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what are some tips to hear the music and play
« on: June 11, 2006, 03:36:17 PM »
What are some tips to opening an listeing trying to open up your ear.
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Re: what are some tips to hear the music and play
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2006, 11:11:41 AM »
You just have to DO IT!

Start simple.  For example: listen to some hymns that have been recorded and try to duplicate what you hear one note at a time.
I say hymns because they all have such simple patterns and progressions, they are the easiest to master.
 
Get a tape recorder and record yourself trying to duplicate what you hear.  When you listen back, you'll hear little subtilties that you may have missed trying to play and hear at the same time.

GRIND IT OUT.  There is no shortcut or substitution for hard work.

Then, after you've done your best to learn a song on your own, either ask someone better than you or visit websites like this one or gospelkeyboard.com, or earnestandroline.com and see how the song really should be played in order to fill in the blanks.

It takes a lot of time to really train your ear and your hands to duplicate, so don't give up if it don't seem to be working right away.
And, be sure to press through and learn from negative comments from people.  I have found that the biggest critics of people's playing ability are people that can't play themselves and have absolutely no idea how hard it is.

Stick with it

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Re: what are some tips to hear the music and play
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2006, 02:28:30 PM »
AWESOME ADVICE!!!!!!!
THANKS ALOT

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Re: what are some tips to hear the music and play
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2006, 04:50:47 PM »
What are some tips to opening an listeing trying to open up your ear.

That's a good question.  I'm currently working this out myself.  It's slowly getting easier.  I agree that it is a grind.  My motivation is that I so much want to be like one of those cats who can hear a tune and just start following along with it.

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Re: what are some tips to hear the music and play
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2006, 07:20:34 PM »
The best tip is to practice what you play with your eyes closed.  That means scales, chords, whatever you play, do it with your eyes closed and take a mental picture of what each sounds like.  Then, once you got it in your head, you will start to hear it in other music.  Learn to tell the difference between a major chord in root position versus a major chord in 1st or 2nd inversion.  Learn to tell the difference between a major scale and a minor scale.  I could keep going, but I think you get the idea.
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