OK, playing by listening.
How the hell do you do that?
I feel like an idiot because I can't work out all those notes just by listening to a song
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| Author: | Hahex [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | playing by listening |
OK, playing by listening. How the hell do you do that? I feel like an idiot because I can't work out all those notes just by listening to a song
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| Author: | zuddy [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
Get better at your instrument. |
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| Author: | Hahex [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
I could play it all day long and still not get anywhere. Seriously, I've been playing piano for 7 years now. ...WTF? I'm just like  . This is scary...
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| Author: | crouton [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
*shrugs* Some people just have a talent for playing instruments by ear. But really, it's probably best if you take lessons first. |
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| Author: | Mr. Bear Jew [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
Or learn how to read a chart. |
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| Author: | PhoenixFire [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
It's always come natural to me, I think. I've been learning songs by ear on piano since I was like 6 or so, and when I picked up guitar, I've been doing it that way as well~ :0 |
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| Author: | Hahex [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
Mr. Bear wrote: Or learn how to read a chart. Huh? How to read a chart? How do you do that? |
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| Author: | L_J [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
i've been taking piano for about 8 years now, it's something called EAR TRAINING! |
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| Author: | FlameInferno [ Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
Perfect pitch, knowledge of the instrument, natural talent. I wish I could do that though. |
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| Author: | L_J [ Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
FlameInferno wrote: Perfect pitch, knowledge of the instrument, natural talent. I wish I could do that though. correction, PRACTICE. perfect pitch is overrated. |
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| Author: | FlameInferno [ Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
L_J wrote: FlameInferno wrote: Perfect pitch, knowledge of the instrument, natural talent. I wish I could do that though. correction, PRACTICE. perfect pitch is overrated. That is true. |
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| Author: | Caelestis [ Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
I sometimes can do it, but sometimes I can't. It does take a little practice and a lot of patience. Some people have it naturally (I don't, but I REALLY wished I did). Others, like me, simply learn best by written music. I know people who can learn songs great by ear but have a very hard time reading music. It's give and take. What I usually do is, if you're trying to learn to play the melody of a song on the piano (just like the treble staff or something), try to sing the part to yourself and pound it out that way. Takes a while, but once you figure out the key and pattern, you'll get it. Now, trying to improvise the harmony/chords/whatever can be difficult (something that I haven't perfected) but you can either utilize your knowledge for the chord types (tonic, dominant, sub-dominant, etc.) to figure out which one is most likely used or simply try to guess and see which one "sounds" better (though this can sometimes be a little weird at first) *sigh* sorry for the wall of text 
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| Author: | Finnemore [ Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
I can do the opening of that movie about horses ... y'know, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron? 8D i think it's just a natural thing ... i ususally find a note that fits with the opening note, and play it from there. Thats how i got Cabin Music(Due South) on the guitar. I dunno if you can learn it ... 
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| Author: | Caelestis [ Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
Masque*Demasquer wrote: I can do the opening of that movie about horses ... y'know, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron? 8D i think it's just a natural thing ... i ususally find a note that fits with the opening note, and play it from there. Thats how i got Cabin Music(Due South) on the guitar. I dunno if you can learn it ... You can learn to get perfect pitch, which can help sometimes. Or, at least, you can learn to recognize notes without use of an instrument (something I have yet to learn *grumble grumble*) |
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| Author: | Orange [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
One of my best friends can do that. AND she's deaf in one ear. O.O Yea, it's pretty cool. |
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| Author: | DefenseNeverRests [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
When you really want to get a song, sing a note, then match the pitch with your instrument. Then, when you do that for all the notes in the phrase, put it together and then play the whole phrase. It can take a while sometimes, but it works. |
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| Author: | FlameInferno [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
I think once you know the first note, a chunk just seems to come to you nicely. |
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| Author: | Feen [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
FlameInferno wrote: I think once you know the first note, a chunk just seems to come to you nicely. That's pretty much how it is for me. |
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| Author: | DefenseNeverRests [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
Feen wrote: FlameInferno wrote: I think once you know the first note, a chunk just seems to come to you nicely. That's pretty much how it is for me. Same for me, but sometimes if I have trouble, I use the technique I stated. |
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| Author: | Holy Hell [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
If any of you can whistle, you know how you just naturally know whether to go up or down? You can't see the inside of your mouth, how your lips are forming, your tongue position, etc. It just comes naturally. It's like that with playing by ear once you know your instrument well. |
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| Author: | Bad Player [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
Yeah... You just gotta practice. It doesn't come naturally to me, but I can usually get a melody... given enough time T_T I can't recognize chords for the life of me, though. And there's usually one little bit that I just can't figure out in the meloty btw, it is easiest to figure something BY FAR on the piano. (Unless you have perfect pitch. Then you could just listen to it/sing it and recognize the notes xD) |
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| Author: | Lauren Order [ Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: playing by listening |
I find it helps if you learn basic chord progressions and scales. Then it is easier to figure out what pattern is being used in a song. Many songs, particularly pop songs, use notes in the same scale pattern and just shift from key to key. |
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