile, if you are serious about learning to play the piano by ear, you have to read this article…
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August 31st, 2008 (comment#1)
i really enjoyed this lesson i am looking forwared to more
and i found it very easy to understand
September 3rd, 2008 (comment#2)
I am enjoying this teaching. I have been playing from just pressing the notes not knowing what I am doing, now I see myself going to the next level. Please explain wider what you mean by an octave, do you mean for an example the fist scale of C, which is white keys from C to B? Another question, is what I have ordered includes these 60 leasons? I do not have a computer at home, I use my office computer before I start work and at lunch, so I do not have enouph time for these leasons, but if these is included in the leasons I have ordered I will have enouph time at home.
September 3rd, 2008 (comment#3)
@Rachel: Congrats on getting started!
To answer your question, yes this lesson is in the 300pg home study course so you don’t have to worry.
An octave is from any one key to the next key 12 notes up.
So from one C to the very next C constitutes an octave. It should have 12 notes in between it.
It is not a scale. It’s distance.
Like when singing, someone may say “take that up an octave.” That just means to sing the same exact thing but in a higher pitch. A good singer can have a range of 3 octaves or better.
I hope this helps.
September 22nd, 2008 (comment#4)
you lessons has really improved my piano skills. Thank you so much
September 23rd, 2008 (comment#5)
Wow, this is good
Thanks,
September 23rd, 2008 (comment#6)
Thank I learned some things. I hope this works as we go forward.
October 1st, 2008 (comment#7)
Thanks a lot! This first lesson makes me remembered what I had learned last year.
October 6th, 2008 (comment#8)
hi,
a super way to learn music! Thanks
greetings
Bridget
October 6th, 2008 (comment#9)
hi,
super way to learn
thanks a lot!
Greetings
Brid.
October 8th, 2008 (comment#10)
hi,i love this site.dis is most interesting lesson have ever had.keep it up.
October 8th, 2008 (comment#11)
GREAT
grtz
October 17th, 2008 (comment#12)
a nice lesson to learn piano i ever seen =) thanks so much i learn it quiet fast with your simple english
October 29th, 2008 (comment#13)
I’m 48 years old and I’m trying to learn playing the organ and the guitar while tutoring my little children with your free lessons. I’m thankful for the opportunity.
November 13th, 2008 (comment#14)
I have always wished I could play the organ but never thought for one moment I could learn to read music. This is a good start I understood the lesson, hope it continues.
December 1st, 2008 (comment#15)
Okay, this may sound “stupid”, but i am just wondering, do u have to have a piano for these lessons? I was hoping to find an online course that teaches you the keys by numbers, but that failed.I am liking this website by far! My grandmother is a wonderful piano player but it is hard for her to teach others. So back to my question, i am hoping to later play Beethoven Fur Elise Symphony 59, Bagatelle in A minor. I also wish to play Alisha Keys :D so i have a keyboard, not with me at this moment but it can be arranged, and i also have a paper piano that makes noises and such. I Imagine a keyboard would be better?
please email me!soon!
thankyou,
kyleigh
December 2nd, 2008 (comment#16)
@Kyleigh: It’s very possible! in fact, look at people who take music theory classes at school. they aren’t always in front of keyboards. in most classes, they are sitting in the audience listening and taking notes. So yes, not everything requires a keyboard. A “paper” keyboard can teach you how to recognize the notes of the piano … and scales… and even chords.
Eventually you’ll need to “play” the piano to get good of course. But you can learn with just a reference piano grahpic or something similar.
FYI, we do teach major scales as numbers, not just notes. That’s one of my favorite topics. Kinda like the bottom part of this lesson here: http://www.hearandplay.com/main/how-i-learn-songs-in-all-12-keys-in-one-night (but you’ve just encouraged me to do a WHOLE lesson just on learning music as numbers).
Take care!
JG
December 2nd, 2008 (comment#17)
Even though I always knew this… its like this tutorial just made it so much more simple for me..
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THANKS HEAR AND PLAY
December 10th, 2008 (comment#18)
I have a keyboard. Will I get the same effect as a piano. Because I know that the piano has more keys.
January 26th, 2009 (comment#19)
um… im stunned it took my musi teacher a month to finnally get ths into my head but it only took u a minute
good work keep it up
and thnx
-tara
January 28th, 2009 (comment#20)
hello, I am from Palermo Filippo not speak English, I’m helping with the translator Google.ho have your site through a friend who works in america.Sono very happy because ‘I finally found the material very interesting for the study of music by ear. I have always played by ear since childhood, then in my church, I started playing the Hammond organ are very fascinated by that sound, then I switched to DX7 keyboards, 01korg, ecc.ho studied about three years of classical piano, but to improve I now believe the refusal perche’mi are stancato.Nella who attend church are full-time and sound perche’in this moment there are few musicians, the kind that we do or the songs that are reproduced in the group of Hillsong, something Michel Smith Ron Kenoly, Don moen.Ho need your advice with a kind that we can ‘help your teaching? My time at my disposal a day and at least one hour. Jermaine has to play me like I’m afraid to start again because ‘I see the limitations also nell’improvvisazione. Please read this email God benedica.aspetto your answer. (Filippolamonica1 @ virgilio.it)
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March 11th, 2009 (comment#21)
Hi J,
Im so glad that i came across your site and im quiet expectant to improve my playing skills on piano.
I live in a southern central african country called Zambia, which was in 1992 declared officially and constitionally a christian nation.
I am a born again christian and I play the keyboard for our small praise and worship team in church and i sing and lead worship too.
I am not very good but i know the basics (i mean im familiar with the hillsong worship style) and i really want to learn to play by the ear.I taught myself the basics that i know on the keyboard/piano. I want to start as a beginner and i hope these lessons will help me build on the little that i know.
Danick
Mongu - Zambia
April 12th, 2009 (comment#22)
This is really good. I have learned piano for a year. This lesson makes the basic knowlege clear and organized in my head. I loved it!
May 20th, 2009 (comment#23)
I’m currently learning guitar. Started it, I suppose, six months ago. I though added to that I could learn he keyboard too. And then I found your site. Thanks a lot mate. And probably owing to my guitar classes, this is much easier to learn.
May 21st, 2009 (comment#24)
Hi guys, wonderful job you’ve done there on lesson one. I think if i just have continuation of this lesson (lessons 2, 3, …), then in less than no time,i will become an expert teaching others.
Good Job, keep it up.
June 1st, 2009 (comment#25)
I really enjoyed myself today. I’m looking forward in being one of the best musician in the church.
June 12th, 2009 (comment#26)
Jermaine,
I am not a beginner but right now I am teaching about 15 or more students at my church to play musical instruments (Piano, bass guitar and drums, my wife teach vocals). We started last week Saturday June 6, 2009. I teach them by ear because our church is a Pentecostal “Father-Son & Holy Ghost” Church that sing live choruses and lots of praise and worhsip. Need to learn to play like you guys real soon…
Any idea where I can a used MOTIF XS6/7 at a reasonable cost?!
God Bless…
Richard (876)436-8156
June 27th, 2009 (comment#27)
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE GUITAR LESSONS, IF YOU DO TELL ME HOW CAN I ACCESS. PLEASE.
August 1st, 2009 (comment#28)
interesting i hope to learn a lot
August 1st, 2009 (comment#29)
i m listaning it
September 27th, 2009 (comment#30)
easy to understand
October 21st, 2009 (comment#31)
i am enjoying the teaching, please take me to the next level.
November 15th, 2009 (comment#32)
the teaching is interesting, plz take me to the next level
December 24th, 2009 (comment#33)
hey jermaine i really appreciate the time and interest you show in othera that are hopind to be musicians i am really grateful hoew you pay attention to every detail in an individuals backgroung information and how determine you are to help me to get to the place i so desire in plsying the keyuboard i am truly happy with you motivating email lessons.
thanks a million keep up the good work!
December 24th, 2009 (comment#34)
sorry bout the mis-spellings. typing error,any how in short I LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!
January 4th, 2010 (comment#35)
LOVE IT!!!
keep the good work :)
January 27th, 2010 (comment#36)
it was alright i wanna get to lesson 2 now i only got the piano yesterday so XD
February 8th, 2010 (comment#37)
it is very useful.I really glad to be a member of this site. thank you.