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Can a 'play-by-ear' habbit be broken?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by mark vankirk Oct. 4, 2009.
not really motivated to play right now
Replied Mar. 12, 2009
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i agree never break it you can use it later in life i agree some sheet music parts are a bummer i add my 2 cents musically from time to time i always use the best of both worlds keep working on the play by ear i play by ear most of the time in churc…
i think people are misunderstanding you...
you mean, you dont count your rests and you wait for another part to que you in? I have that same problem. The easiest way is to force yourself to count the rests.
As for articulations, you just need to p…
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i have the same problem as you,play-by-ear is something good,this means that your ear are very sharp,but i think you need to spent some time in learning sight read and follow the sheet music closely
my dad plays[ed] guitar, piano, and drums and he has always played by ear.he always sounds good to me.
lurve ya
morgie
Don't break it. I play by note and I wished that I could play by ear better. To me when you play by ear the musci has more feeling in it. It's like the music comes alive and has more personalitiy.
Don't break it. I play by note and I wish I was better at playing by ear. To me when you play by ear the music has more feeling to it. It's like it comes alive more.
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- I've played the flute for 16 years...
I'm just a musical hobbiest who works at a hospital, is a part time student, and a full time mom.
- What type/model of flute do you play on?
- Armstrong
- How long have you been playing the flute?
- 10-20 years
- Who are your Favorite Composers?
- Schubert
Bach
Mozart
Handel
Bethoven
Tchaikovsky
and more... just can't think of 'em all right now.
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 9:47pm on March 15, 2009,
Tracy Nilsson said…
- Hey
Seems like you found out on your own. Where is your background picture from? mine is from a old Jewish cemetery in Prague.
Talk to you later
- At 2:03am on March 15, 2009,
DLKeur said… - Hi, Thanks for the upbeat comment. I appreciate it. Reading about you, you're an audio player -- playing by ear, and count yourself blessed. It will make you very able to improv with a band or ensemble. I can play by ear, but, because of years of rigorous (can you say straight jacket?) classical training, I'm glued to notes on a page way too much. Husband is an improv master who loves "cutting heads," and, well, you can imagine his frustration with me when I say to him, "Ah, honey, can I have some sheet music?" But, I too have to hear a piece in order to make sense of it. Most musicians do. That's why at university, there are the listening libraries. So, in fact, you're just right, a-okay, and "normal,"...if anyone who enjoys disturbing air molecules can be called "normal." :D
- At 10:11am on March 12, 2009,
Ryan Whitehead said…
- Charlesmcneal.com has a LOT of free transcriptions of sax solos. Those might help...
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