Playing by Ear: A further look

[@myoho3369]

This music series on playing by ear is extremely valuable.I was taught to read first and felt very boxed in especially when there were other musicians who played by ear, but I had to back myself up and teach myself to play by ear because if you are employed by a church during the program you might not have time to get the music out or your worship leader might just start singing with out warning and expect you to accompany him or her. So if you find a totter trying to play that keyboard and sing along, encourage this activity.

[@WysteriaGuitar]

You, my dear, are a national treasure. Thank you for posting this.

[@DrDrizzie]

LMFAO

[@dprod1]

WOW what a revelation this lesson was. I have purchased severaal courses on playing by ear and not one showed this easy method to figure out the chord order. Thank you so much

[@jorgmichaelpalm40]

WOW! And now with the RIGHT hand: thumb on starting tone and then the same system, you get first the CEG (Cmaj) then pinkie higher = CEA (Amin) and then the middle finger one step higher and you get the CFA (Fmay) . Thank you i got now deeper insight in my own earplaying!

[@lisaheinemann600]

You are an amazing teacher! I have been wanting to learn to play by ear for awhile. You make it easier to learn and so much fun. Thank you so much!

[@wolfgangsuehrer5405]

Dear Karen, thank you for your very enlightening lecture. I am playing piano by ear and your lesson has shown to me, that I am doing OK. - By the way, I am also enjoying ALL your other lectures as well because you have an approach to learning music that is REAL FUN and that lets people who normally READ music, jump out of the proverbial box.

[@kristianmalinovic50]

I love your enthusiasm and energy.

[@brettmanuel3440]

Far out!!! Why oh why didn't my piano teacher take me thru this 40 years ago??? Thankyou! Gonna get my 10yo daughter to start watching your videos as she's starting to write songs and I know this will help her so much.

[@ParisSabnani]

i like so much the way you are teaching how to play a piano or organ,,, honestly i have learn a lot from your videos and now i can play piano or organ,,,, thank you very much and may God always bless you.. aris romy sabnani

[@m.r.5990]

This is a method only for simplest of melodies, and with simplest of chords, and it's like foretelling from coffee dregs. If you want to really play by ear you have to learn to recognize intervals perfectly and with a lot of experience and practice you will hear the movement of the chords. A knowledge of music harmony will help.

[@wudewu]

I am an ear player and this is the first time I ever hear of this!!!! I had a teacher that taught my by ear. He taught me the basics theory, scales, and chords. When I got to my chords level, he told me to turn around. He would then play a chord and I would have to name that chord!!!! So, I would home and play chords so my ear would know what chords that are being played!!!!!

[@amscon]

This lesson blows me away. This must be the best kept secret when playing by ear. Now it's out. Thank you, Karen. you are great!

[@rodneyontube]

Amazing, meeting such inspiring personality. Karen, you do good to so many. May God bless you.

[@ANJUSHARMA-xd1is]

Karen you give me so much hope

[@elhardescalso2184]

your such a very dedicated music teacher maam. music is my hobby since i was kid.

[@randyvelliquette9251]

I have been playing by ear for 58 years harmonica. When someone ask me how are you doing that I answer used to be I do not know. Music has been a very big part of my life when when she's talked about the circle of fifths chord progression that's what I've been missing for doing background music thank you so much for explaining it I would like to send you a CD all music is done by year God bless you thought harmonica man TM

[@darkalligraph]

8:31 This is incredibly interesting. I learnt to play by ear completely differently. I don't guess around, I learnt to recognise chords, and so if you asked me what chords I just played, I would know exactly. I think about chords in relative terms, such as "I, ii, iii". And this makes it possible to not only play by ear, but to then take that song and transpose it into any key without much thought, which is incrediblly useful for gospel/accompanying choirs.

[@19jc80]

I learned a little about this from a book called "How to Play Piano Despite Years of Lessons." It was a revelation, but this video is much better at explaining it. Thanks!

[@lydiaozuna3751]

I continue to check out and learn from your many wonderful videos. Prompted by how much fun you made it look, I just invested in a keyboard and am beginning to re-watch/study the First Aid Chord Kit. THANK YOU!!!!! 🙏💗😊

[@longsnapper5381]

I'm a guitar player and I've learned so much from you. Thank you Karen.

[@martinfaktor]

How can someone give this lady dislike !? Such a valuable knowledge! Yeah!

[@ezane577]

I really love this lady !!!! thank you master.

[@paulaskme9580]

I love this woman :) Brilliant. I wish there was more.

[@kevinswilcox]

excellent, excellent video. I wished I could have taken lessons from you years ago! You should consider moving to Texas we need you!

[@MacKinnon2k13]

you are an awesome teacher!

[@mattizchilled4041]

I'm an 👂 player course I know my chords and ranges but always like to use my ears to hear cause that's the reason for music.

[@japan666]

This is an extra dimension to playing. Wow!

[@matthehat]

I'm an ear player, and I don't do this. I understand the concept, but to be honest I've never had to think about it, i just know what chord comes next, what interval to move to etc

[@thepresenceproject338]

I love this woman ❤

[@coo463]

amazing lesson, I was looking for guitar lessons and found this, now I'm thinking about learning piano.

[@MrArtisticsound]

Hey Karen. You are amazing. I am an ear person and have come to play even classics by ear. I can play most tunes in any key with the equivalent chords. Great for choirs because you are flexible to pitch. However I am stuck with the score, although I read it slowly and inaccurately betimes, Have you any tips on sight reading techniques to get up to speed. Thank you

[@Zoologic21]

I just realized this is the best Karen. A Karen you look forward to listening to.

[@miritmizrahi6496]

this is awesome 👍

[@samgoldman8705]

Karen- I think you're a great teacher and musician, and I respect all the information you just put out there. As an organist that plays by ear, I can tell you that is not how I personally find chords. I know all the names and such of chords. When I hear them, I can tell that it's an A minor or a G chord or whatever. I can hear the bass note(s) and I know what they are. It's not just what sounds good; we do know note names and chords.

[@Cherevolution1]

a lot of guitar players play strictly by ear and do not know any chord names or theory.

[@junglewizz]

I don't know, so it's all personal and highly subjective. I can relate 108% to what this fine lady is referring to and trying to convey. So I found great relief and more than enough material to bridge the gap and overcome the repulsion I had for music theory as playin-by-ear musician for last 20 years, which was the exact thing that had me 'boxed' within very limited scope of options to fool around with. Left handed and musically illiterate, it was reassuring to see I didn't do anything wrong, and that I can actually build on what my hands and ears know already without any theoretical substratum whatsoever, without the need to go from scratch and praise theory for what it surely isn't worth (if not played, but only intellectually processed in order to be played, or just to sound like a music theory puritan asshat.) So, good for you, but for you and for you alone. We all have our ways. And regarding that, the lady was spot on.

[@MrC77]

So were you able to play by ear the first time you sat down at the organ?

[@mznewman7]

Oh my God! I tried it! Thanks. I'm going to keep working at this!

[@josephsmith2406]

The Circle of Fourths tells the next chord which identifies the possible chords to use.

[@lgnovo1]

Amazing!

[@juanitogaspar8826]

WhaT publish hing are you conncted I've been trying it for two days already thank you don't EVEN mention. To your lesson. TY

[@330rocket]

Will this work with guitar aw well

[@tatibiry]

thanks was so great

[@kevinparsi9572]

i wish you were in Toronto....

[@sylviassuccess]

Where have you been all my life🤗

[@oaklandfla2]

@matthehat you are very fortunate.

[@femtoman2357]

Where was she 60 years ago? I wish I had her for a teacher back then.

[@julio8574]

Super Teacher!

[@davidcww123]

Awesome

[@johnnycee888]

GREAT STUFF, TXS

[@playmovingpictures]

🎹 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 awesome

[@RupertBares]

Dont listen to that Kevin Wilcox, move to Shrewbury (England) not Texas, we need you more. Like many others I wish I seen this years ago !| Thankyou

[@traciluv2739]

There are a few awesome blind pianists.

[@guitfdlr]

Yeah, when I start to try to use my brain, I can't play.lol

[@TheRoxas13th]

i don't understand =="

[@bettyangwenyi1797]

Who hit thumbs down? I just want to talk...

[@YinYan_24]

8:51 ooops... lol

[@footballfan1476]

This is kinda cool. But good luck with classical music or jazz :p

[@nataliagarciaclark7162]

I love you

[@TheRoxas13th]

i don't understand =="