Tag Archives: playing by ear

Value of Teaching to Play By Ear

By joy (admin) | Published: 15 September 2009

A couple weeks ago, I posted a list of melodies that work well assign piano students to take home and learn to play by ear.  Over at ComposeCreate.com, Wendy Stevens talks about the value of teaching students to play by ear during a lecture she gave, Composition for Kids: Time-Saving Ways to Teach Composition in your Studio. [...]

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Playing-By-Ear Activities

By joy (admin) | Published: 3 September 2009

Learning to play by ear is one of the most natural ways to develop the ear – and one of the most fun!  Below are some lists of familiar tunes you can assign at the lesson for the student to learn to play by ear.  I found this valuable information about playing-by-ear activities to assign [...]

Posted in advanced level, beginners / elementary Level, by student's level, ear training, improving as a teacher, intermediate level, resources / links | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment
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