Learn Piano by Ear

Have you always wanted to learn to play thelower the note 1/2 step.2. After learning the
piano by ear? Well, now you can! Playing the pianonames of the white and black notes, my students
by ear is easy and fun! My students have beenthen learn the C scale. The C scale begins on
learning to play the piano by ear for over 17middle C and continues "up" playing each white
years. In fact, one student is 65 years old and isnote until you reach the next "C" note. That
having the time of her life learning songs from herconsists of eight white notes in consecutive order.
youth! Other students are children as young as 9(CDEFGABC). The scale can also be numbered as
years old (although some children begin as early12345671. That means that the letters and
as five years old).To learn piano by ear, one mustnumbers should coorelate as:C D E F G A B C 1 2
first learn about the piano as an instrument.3 4 5 6 7 13. Students then learn how to make
Different from reading notes, the student isthe C chord by learning the rule for making a
required to have some knowledge of thechord. To make the C chord, the students learns
instrument so he/she can learn piano. In myto play the numbers 1-3-5 together in order to
lessons, I follow some easy basic steps to learnplay the C chord.4. Steps 2 and 3 are repeated
piano by ear.1. First, I teach students the namesfor the scale and chords for F and G.5. Finally, the
of the white and black notes on the piano. Thisstudent is ready to begin learning how to pick out
involves learning what a 1/2 step and a wholethe melody to a simple song. This is a very
step is so that the student can name the blackimportant step and is the most exciting step,
notes as either a sharp or flat. Sharping (#) abecause the student is learning how to predict the
note requires the student to raise a note 1/2 stepnext note when learning a melody.
and flatting (b) a note requires the student to