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By the time he was 10 years old Billy Brown was running a successful little business on the black market and, for the right price, he would deliver it direct to your door in an old carriage pram. This is the highly entertaining and eye-opening memoir of a young boy growing up in 1950s post-war London.

For those who cannot get enough of Rock and Blues guitar, this is your bundle! This set has lessons on songs from greats like Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Creedence Clearwater Revival to name only a few.

Beatles, Beatles, Beatles, and some Jeff Beck, CCR, and Christian Rock are all in this Guitar By Ear Box Set. This set has almost fourteen hours of high quality guitar instruction teaching some of the greatest hits of Rock and Roll, and you can learn them all completely “by ear” without music, tab, or video! This box set contains a mixture of late beginner through intermediate level song lessons.

From movie and TV themes to video game soundscapes, this Piano by Ear box set will teach you how to play some of the most recognizable modern songs out there. There are also a couple of Singer Pro arrangements, where you learn the actual piano part the artist played on their original recording. This way, you can accompany a singer or lead instrument with the original piano accompaniment! You will learn all of these songs “by ear”, without the use of video or print.

This upbeat love song by Passenger is fun and easy to learn when you use this “by ear” lesson by Bill Brown. The lessons starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed lesson on both guitar parts. You learn everything “by ear” so there is no tab, music, or video to mess with so what you learn goes straight to memory. The lesson wraps up with three versions of the backing tracks for you to perform the song with.

This box set contains lessons on modern guitar solos in both flat-pick and fingerstyle. This package contains over 25 hours of high-quality instruction of the songs and styles of artist like Duane Allman, Tommy Emmanuel, Albert King, and George Benson. There are also several fingerstyle solos that were specially arranged by Bill Brown for his private students. All of these are taught completely “by ear” so you can learn them just about anywhere and any time.

This box set contains a wide variety of fingerstyle solo arrangements that are worthy of every performing guitarist’s repertoire. In this set you will find The Eagles, Bee Gees, John Denver, and Alabama, as well as timeless standards all arranged at around an intermediate level. This set has over sixteen hours of professional guitar instruction describing every note, finger, and string used to play these professional sounding arrangements, and you will learn them all completely “by ear” without music, tab, or video!

In this “by ear” lesson, you will learn both the acoustic and electric guitar parts to this famous and woeful rock ballad by one of the greatest guitarists of the ’70s and ’80s. At the beginning of the lesson, there is a full demonstration of the song to listen to and practice with, followed by a detailed all-audio lesson on every lick of every section for both guitar parts. At the end of the lesson, there are three different versions of the backing tracks to play along with.

This Banjo by Ear bundle is designed for the beginner banjo player who wants to learn the standard bluegrass tunes while progressing in proficiency. Here you will find song lessons at a beginner level as well as those at an intermediate level that will take the student into alternate tunings and positions up the neck. Included in this bundle is the lesson “Banjo Basics", designed to bring the absolute beginner up to speed on banjo terminology and techniques.

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.

In this quarter hour lesson you will learn the basic techniques and terminology of banjo playing that will allow you to jump right in to the Banjo by Ear lessons. This all-audio tutorial covers things like strings, frets, tuning, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and more. Completing this lesson will make it easier for you move through the other Banjo by Ear lessons since you will have most of the foundational techniques already “under your belt.” This lesson is taught completely “by ear” using no tab, music, or video.

Learn all three guitar parts to the Thin Lizzy standard without using any tab, music, or video. The entire song is demonstrated with backing tracks and then taught in small sections completely “by ear”. Performance tracks in three different versions are included for live performance!

This sonatina is special in that it starts in the typical sonatina style in four-four time but then adds a romance section at the end in six-eight time. It is basically two songs in one. This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the sonatina followed by a detailed all-audio lesson teaching the entire song without music, print, or video. When you learn “by ear”, you learn faster and you memorize the piece while learning it.

In this “by ear” lesson, you will learn a neo-classical arrangement of “The Sound of Silence”. This solo is based upon the '60s pop hit by Simon and Garfunkel. This lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song to listen to and play along with. Then, each phrase of the song is taught “by ear” in detail so you learn it quickly and memorize it as you go.

Each lesson begins with a full demonstration of each song, followed by a complete backing track to play along with as soon as you’ve learned your part! Every song in the By Ear Library is taught using audio-only lessons: No printed music, tab, or videos will ever be needed for you to master your instrument, guaranteed!  

For Bass Guitar: Enter into the realm of “world music” where nice bass riffs still exist! Laura Lee deals up some nice rhythmic textures in this smooth ballad, and you will want to add every one of these riffs to your inventory of grooves! This lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song and has backing tracks to practice and perform with once you have learned the bass part. The song is taught completely “by ear” using no tab, music, or video.

In this eclectic Piano by Ear box set, you will get a great education in the key composers for the piano at varying levels of difficulty. All of these titles were hand-selected by Bill Brown in order to give the student all the basic skills needed to play more complex classical pieces while at the same time giving them an enjoyable and recognizable list of songs to play. These songs are all taught “by ear” using no print, music, or video.

This lesson is based upon the original version of the song in the key of D flat. This is not a simplified arrangement. This song is considered an early advanced level piece, so it is suitable for most third or fourth year adult students who have played consistently. The lesson includes a full demonstration at the beginning, and then sections of the song are played and taught in two to four measure sections. There is more detailed instruction on unusual or more difficult passages.

This lesson teaches every lick from Walter Trout’s version of the song completely “by ear”, describing every fret and finger used. This level 2.5 lesson starts with a full demonstration recording and then works you through every verse and guitar solo measure by measure. Trout uses not only the standard blues licks you would expect, but a new batch that are sure to become standards in your arsenal of great solo phrases. Backing tracks are included for you to play along with once you have learned the song.