How To Play By Ear With Chords
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The more I hear you the less words I can find to describe fairly the immense nature of your teaching talent.
Immense. That captures it perfectly.
I'm a beginner who wants to learn by ear well I can sing a little
I know some chords but these the first time
To attempt to try to be tought by a teacher I don't know if I can afford it can you reply to me Ty
@@robertshepherd5683 second that sir
@@juanitogaspar8826 you can learn good basics from Aimee , check her library. You might like it. Bless your efforts ⚘
Very good but I can't see where you are pressing. I play by ear and do not know the names of the notes.
One of the best music teachers online. I am not even a piano player, and I learn so much.
THIS. I basically gave up on music when I was a kid due to the constant drilling of scales and melody.
Years later, I picked up the ukulele and have stuck with it, because the chord shapes are easy and the music is immediate!
I wish my piano teacher could have seen this video way back then!
The ukulele doesn't even care much about inversions - half or more the first position chords are inversions. Where's the root? No care!
You can learn 3 chord shapes, and PLAY A SONG! 15 minutes tops.
I almost cried during this video, thinking about trying to learn piano way back then! Thank you.
I have a piano student who was really bored and struggling with his traditional lessons. I was trying to get him to understand how easy it is to pick up a song by ear. I chose a song that every 10 year old boy wants to play: The piano theme from Ultimate Smash Brothers. In the course of 3 weeks, using a white board with staff lines, we learned how to play the chord progressions and melody. Then I broke up the chords and made part of the harmony into the right hand with the melody.
Welp! Before I took this approach, I was having a difficult time getting him to practice 5 minutes a night. Now he has practically mastered the song...without a sheet. just working it out on the keyboard using his ears.
Hope you didn't teach him with simplified chords.
Smash ultimate theme has a lot of 4 note color chords and he has to be able to identify quality of complex out of key chord if he wants to master playing by ear
Needless to say he still learned it and your driving him in the right way. Good for you xd
That's how to get anyone to do anything. Figure out how to make them care about it!
@@sprenzy7936 Gotta start somewhere, eh? Huge props for Jewel lighting a spark with her student. The interest in getting the 'exact' chords will come.
What you said towards the end really resonates with me.
I'm a pianist myself, and I've met peers in college who can play fantastically well. Beethoven sonatas. Chopin etudes. All the standard repertoire.
However, they barely know any music theory. They don't know what sonata form is, or how it works. If you ask them to improvise, they freeze. If you ask them why they chose the dynamics, tempo, rubato, etc. that they used in their playing, they'll say that that' just what their teacher told them to do. They might as well be a real-life midi player.
It used to annoy me, but now it just makes me sad.
Real life midi players 😀😀😀
its called being a player, not a real musician and yes im one of them and im trying my damn hardest to break out of that shit hole bar behind the keys
@@sprenzy7936 You should try meditation. Seriously.
God bless my Grandma. I knew she played piano my whole life. She played piano / organ in church for decades. Probably 6 or 7 decades. Turn to hymn 217 and she'll sight read that sucker in front of a full church, no problem. I asked her about some music stuff once while she was still alive, and she explained that she needed sheet music to play. This blew my mind. As a drummer (turning guitar player / hopefully piano as well), I assumed everyone could improvise on their instrument. I just thought that's how it worked. This is probably because I hung out with guitar players, bass players, etc. who tend to be more improvisation-based...?
My father-in-law played piano "by ear", but would joke that he didn't know anything about music (because he didn't read music). I wish he was still alive, as I'd love to ask him some questions as I'm getting into piano. I suspect he knew the chords and how they functioned. He once showed me how to finger a c-major scale, which stuck with me. So he had an ear plus knew some of the mechanics. From that, he created music.
There's a good Stewart Copeland video on this topic (drummer from the Police - turned TV score / film composer). He talks about being a visual musician vs. playing from your soul / ears, etc. I'm not going to lie, I want to be able to do both! (But if I could only pick one, it would be playing with my ears / soul!). (This is a guy who has played in one of the biggest rock bands of all time, yet also composes music for string players in tuxedos to play, etc - pretty cool perspective to be able to have...
@@jamessbca Thank you so much for sharing all that. Pretty inspiring and I wish you luck on your journey, I'm learning the keyboard and specially theory for the past 3 years and plan to play drums in the future. Gonna check that Stewart Copeland video for sure.
Aimee, I’ve visited frequently to watch your channel without interacting , but this time I had to comment. You’ve laid out, and rather succinctly, the path to understanding composition and improvisation.
I had the split experience of classical training (at the piano), that built my dexterity but failed to connect the dots, while also digesting as much current popular music (in my case The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Rolling Stones via purchases of 45’s) as possible. For me, these worlds were not truly connected until Jazz Band in the 8th grade. That’s when I changed teachers and the door to theory was opened wide, demystifying everything.
The way that you touched on the paradigm of learning classical works without the benefit, even at a fundamental level, of understanding the underlying chords is inspired.
This would exponentially change the advancement of any young student.
Bravo.
TremblingGiant I agree but would add not only the young but adults also.
You have nailed my frustration with classically trained music teachers. The whole idea of music basically being, at the core, chords, melody and rhythm is missing entirely. For decades (centuries? millenia?) people made music in the home or other places together without sheet music in front of them. Blues jams will show the same happening today. (I have a relative who is classically trained that is fascinated that I can get together with others I've never played with and we all play a song called out with only basic comments about key and some chord changes, and we have a good jam together. And I'm not that good! :) ) Cheers
@@SRHMusic012 same for Irish/Scottish/English folk music. I'd sub for other bassists in other bands without having to learn a set-list beforehand.
If you listened to those groups like I did, you have enjoyed the playing of Nicky Hopkins. He is still missed today.
A friend of mine whose wife is a classical pianist .. mentioned to me at a recent concert, "it's". . he went on " but at home my beautiful wife cannot play any song, like America the Beautiful, without a complete ly written out score. ". This underscores the sad commentary that we are not teaching the ABCs of music, .. the chord structure ... and how the melodies evolve from that. So sad really. all memorized - a perfect copycat... Oplasy what I say to
This is one of the most important and inspiring music lessons I’ve ever had!
Thank you so much Aimee
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Quite the cheerleader. I've confidence now.
This video wasn't exactly what I expected and yet it's what I needed. It's a visceral approach. Makes me feel music rather than merely memorize a whole bunch of technical stuff.
You are a good teacher! I’ve been playing bass for 56 years. I’m about to retire and am thinking of taking piano lessons. You are inspiring me.
100% Aimee! I’m teaching 6-10 year olds and sometimes their parents might think I’m nuts for teaching them how to listen, theory in steps and most importantly how not being intimidated by the piano, we bang and improvise on the black keys only (pentatonic :) and learn dynamics and expression by doing the “rain and thunder” and “emotions” such as happy and sad…all the mechanics of written music can be learned later, IMHO
Aimee you teach the very essence of music, right from the beginning. Not only head and fingers but heart and soul.
Kind regards from another music teacher.
You're a great teacher! God bless..
i think this is the most important jazz lesson that cannot be missed. Thanks for sharing this valuable details which I puzzle for so long since learning Jazz👍🙏👏
I've just discovered your channel, and comparing with other channels that I've come across on teaching how to play by ear, I must say that you've hit the nail on my experience of learning how to play by ear by self-teaching that started about 10 years ago. Now that I'm in my 70's and my 10 years old grandson has started to learn the piano from a piano teacher, I don't want to confuse him by teaching how to play by ear, but I really tempted to show him how. Maybe I need to wait for a while until my grandson understands scales, chords, and base note of a song, etc., and then teach him to rely on his ears to figure out the chords. Thank you for sharing your experience on this video!
I’m glad I found your channel today. I’m 66, and when I was younger I wanted to learn to play the piano, but we didn’t have a piano. So then I wanted to learn the violin, but my mother said that hurts her ears so I learned the cello. I got very good on thecello, being in orchestra in both elementary and middle school, I could sight read and it was so easy for me, and everything on the cello, of course was written on the bass clef. Then in ninth grade, when I took typing class, I became a superb typist typing close to 100 words per minute, because it was the same thing as sight reading music. I could just look at a page and I knew what keys to push on the typewriter. It very easy. Then in 11th grade, we finally got our piano which I still own it today. Problem is I was so used to the cello with its bass clef and a typewriter with just words that now I had a treble clef to deal with and that’s always been a stumbling block for me. So I actually write the names of the notes on the sheet music and I keep practicing from that until I have the song memorized and I can play it only without sheet music.
I’m now at the stage in my life where I really want to learn how to play the piano by learning chords, and also by sight reading music as I used to do on the cello. I think your videos are going to be a big help for me. By the way, my piano was bought by my parents brand new in 1972 and it’s a Baldwin spinet. I bet it needs tuning 😉
Thank you for all your hard work in making an excellent tutorial on playing chords by ear and sharing your learning experiences in a musical family. What a blessing to have a mom as a music teacher! Your teaching moms to be music teachers to their children. And dads too!
15:40 I felt this rant in my core, lol. I always got chastised by my piano teacher for learning the song by ear instead of reading the music.
"Trial and error are going to train your ears." Amen.
I wish someone taught me this when I started learning piano!!! Thank you so much, Aimee!!! The way you tell your story is so captivating and encouraging!
15:45 that's so true! My piano teacher is fascinated by my playing by ear (she never learnt). I can sight-read as long as I don't know the piece. As soon as my ear has the piece it overrides my eyes and I have no choice but to tidy up the memorization and just use the manuscript for the dynamics and phrasing. Decades of playing by ear on bass and sax has just made my ear too dominant. Getting my fingers to actually follow my instructions is a different issue! 😀
Thank you so much for this, Aimee! It’s definitely one of the best of your 400+ best videos!
Amy, I my opinion this is your (the) best piano chord teaching video on RUclips. Thank you and keep them coming!
Once in a while there comes a rare talented person who's journey is etched into memory and then, with passion and motivational inspiration that person kindly shares the wisdom of that journey. You lady are such a person. Your enthusiasm and inspiration is quite something. Your knowledge and ability to express teaching in such a wonderful way is truly inmpressive. On top of that, you have a lovely singing voice. Gosh! Your parents must be so proud. Well done and keep on being the same
Awesome teaching, i've always had difficulty in learning the inversions but surely will practice yr technique. TY
You are on fire lately (even moreso than usual). Some excellent content in the way of advice and output. Can't stop looking for the answers.
Great lesson. I am a bass guitarist, but there is so much in this ti learn. Very inspiring!! Thanks
Aimee. What a beautiful soul you are. So talented, funny, and speaking straight from the heart. I have played guitar on and off for years but always had the desire to play piano but like many, I just never got around to it and let life get in the way. As a senior, I now have a piano and am working hard to play. Your approach is so gentle and to the point. I have lost a lot of time but making good use of it now and you were spot on about the teachers. I have tried two Teachers and both seem to talk to me like I am something stuck to the end of their shoe because I am into Jazz and blues which one said wasn't proper music! well, thank you so much for the video, I hope my journey can begin here.
You are plain and simply Great in so many ways, i would love to be able to Express this thoroughly to you, and the entire World, you are great Beyond what words can truly express, this us honesty factual and deep...
I’ve been an avg musician my whole life but started playing piano in church (and some bass) - this is exactly what I need to get better at the blues/rock/gospel sound to get creative! Great teaching!
What you have here is a great song. You mixed down to earth exhortation, can-do ism, fun, and passion, music knowledge, motivation, "light bulbs", an extremely, meaningful charming personal story, and presented it all flawlessly, but not phony and over-slick. Yep, like someone said incredible talent evident, and value in this, beyond all price. Thanks. Aimee!
This post from Aimee is pure genius and is number one on my must watch musicality videos. Brilliant work.
Thank you Aimee for your dedication to teach music, with your heart.
Best wishes, from Buenos Aires
I developped my ear exactly the same way ... and now I can play anything by ear :) It's bringing me back to my childhood ...
She is amazing! This is exactly the video I needed to hear. I'm learning to play the piano and bought the " your first fake book" and I am SO excited to begin my piano journey. Thank you for putting out this video. It is so encouraging!!!
15:18 into it, I literally got moist eyes. The passion and honesty in Aimee's account of her own learning process is the stuff of great teaching. Thank you very very much.
WOW! HOW NICE TO KNOW THAT PLAYING BY EAR IS NOT A HANDICAP. THIS WAS SHARED WITH ME WHEN I TOOK PIANO LESSONS AT AGE 8 AND 5 YEARS LATER, I LEFT THE PIAN FOR CHEERLEADING. BUT NOW RETIRED FROM TEACHING I HAVE A PIANO AND CAN PLAY ORIGINAL SONG. WELL, THE PSALMS PUT TO MUSIC AS A GIFT BACK TO THE WORLD AIMEE XOXO
What a gifted child you were, Aimee. Plus, you had great parents and a wonderful music teacher. Now we know!
I'm so grateful to have discovered you, Aimee Nolte! Your open, humble, generous, and encouraging sharing is a blessing to MANY! This episode got me a little misty, just feeling the struggle that we ALL go through, exploring what has become meaningful to each of us in this life, and the amazing people who come (Magically!) into our paths along the way. Music is an extraordinary quest for those who recognize it as an expansion of our abilities to bond, affect, and communicate! Thanks for all you do! Be well always!
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Your video, “How to play by ear,” encapsulated all my experiences and thoughts over many years including playing kids songs and old country ballads. I love your thought process especially about one’s recognition that when playing a song you realize there are other chords there to make a transition yet from lack of knowledge I couldn’t figure it out on my own till I watched your video. Thanks Aimee. I’m going to utile your training because it’s the only video I’ve seen which makes sense to me.
Loved watching this video Aimee! My eyes were welling up recalling how I learned in childhood about chords in a way very similar to your story. I even started with Jingle Bells! I stopped piano lessons after 3 years because I wasn't learning any of this - how to render on the keys what I was hearing. You present in such a natural intuitive way. Such a wonderful teacher.
Aimee is crazy good. I'm just starting out, and she is just so frank (in a kind way) about learning chords, changing up chords, experimenting with chords. Love her flashbacks to her dad, mom, grandpa. Oh, and her music teacher DID know more than three chords.
By far, the best music teacher on youtube.
aimee, you are so cool
Have been playing tenor for 30 years and finally bearing down on understanding "changes".
You demystify wonderfully.
thanks Aimee. yes, some of us need a starting point. there's a lot to choose from on your channel and this is a big help. spent 45 minutes doing three major scales and the 1, 4, 5 of C maj and all the voicings.
I think the spirit of this video is "play and follow your curiosity". Too often I think, like what you touch on here Aimee, especially with classical instruction, we're not given the foundation to really understand how music is built/what it's made up of. That's been a frustration of mine for a while (that I can't seem to figure things out by ear) so thank you so much for this and will go on mastering my major scales, practicing inversions, and figuring out the 1-4-5 :)
Thank you so much 😊
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Definitely added value. In my mind I believe Rick Beato would be proud of you....especially after saying, “like that”. He mentioned that many of his followers messaged him about it and he talks about it and shows a bunch of clip of him saying, “like that”
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I really think I’m getting a full 88 soon🎹
You are such a great teacher!! I'm not even halfway through the video and I'm already grateful. Please don't stop at what you dooo. Lovelove from the Philippines🇵🇭
A thank you with compliments. You had people in your life that believed in you and actually gave input. Now we have RUclips. So thank you. Especially for your teaching talent. Mild and gentle from a high easy to focus on perspective.
Thanks Aimee, I know I'm on track. Learning major triads and inversions, minor chords and sevenths, then onto major scale memorization. Got a practice plan and sticking to it. I probably heard you say to do it this way in another of your awesome videos. Thank you for teaching us, you have become the best Teacher!
I began learning the clarinet in the 4th grade. My teacher started me in C, of course. Then turned the page and said, this is the key of G. Instead of playing a C, you play a C#. Okay.
In my 20s I was playing music in a small group. The singer couldn't hit some notes, so a guy said, let's play it in D instead. IT BLEW MY MIND. I had never understood that all these tunes and songs could just be played in a different key. My teacher never made that clear to me. What a revelation!
Thank you, Aimee! My ear is pretty good for single notes that I can use to improvise on the flute. Now I have decided to spend time with the piano, and I love even more the incredible variety of sounds available. Sometimes I feel like my brain is exploding with all the possibilities I want to learn. I’m very much a beginner. I remain fascinated. Amazing
Thank for the advice Aimee! Really love to hear you play the piano
I know this video is gonna be good!!! Aimee always brings it!!
You are a gift to the world. 🎼❤️ well done video Aimee.
Just plain awesome. When I was first learning to play sax at the end of the 80s I got in trouble with the music teacher for playing by ear. And it kind of set me back a bunch because I was so conflicted after that because my ears were what made it possible to figure out what the heck was going on all the time. Thank goodness I didn't give it up. I wish someone had explained those chord inversions to me that simply when I was a young jazz nerd. You just made it all make so much more sense than it did 20 something years ago.
Amen. I have felt the same way about piano teaching. I started out learning brass instruments, and didn't start learning piano until college. I lucked out and found a book teaching chord playing basics and it made all the difference.
Great explanation! The way you interweave stories into your demonstration makes it seem like a well-delivered TED talk.
I’m not exactly sure why I’m addicted to your videos since I don’t play piano. Sure, your info helps me understand better the music I play on guitar and harmonica (blues and folk). But, the stuff I learn from you is empowering and it does help me make better music. But you are an excellent teacher and I like how you provide instant examples of what you are talking about. All I can say is, “well done Amy Nolte Music.”
Wow 👍🏼 I played trumpet professionally for years and taught in high schools as well but not being a pianist I always struggled with harmony even though I learned all the theory at college. A few years ago I took up ukulele as a social activity in preparation for retirement. Regular playing in jam sessions with uke clubs and I suddenly realised that I was finally getting IT and hearing how the progressions worked. I love your videos and always learn from them 🥰. Thanks Aimee ❣️
triads are very important from the start and later on playing Jazz, they become your way to imply bigger chords and chord colors, notes to imply colors in improv and so on. Like many others I ignored triads for a long time and when I finally circled back around to them realized how valuable of a tool they are.
Aimee , don't know why but I watched several of your videos and this one hit a note. I was classically trained at 5 years old until 18 and as I sit here 40 years later trying to understand why I cant remember chords to a simple rock song , or being able to figure out chords to a simple song, but can site read anything put in front of me , I am not sure if it was a blessing or a curse. Thank you for this video because it addresses the one thing that I never learned how to do and that was to listen .
I just sat through this whole vid and I don't even play piano. The magic of Aimee...
I love you Aimee. Thank you for making my mind richer by sharing your experiences. You are a shining light :)
Aimee, you are the only one who can speak for 20 minutes straight and not sound boring. Great work.
Marvelous and generous lesson. Thank you! Your enthusiasm is infectious. I gotta go practice now...
Aimee, these words of advice videos are the best! Thank you!
I wish I had asked those questions of my piano teacher. I can play a mean Chopin etude or Bach prelude and fugue, but couldn’t even begin to tell you what the heck the chords are. This is absolutely a revelation for me. I’m so happy I found you. I’m working on my five simple songs with the 1,4,5 and it amazes me that I never learned this basic lesson in 15 years of piano lessons.
I was actually the reverse. I couldn't play or had never played the piano or did any classical music when I learned these basics. I had a minor in foundational music. I struggled mightily until I could apply those techniques I learned. My main way learning was being pushed by ear and on-the-spot. I got good at playing by ear and knowing and utilizing those chords because I was put on the spot, and the foundational stuff just happened to be there to help my understanding. Fortunately being around musicians in my family also helped me adjust.
I still have my musicianship learning materials from college and it seemed like I was reading the book upside down back then. Now it makes perfect after having been through the trenches while being forced to play by ear. I've even written a song or two with a buddy of mine in church that we added music to from scratch. It pays to have these skills for creativity purposes, even when you're on the fly. I've had people from my alma mater music program tell me openly that they envy that I can play by ear from scratch and understand what I'm playing.
Your mistake is learning with a classical teacher. Switch to a good jazz teacher and you'll learn all that stuff and more
Exactly. Same here
Stumbled on this video - LOVED IT. This is the same way I learned, by playing the chords and singing the melody by ear. It was only later that I started reading charts (and, like you, that's when I started learning altered and extended chords). Now, as a guitar and piano teacher, I find my students rely far too much on the sheet music (or guitar tabs) instead of their own ear and understanding of the I - IV - V chords. I'm going to start emphasizing more (and earlier) ear training for my students. Thank you Aimee, for putting this together!
I’ve watched this video a few times Aimee, as well as many of your videos over the last few years. This is beautiful, the way you speak from the heart and convey such meaning. It’s beautiful and hugely inspiring. Thank you. And BTW, please don’t take this wrong but the hair behind the ear style really works well 😊
A great help to me, and lovely to hear your own personal experience and genuine singing like that. Thanks heaps.
It’s the only way I can play guitar. I can read music but it takes me nearly forever to pick out melodies or chords in musical notation, but if I know the chord shapes in a key and can pick a key that suits my voice, then I can usually figure out the chord progression is for a particular song. Thank you so much for your lessons and tips, have a great day!
Years ago, my guitar repair guy told me to start learning to play simple childhood melodies by ear. I only wish I had gotten that advice years before because it's finally starting to help me develop my ear. Loved your examples and explanations Aimee! I'll definitely check out your 20 country song video too.
Nobody tells you these things! It's so true, and you have approached it so directly, it's inspiring to me. I'm an adult, and I've always wanted to learn more than the first 8 measures of any song that I like, because I don't know what I'm doing, I don't know where I'm going. I need a plan, but learning individual notes as an adult is not it. I want to play by ear. I'm going to start this week because of your video. One major scale a week, just like you have taught. Thank you Aimee!
I'm trying to go down that path now (of learning chords by ear practicing with real songs). The concepts in the video are basic, but it helps to know that somebody went that path before and it worked. Thanks for sharing your experience and greetings from Spain!
Very interesting and inspiring theory and stories. I'm not a piano player, but guitarist but the insights into these theories were really enriching. thanks for sharing, Aimee.
Aimee I think you read my mind. I was think of how I would learn chords on the piano and I was over complicating things I needed to take a step back like you said and go simple. Thank you so much for the video aimee!!
Thank you Aimee for sharing those most valuable tips and insights.
Wow! I love the way you talk about this!! I have to start following your RUclips videos!!! Thank You, Aimee🤩
Lovely Aimee. You got the magic touch to teach us. Thanks for that and God bless you. Yo
Hi Aimee, another brilliant lesson. I’m a guitar player but everything you teach is transferable and relevant to my instrument.
I really think the mark of a great teacher is their ability to explain things in a straightforward understandable way, you do that so well.
I have watched so many of your videos that I think I might even be able to play piano by now😀(ha ha). I really enjoy your ear training explanations this is an area that every musician should explore. Thanks for making this accessible. Congratulations on your new album.
Amiee is one of the greatest and most naturally gifted piano educators of her generation. This is a priceless lesson for young beginners and could spare them decades of frustration (speaking from experience).
After getting a handle on these concepts, if you’re not totally committed to classical performance, I would recommend starting with 12 bar blues, then in a general sense, organize your studies along the lines of the chronology of jazz, stride, swing, post-bop, bebop, quartal harmony etc. You’ll painlessly learn about the jazz giants that have left us this magnificent art form.
The 12 bar blues should be your foundation. Everything emanated from there.
Much thanks 😊
Almost the first of Aimee’s teaching videos I came across years ago and still brilliant.
Yup. That’s how I teach (and learn) - start with the melody; then the bass; then talk about chords… Good lesson, Aimee, as always x
You are the best piano teacher I have come across by far. Thank you so much, your videos are very great. I also like your tone and facial gestures :)
You are on fire! My son learned this by going through the jazz gauntlet he amazes family by taking requests listening to a few bars and whipping it out. He's a lucky genius, he had a couple of good jazz teachers, he's a sophomore in college now in your neck of the woods. You are one of my daughters teachers, we're in Seattle :-)
Aimee, Thanks for the video. Very inspirational!!!
I could play by the ear from 10-12 yrs old but had no idea of chords. RUclips was not very prevalent then. Ff two yrs back, i am 32 now i started learning piano from a school. All i was taught was sheet music reading. I enjoyed it first but after 1 yr i told my teacher i can play by the ear but you have to help me with the chords. He said he doesn't know himself. Then through your videos i figured out matching chords. But i needed more help like when to play chords according to the beats or broken chords but my teacher had no idea. He was trinity grade 8 though. Finally i changed my teacher. She is very young, plays in bands and she is helping me play by ear. I am happy beyond words.
Thanks, Amy, much appreciated! I "learned" keyboard back in high school, some 20+ years ago, but literally all we did was learn the different note lengths, and play rote from sheet music. I got bored with it because without that sheet music, I couldn't play a single piece... like, nothing, at all! If my teacher had've told me that there's a few simple chords to use, and once you've played the song through a few times using the chords, you can start to fiddle around with the notes in that chord, I would've kept playing. Guitar teachers teach you chords, and use simple chord charts to help memorise chords, but with piano, it's either tons of complicated music theory, or sheet music that you have to play verbatim.
You’re a great teacher. Thanks for this!
Great stuff to bring back motivation and learn a little of the building blocks. And you need to know your blocks before trying your hand at architecture.
Playing 1-4-5 and other common chord progressions on the guitar and applying the same concept of barely moving, in this case, the left hand and playing inversions opened up the guitar fretboard for me. This is a lovely lesson and as a new subscriber I look forward to more. Thank you!
Brilliant. Great idea to start from your own experience as a child, and remember how it all came together. Those of us that approached the instrument from an "ear" perspective rather than from an "eye" perspective appreciate your experience. Wish you had been my teacher.
You and Karen Ramirez are both awesome teachers. Like Karen your not just passionate about playing but also about teaching in an easy to understand way.
How inspiring! Thanks, Aimee, love to you!
thank you Aimee. your videos are such a joy!!!
Thank you Aimee for this great video ! For me this video will be a means of comming back to piano play after a 15 years break. I realise now how much I missed it.
Great video Aimee. Exactly what I needed to hear. You're right about a lot of that not being taught much. Thank you!
I do my scales/arpeggios/pieces, I do. But then I pick out, one note at a time, some tune that I think I would like to play. Then I listen to where I think the chords could change and which chords they might be. Then I do it with simple chords (root pos). Next I try voice leading, and slowly, slowly I get a whole song. Wow! And I can sing it. Wow! Now I need to get better. This video was a big help Aimee. Thank you.
This video was amazing
This is a fantastic video, Amy! You are such a great teacher and very inspirational.
Hi Aimee! Thanks so much for this video! You've inspired me to try and play piano once again. I, like you mentioned, took a few piano lessons in the traditional way, got overwhelmed, bored, then lost interest.
I'm going to work on the scales this week!
Sonny and I (Perley) are huge fans of yours and we will never forget when you, so graciously and generously, called him on his birthday a couple of years ago!
Blessings and Love from the Capital District of NY - the Little Apple 🍏😉
I had a similar experience when I was taking music lessons. i started out on organ, and I was taught chords and how to construct the various quality of chords. As you experienced, it helped me to be able to figure out songs and develop my ears. When i went to college to study music, I met people who could play wonderfully as long as they had sheet music in front of them. But if you were to ask them to play a C chord, they had no earthly idea how to do it. Great video!
Aimee, thank you for sharing your path to understanding the music we want to apply and play on the piano. I found your channel after falling in love with the way Bill Evans played the great jazz standards on his album "For Lovers". I googled his early interviews and Bill revealed to his brother, Harry, (a music professor) that their early classical training only helped him "copy" and play noted from a sheet of music. When the came back from overseas, Bill Evans went to his parents , bought a baby gr piano and proceeded for two intense years to self-teach, and immerse in his "watershed years" to play jazz piano. He went on and (without ever using printed music) became probably the greatest playe
interpreterr of the great jazz songs