The Secrets to Playing Piano by Ear: Home Study Course - Softcover

Jermaine Griggs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974484504 ISBN 13: 9780974484501

Publisher: Hear and Play Music Group, 2002

Synopsis

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"For the First Time Ever, Piano
Extraordinaire, Jermaine Griggs
Reveals the Proven Secrets of
How You Can Instantly Play
Any Song By Ear --- Guaranteed!"
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Dear Friend,

If you're like most beginning musicians, you're struggling to learn music theory -- how melodies, songs, and chords are formed AND how to use music theory to your advantage when it comes to playing piano by ear. Whether you've wrestled with self-help books, "how-to" videos, and music training manuals — or have taken personal music lessons — some of you have been disappointed.

To be quite frank, learning the piano is not an easy task. It requires a great level of understanding, application, and commitment. In fact, it can never be totally mastered. That is, a musician can always seek to learn new things --- whether it be an unused chord progression, unfamiliar music theory, or exploring different genres of music ... there's always room for improvement and exploration!

You don't know me yet, I realize, but I'd hate to think of you wasting your time and money on learning to play piano by ear only to find that your approach was flawed from the beginning. Simply put, either you were learning techniques that have little or nothing to do with the type of music you want to play, courses that hardly teach you the basics of what you want to learn, or videos that require you to simply imitate what the instructor is doing, neglecting the theory behind it. That is why I've created HearandPlay.com and have taught thousands of people how to play the piano by ear.

>>> Over 11,734 people from over 30 Countries have already relied on me to teach them how to play the piano. Many of them have since gone on to play in bands, churches, special events and more (as shown in their Testimonials)!

>>> Over 1,211 of them now teach beginning piano to students! Imagine going from learning piano in a few months to passing on your knowledge to children in your community, church ... or even family members! [Survey Updated: 3/25/04]

>>> Hundreds of them now play the piano for their churches, special events (weddings, celebrations, ceremonies, parties ... and the list goes on) and even assist in directing the choir. These secrets will open up unimaginable doors! .... believe me, I use them myself!. [Survey Updated: 3/25/04]

>>> Students have paid me anywhere from $45 to $125 an hour for musical instruction. Since launching HearandPlay.com in August 2000, I no longer teach privately as this website has grown to be one of the leading resources on the net serving more than 65,700 subscribers with our piano lessons, newsletters, and more!

These organizations along with many others have been impacted and have honored me for my accomplishments in various fields...

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Why do you need to know how to play piano by ear?
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Let me first start by saying that this article does not intend to discourage you from sight reading. In fact, we teach the basics of sight reading even before exploring the techniques of playing by ear. For those of you who don't know what sight reading is, it is the ability to read songs from sheet music. Although this is a wonderful skill to have, if one does not know the theory behind what they are playing, it will create several disadvantages:

>>> Sight readers will rely heavily on sheet music. Imagine being at church or at an event where you are playing and you must keep your eyes glued to a piece of paper ... how would this feel? I am not speaking from inexperience! I have been there ... Don't forget ---- I teach sight reading as well!

>>> Sight readers will be less likely to improvise (add style, chords ... respond to what they hear) because their goal is to play whatever is written on the sheet music accurately.

>>> Sight readers will attempt to memorize entire songs instead of simply r

About this title

About the Author

HearandPlay.com currently serves over 189,200 musicians in over 120 countries and provides up-to-date information and resources for gospel musicians all around the country.

Over 1 million musicians visit HearandPlay.com every year and benefit from his online articles, lessons, and advice. There is nothing Jermaine enjoys more than the testimonials and thank you notes from his students: "It's all about helping people," says Jermaine.

If you would like to learn how to play the piano, you owe it to yourself to join HearandPlay.com! He wants to help you reach your goals and has even included a life-time money back guarantee. So if you wish to return the package, you can do so at no-risk. If nothing else, sign up for his free newsletter and online lessons by clicking here.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hear and Play Music Group
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974484504
• ISBN 13: 9780974484501
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 300