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Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical ideas, too: when you dream up a great riff or chord progression, you naturally want to sit down and play it right away. Ear training helps you do just that.

Learn how to play piano and tap in to your inner musical genius and creativity with this soothing guided meditation program from The Sleep Learning System and certified hypnotherapist Joel Thielke. It's as easy as turning on the tracks and falling asleep! The Sleep Learning System is specially designed to work with your subconscious mind during your sleep cycle. The guided meditation and soothing background music will deeply relax your body and mind for the perfect night's sleep while allowing you to access the deepest parts of your mind.

Transform creative blocks into original music with practical songwriting techniques designed for absolute beginners. Whether you are commuting, relaxing at home, or staring at an intimidating blank page, this empowering audio guide makes crafting melodies feel completely accessible. Overcome the...

Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” makes a wonderful fingerstyle guitar solo and you can learn how to play it completely “by ear”! This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the solo and is then followed by a detailed lesson teaching every note and phrase without music, tab, or video. 

In this Piano by Ear lesson, you will learn the great Haydn Christmas classic, “Joy to the World”. Bill Brown plays the entire arrangement all the way through followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson of the song in two to four measure sections. This is an easy one to add to your Christmas list. 

In this guitar by ear lesson, you will learn “Andante” by Fernando Sor completely “by ear”. This level one lesson includes a full demonstration of the classical guitar piece, followed by a detailed lesson teaching every phrase, with correct fingering, for the entire song. Learn a great classical piece without music, tab, or video! Also, check out our other level one classical guitar pieces.

El círculo armónico es el que construimos sobre la base de una escala mayor y menor, obteniendo varias estructuras de acordes que tendrán otras sonoridades. Tenemos la posibilidad de armar el círculo armónico mayor, porque hay una sola escala mayor y tres posibilidades de armar un círculo armónico menor, porque tenemos tres escalas menores.

This Guitar by Ear lesson teaches all of the guitar licks for all three (sometimes four) guitars. There is a complete demo at the beginning of the lesson and then detailed instruction for all of the licks taught totally by ear. At the end are several versions of the backing tracks to practice each part with. 

In a delightfully self-conscious philosophical "mash-up", Randall Everett Allsup provides alternatives for the traditional master-apprentice teaching model that has characterized music education. By providing examples across the arts and humanities, Allsup promotes a vision of education that is open, changing, and adventurous at heart. He contends that the imperative of growth at the core of all teaching and learning relationships is made richer, though less certain, when it is fused with a student's self-initiated quest.

In this lesson, you will learn not only the guitar part to this famous Beatles hit but the sitar part as well! Plus, you will learn all of this completely “by ear”, using no tab, music, or video! The lesson starts with a complete demonstration with backing tracks followed by a detailed lesson teaching the song in small, easy to memorize phrases. At the end of the lesson you get the backing tracks again in various configurations to use for your own performance. This song uses a capo so make sure you have one before you start. 

In this Piano by Ear box set, you will receive a nice mix of old and new Christmas standards arranged at various levels of difficulty. This way you can start playing for your holiday gatherings right away while still working on more sophisticated pieces to play later. All of these songs are taught “by ear” so you can work on them anywhere and at any time. Included is a duet version of “We Three Kings” for you and a friend to play together. What a great way to share the Christmas holiday!

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn an intermediate-level arrangement of “Grace Greater than Our Sin”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed, all-audio lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. There is no print, music, or video to use. 

La pièce de théâtre raconte la rencontre à Paris entre Astor Piazzolla et le fameux maître de musique française, Nadia Boulanger.

"The Song of Three Friends" is a resounding tribute to the intrepid explorers and mountain men who braved the western wilderness in the first decades of the 19th century. In 1822, 100 men of the Ashley Henry band left St. Louis bound for the beaver-rich rivers and streams of the great Northwest. With the trappers and voyageurs ascending the Missouri River, and the unlikely heroes of this tale were three great friends, Mike Fink, Will Carpenter, and Frank Talbeau.

A comprehensive 20 lesson study of songwriting.

As an artist and singing teacher, I have witnessed countless students experience tremendous growth and surpass their wildest dreams through these proven techniques.

This Streisand hit makes a great late beginner piano solo and it comes with backing tracks to play along with. The song is demonstrated in its entirety and then taught in two to four measure sections completely “by ear.” Backing tracks are provided at the end of the lesson for your live performance!

This song was first made famous by Dinah Shore and Bing Crosby. Since then it has gone on to become a classic. In this lesson you will learn an intermediate level piano solo of the song, in a ragtime style, completely “by ear.” The song is fully demonstrated at the beginning of the lesson and then you are taught the song in two- to four-measure sections without the use of music, print, or video.

In this lesson you will learn the entire composition, “Fur Elise,” using no music, print or video. The song is demonstrated in its entirety and then taught in two- to four-measure sections completely “by ear.” This is a great way to learn and memorize a classical standard quickly and easily. This lesson is rated as late beginner to intermediate.

The '70s began with this hope-filled anthem which instantly became a timeless classic of love and unity. In this lesson you will learn an intermediate level solo of the Ray Stevens hit without using music or video. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song which is then taught in two- to four-measure sections, describing every note and finger used. Demonstration and backing tracks are included to practice and perform with.