One of the hallmarks of this piano lesson study course is that not only will you learn to play the piano by ear but you'll also gain an understanding of how to mix and match all these powerful Rhythmic Patterns any way that you'd like to create your own “style” on the keyboard. This brings out the piano student’s creativity and really inspires them to play. I can't tell you how excited most piano students get once they've gone through this piano course and are able to play their favorite songs by ear for their friends and family.
Write your own music? There is no better method to create arrangements of your own songs than learning a whole arsenal of Rhythmic Patterns and learning how to combine them in your own unique way on the keyboard or piano.
In fact if you listen to the radio with the knowledge of Rhythmic Patterns after going through this piano lessons course, you begin to hear that most professional pianists use this technique as they play the piano! Again, this is not a new piano technique, but it really is a brand new piano lessons technique. What I mean is that many people have been playing the piano by ear for years like this, but until about 10 years ago, there was no piano lessons curriculum available that could teach piano students how to play using Rhythmic Patterns.
By learning to play the piano by ear, the piano lesson student has a whole new world of musical technique available to them on the keyboard. The vast majority of piano players must stick to the written music on the page, whether sheet music or piano lesson books from a piano store etc. However, the piano player who can play any song by ear is completely free on the keyboard, and doesn't have to rely on any form of written music!
Already read music?
You might think that since I am the author of a piano lessons course that teaches you to play by ear, I'm about to slam the technique of reading music. No way! I grew up reading music, studied classical repertoire at the university level and for years, I taught many hundreds of students how to read music in our local piano studio. Now, with this online piano lessons course, my goal is not to talk piano students out of learning to read music. Instead, my goal with this piano lessons course is to teach the additional powerful skill of learning to play the piano by ear without having to always rely on written sheet music. Additional musical skills always equals a more skilled musician - I'm 100% convinced of that.
Reading music is not a handicap. The exact opposite is true. For some reason, some folks who play by ear somehow get the notion in their head that reading music is a bad thing. That's not true at all. I think mabye it's musical envy at work! Truly, the best musicians are those who can play the piano by ear, compose music, play with musical groups, play solo piano music as well as read music! I think it's worth repeating - additional musical skills always equals a more skilled musician. One of my main musical preaching points is that you can never learn too much. Learn to play the piano by ear, learn to play with other musicians, learn to play solo musical gigs, the list is endless!
What if I can't read music? Should I learn to read music before taking this online piano lessons course?
Again, both musical skills are valuable on the piano. However, they don't take the same amount of time to develop. Reading music is a skill that takes many years to do well. I would recommend going through this piano lessons course first. You'll quickly get a solid understanding of how music fits together, and you'll learn to play piano by ear at a very advanced level. Once you've acquired these skills I always encourage my students to get connected with a local teacher and began the process of learning to read music as well. Additional musical skills always equals a more skilled musician - hey now I've said that three times!
So back to those of you that already read music - learning to play the piano by ear using the technique of rhythmic patterns is another powerful musical tool you can add to your toolbox. In fact I'd go even further and and say that being able to play piano by ear without having to refer to sheet music is an essential musical skill. One of the most amazing things that I've seen piano students do after already knowing how to read music is that after they learn to play by ear, they can then take written sheet music and add their own style to it! This gives written sheet music brand new life and is so very amazingly fun! The musician who can play piano by ear can add their own musical style to music that's already written. This is an awesome process, again part of the endless journey of becoming a well rounded musician.
I already play another instrument, will this help me in learning to play the piano by ear?
Absolutely. Music is a universal language, both between cultures of people, styles of music, and different instruments that speak the language. For instance, guitar players who come to this piano lessons course probably already have a knowledge of chords and rhythm. This is nothing but good. In fact, the method this piano lessons course teaches is very much like the technique used to play and sing guitar using chords. Because of this, guitarists will find that they are already miles ahead when it comes to playing the piano.
If you're a singer, you already have an intimate knowledge of musical melodies. This piano lessons course is phenomenal for singers because it gives your the ability to accompany yourself on the piano, compose arrangements for your own songs, etc.
How about drummers? Did you know that the piano is in the percussion family of instruments? This is because acoustic pianos develop their tone from hammers striking stings, as opposed to guitar players who pluck or strum. Drummers bring a fantastic sense of rhythm to this piano lessons course.
No matter what your musical history isa, (or lack thereof) learning to play the piano by ear using this revolutionary piano lessons course is truly an eye opener for the vast majority of people. I'm confident that you will find inspiration here as you dig into the piano lessons demonstration online and then as you continue through the piano lessons course, including our advanced online piano lessons.
Composers, check this out - how would you like to have the ability to write and play fantastic arrangements of your songs on the piano? So many composers struggle with bringing their music to life on the piano. Many of them have a great concept in their head of how their music should sound. But without the musical skills to play their music on the piano, most songs go unsung. However, this piano course will teach you not only to play any song you hear by ear on the piano, but also I'll spend considerable time teaching you to develop your own musical patterns on the piano. This develops your own creativity and your style on the piano. Once you've gone clear through the course and learn how to create your own Rhythmic Patterns you will have developed your own unique musical style. This really is the secret to learning to play any song on the piano or the keyboard by ear.
Sound fun? That's the point!
Back to the online piano lessons demonstration - Within just a few pages you'll hear a much more advanced version of the song you just heard. This advanced version was created by combining many different Rhythmic Patterns together, and will really give you a feel for what you can do on a piano with this technique.
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