电子书 -听力精通：不靠乐谱、不用反复试弹凭听力弹奏任意钢琴曲 Ear Mastery How To Play Any Song By Ear On The Piano Without Sheet Music Or Guessing

TableOfContents

Chapter1

HowItAllStarted

Chapter2

The3KillerMistakesThatPreventYouFromPlayingAnySongByEarAlmostInstantly

Chapter3

My5MainPillarsForAchievingUltimateMusicMastery

Chapter4

MyBestTricksToQuicklyUnderstandHow

Melodies&ChordsWorkInSongs

Chapter5

The2SecretsThatMakeUpMostSongsYouHear

Chapter6

HowToMasterMelodyIntervalsByEarUsingThePowerOfEmotionAndMotion

Chapter7

AscendingMajorInterval

ReferenceSongsAndExercises(Part1)

Chapter8

AscendingNaturalMinorInterval

ReferenceSongsAndExercises(Part2)

Chapter9

AscendingChromatic&TritoneIntervalReferenceSongsAndExercises(Part3)

Chapter10

12DescendingInterval

ReferenceSongsAndExercises

Chapter11

HowToApplyMyMelodicRecognitionMethodsIntoActualSongs

YouHear

Chapter12

HowToIdentifyChordsByVoicingOutTheBassNote

Chapter13

TheOneTrickToDistinguishBetweenMajorAndMinorChordsBy

Ear

Chapter14

HowToIdentifyChordsFastUsingOneSimpleTrickWithScale

Degrees

Chapter15

MyOneSecretTechniqueToKnowingExactlyWhereEachChordIs

PositionedWithTheMelody

Chapter16

Conclusion:SparkItUp!

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BACKGROUNDSTORYONHOWICREATEDTHESEPERSONALPIANOMETHODS

Hithere!MynameisAmos-ownerof

AmosdollMusic(andno,thatbabyonthe

coverpageisnotme,unfortunatelyIhavenophotosofmetakenwhenIwasababy

becauseIdidn’treallylikepianobackthen).

YouareprobablyreadingthisbecauseyouwanttofindouthowIcanpostupto5

completelynewly-releasedsongswithinadaywhilstalsohavingotherprioritiessuchaswork,socialandfamily.

Iknowyouarebusytoo!ThatiswhyI’mteachingyouthisefficientmethod.

Goodnews!WhatifItoldyouthatyoucoulddothesame?

Thesameasinonlyspending10-20minutesoftimelisteningtoa

completelynewsongthenbeingabletoalmostinstantlyplaythe

songbyearwithoutsheetmusicorguessing…thatyouoncethoughtwasimpossibletodo(orblameditontheexcusethatapersoncoulddoitonlywithtalent)?

Don’tworry,thiswaswhatIthoughttoowhenIwasyoung.

IstartedoffpianojustlikeanytypicalchildwhowasforcedbymyparentsintolearningclassicalpianomusicfromBach,Mozart,

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Beethoven,Chopinandthesuch…

Haveyouspenthoursandhourspractisingoneofthesecomposer’ssongsstrainingyoureyesonthesheetmusic?Say“aye!”

Samehere!Itwassucharepetitiveprocessoflearningaboutfourtosixsongswiththetediousvisualsheetmusicmethodsoverandoverinpreparationforgradedexams.

IalwaysplayedmysongsbymemorybecauseIhatedreadingsheetmusicinfrontofme.

IfeltstressedbecauseIneededtolookupanddownrapidlyfromthesheetandbackdowntothekeys,andfromthisIalsocouldn’tfully

enjoythesingingmelodiesofthesongsatall!

Itwaslikeabattleininterpretingwhateachsymbolwas…

Itwasaneye-strainingprocesstoseewhichlineorspacethatanotewaslocatedon.

Ifeltlikeitwasachoretolearnthosefewexamsongsoverandoveragain,andlikemanypeoplelikemyfriendsbackthen,orperhaps

evenyou…IfeltthatplayingthepianowasgettingboringbecauseIwasn’tplayingallthesongsthatIwantedtoplay,andthatIwas

achievingverylittlebylearningonlyafewsongsinaLONGperiodoftime.

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ItwasnotuntilthefinalyearinprimaryschoolwhereIfirstdiscoveredthepowerofplaying-by-earandimprovisation.

Iwasaboutyear6inprimaryschool,andIwasobsessedwithamusicalChinesemoviebyJayChoucalled“The

Secret”.

TherewerealotofinterestingpianosongsinthatmoviethatIwantedtoplaybackthen,buttherewasnosheetmusictobefound…

Iwasboredinplayingmy4classicalpianosongsoverandoveragainandIwasthinkingtomyself-

“HowcanIlearntoplaythesesongsthatIlikewithoutwaitingforunpredictabledays/months/yearsforsomeonetohavethesheetmusic?”

Ifirsttriedguessingandcheckingbyrepetitivelyplayingand

rewindingeachsecondtotrymatcheachnotebytryingoutkeys…thatdidn’tworksowellbecauseittooksuchalongtimetoevengetonemelodyline.

WhatItriednextwasthegame-changertomymusiclifeinbothYouTubeperformancesandinreallifepiano-competitionsthatIparticipatedinbackinthetimes…

IbegantolistentorecordingsoneverythingthatIneeded(myexamstuff)andwanted(thingsthatIhearontheradio/TV/movies)toplayonthepiano.

Fromthis,IstartedtofigureouthowtousepatternsandapplythemwithineverysongIlistento.

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Itwassimilarwithineverysong,anditwastodowiththeMOST

IGNOREDandDISLIKEDthingsintraditionalmusiclearning–whichisscalesandaural.

Whoherehatesspendingmostoftheirtimeintraditionallessonsplayingonlyscales?Say“aye!”

Whoherealsohatestheauralcomponentinyourmusicexams

becauseyouarenowhereconfidentenoughtoprovideyoursung-

outanswersbecauseyourteachernevertaughtyouhowtodothemproperly?Say“aye!”

Iknowhowitfeelstoo,butluckilyIhavefigureditout.

Figuringouthowtofullyunderstandandapplyeveryconceptintomy(andsoontobeyour)journeyformasteringpianomusic.

AnotheramazingtoolthatIfoundeasilydonebytheearthan

readingonsheetmusicisthecomplexrhythmpatternsinsongs.

Haveyoueverlookedatamusicsheetandsawacrazybunchof

rhythmicsymbolsandnotesgroupedinsuchawaythatyouhadnoideawhatspeedyouhavetoplay?

Withyourteacheraskingyoulikeasifitwassomethingaseasyas1+1…?

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Idon’tknowaboutyou,butIhavethisproblemupuntilthisdayIamwritingthistoyoutoread…Ihavetotakesometimetobreakit

downandprocessthosesymbolsonsomecomplexsheetmusicbeforeIknowwhatrhythmitis.

Thisconcepthasactuallybeenvisitedwhenyouwereinpreschoolandprimaryschoolbutyoudidn’tnoticeit.

Doyouremembertherewasathingthatyourteachersdidwhentheywantedeveryone’sattentionandwhentheclassistoonoisy?

Theyclappedtheirhandsinaparticularrhythmicpattern,andyouandeveryotherchildinthecrowdhadtouseyourearandlisten,thentriedtoclapbacktheexactrhythm?

Well,ifyoucoulddothisbackthen,thismeansyouhavealreadysomemusicskillsthatareunintentionallyblendedintoyourmind.

Believeitnot,thesesimplethingsareallthemagicinplayinganysongbyearinanextremelyshortlearningtime.

Afterdiscoveringtheseawesomesystems,Iwaslikeanyexcitedkid

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waitingtounwrapapresentthatIlike…Iquicklydidallthe10songsfromthemovieandpostedallofthemontoYouTubewithinaweek!(ItisallthereonmyYouTube,myfirstvideos,youcanstillfindthemall)

ItwasaVERYEXCITINGlife-changingexperienceforme,because

thatwastheturning-pointinmylifewhereIgrewfromhatingmusicduetothesheetmusicgrinds…toactuallystartedlovingmusicandwantedmorebecauseIwantedtoplayeverysongthatIlikedsimplybylisteningtoitandapplyingthesystemsthatalotoftraditional

classicalteachersdidnotteach!

Ibecamewell-knownatmyschoolforbeingabletoplayanysongbyearandIbecametheofficialincidentalmusicpianoplayerformy

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highschoollateronbecauseIwasabletoentertainallthestudentsandteachersduringtheassemblyspeecheswithmysoft

improvisationalarrangementsofpopularsongsbyear.

Iknowyouwanttobeabletodothistoo,sothisiswhyIwrotethisbookforeveryonewhowanttospendsometimetoachievethis

extremelyfunmusicalmastery.

OnethingIwillguaranteeyou…afterlearningallthesesystemsinthisbook,aslongasasonghaveasingablestructure(meaningnotpurelynon-pitchedpercussions).

No…evenbetter–aslongasyoucanhearpropersoundsthatyoucanpitchinyourmind,Iguaranteeitisallplayable…

Youcantrustmeandhavemywordinallofthisbecauseunlikealotofother“so-called”play-by-earprogramsonlineandeven“self-

proposedexperts”whichtalkswaymoreintheirsalesvideo(orpushyoustraightintoanear-trainingcourse)ratherthanprovingthat

theycanactuallydothisskillforthemselves…

IactuallypreachwhatIteach.

Idothiseverydayinextremeamounts(upto5YouTubevideosinaday)bypostingtheNEWESTsongsreleased(sometimeswithinlessthananhourfromtheofficialreleaseofasong’saudio).

WhydoIplaysomanysongs?ItisbecauseitisextremelyfuntolearnnewsongsthatIhearandthatIlikeinsuchashortperiodoftimeusingthesamemethodseverytimewithoutguessing.

WhydoIwanttoteachyouthismasterytoo?ItisbecauseIhave

alreadymasteredthisandteachthisskilltomylocalAustralianpianostudents.

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IwanttomoveontomorethanjustmylocalstudentsbecauseI

knowthereareMANYMANYMANYmorepeoplearoundthewholeworldjustlikeyouwhowanttoplayANYsongbyearalmost

instantlywithoutsheetmusicorguessing.

Byusingthisbook’ssystemsmoreandmore,bylisteningtomoreandmoresongsandplayingthembythissystemofearand

improvisation,thefasteryouwillidentifythesesystem’spatternswithinsongs,andthemoreyouwillenjoymusicwiththispower!

AsIamdoingthismoreandmoreeveryday,3000+pianocoversbyear(andcounting),Iamstillimprovingmyself…

IamstillconstantlytryingtoimprovetoapointwhereIcanplayasongwithin5minutes(newgoal)byfiguringoutnewpatternsandtechniquessoIwillknowexactlyallthebesttrickstoteachyouforyoutobecomethesame!

IamheretogiveyouthispowerfultoolbecausebyreadingwhatI

amtellingyounowalreadymeansthatyoumustlovemusicasmuchasIdo!

ThisbookisdefinitelyforallofyoubecausethiswillactuallyboostupafastlearningcurvetoANYstyleofmusicthatyouwantto

pursueorplay-by-ear.

Whetheritisclassicalmusic,popmusic,rock,jazz,ANYTHING…

…itallworksbecausebylearninghowtoproperlyplay-by-earandunderstandingthesystemsandknowledgebehindmusicistrulythekeytoachievemusicmastery.

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Thisismymusicalphilosophyanditisdeeplyreflectedinsidemy700+numberofYouTubeVideospostedwithinthisyearusingthismethod.

Withthatallsaid…

Letmereintroducemyself,IamAmos,apassionatepianoteacher

bothofflineandonlinelocatedinSydneyAustralia,asinger-

songwriter(seemystuffonsoundcloud),andaliveperformeron

YouTubeandforAustralianGigs(soloandbandkeyboardist),who

hastaughtthousandsaroundtheworldjustlikeyoutolearnpianointhemosteffectiveandshortestamountoftime!

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MistakeNumber1:

SheetMusicShouldn’tBeTheMainThingYouRelyOn

Iknowitispainfulspendingalongtimewaitingforasheetmusictobereleased,andIknowitispainfulspendinghours,days,weeks…

andevenmonthstolearnonlyonesongusingsheetmusic.IhavebeentheretoosoIwillknowyourpain.

Don’tgetmewrong,Iamnotsayingthatyoushouldcompletelynotusesheetmusic,IcomefromaClassical-pianobackgroundfinishingtwodiplomasinpiano–“AMusA”and“LMusA”whichisrespectivelyequivalenttoabachelorandmastersatpiano…andI’vebeenusingsheetmusicforthosekindofclassicalartmusic(whichisnecessary

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forstrongpianotechniqueaswhereyouwillseeasStep4inmymusicmasterymindmaplateron.)

Howeverinthehighersteps,youdonotwanttogetfullysuckedintousingsheetmusicbecausesheetmusicisplainlyaninanimatetool

whichattemptstoreproducewhatmusicissupposedtosoundlike…onapieceofpaper.

Ifyougettoosuckedintoonlyusingsheetmusic,thenwhatwouldhappenwhensomeonetakesawaythesheetmusicfromyou?Whatifyouareputonthespottoplaysomething?Youwouldn’twanttosay–“Sorry,Ican’tplayitbecauseIdon’thavethesheetmusic”.

Thisisoneoftheflawsintraditionalmusicplaying,becausesheetmusichasalwaysactedlikethespoon-feedingofnotes.

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Picturethis,whenyouareanew

bornbaby,itisreasonabletobe

spoon-fed,butwhenyouareolder,youcannotbespoonfedforever

right?Youknowyoudon’tneeditbecauseyouknowthatyoucaneatfasterbyyourselfasyoualready

learnthowto.

Thetraditionalmusicteachersalwaysenforcedtheuseofsheet

musicsomanyamateurmusiciansbecometooreliantonitwithoutactuallyknowingthetruemechanicsbehindmusic.

Thisisthesameasanamateurprimary-schoolmathematicianwhotriestodoanuniversity-levelmathspaperwithALLtheformula-

cheat-sheetsrequiredforthetest.

Yes,youmayhaveallthecheatformulaswrittenonyourhandjustlikehowyoumighthaveallthenotesofthepianosong

writtenontosheetmusic…

Theymayworkoutonequestion

afteraLONGperiodoftime,but

mostofthequestionstheywouldn’tknowwhattodo,becausethesheetsdon’tmeanmuchiftheydonotknowthetrueconcepts

behindit.

Justlikemusic,spendingsometimeknowingthesecretsandtricks

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behindmusicwouldallowyoutomagicallyknowwhattodo

subconsciously–andplayinganysongbyearisjustoneoftheseadvantages.

Trustme,IhavebeenthistypeofstudentaLONGtimeago,soIdon’twantanyofyoutofallinthesamewayasIdid.

Inaddition,therewererequestsformetowriteoutpianosheetsforparticularsongsonYouTube.

Icandothattoo,butittakesagesLike5hours!!

Onthecontrary,itonlytook10-20minutestoplay-by-earandimprovisemyperformanceontoYouTube.

Iwasalsoveryfamiliarwiththesheetmusicnotationprogram(knowingallthehotkeysandsuch).

Sodothemathforthetimeconsumption…Ithinkyouknowwhichsystemisbetter.

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MistakeNumber2.

SynthesiaIs“TheGuitarHero”ForPiano

Anotherrecentpopulartrendonthe

internetforlearningpianosongsis

Synthesia.Thisisevenworse,andI

wouldevenapprovesheetmusiciftherewasonlyachoicebetweenSynthesia

andSheetmusic.Hereiswhy…

Synthesiaisaverytime-wastingandineffectivewaytolearnanysongbecauseitbasicallyactsasaguidetoteachyoupianoas

“pressingwhichbuttons”.

Apartfromspoon-feedingyouwhatbuttonstopress,itcompletely

disregardstheteachingofhowchords,melodies,andrhythmTRULYworks…Italsodoesn’ttellyouhowyoushouldplaythesong,andyoumightaswellbecomearobotifyouwanttopress

pianokeysasbuttonslikewhatSynthesiatellsyoutodo.

SomepeoplesaythatitseemsfuntoplaySynthesiabecauseitislikeguitarhero.

Well,ifyouwanttoplayan88-key(numberofpianokeys)guitar

herooverandoveragain(rewindingortheslowingdownfunction),thengoahead.Nooneisstoppingyou,butIjustwanttoremindyou

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thatisawasteoftimeandIwouldneverlearnasongusingSynthesia.

Noteveryonebelievesme,somepeoplehasevenpaidmetomakeSynthesiatutorialsforaspecificsongontoYouTubebeforeeven

thoughItoldthemthatitisahorriblemethodtolearn.

Ithinkyouwouldwanttobeabletoplayanysongjustbylisteninginsteadofstrainingyoureyesforlookingatwhichofthe88buttonstopress,andwhenexactlydoyoupressit…

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MistakeNumber3.

StopBeingAnIgnorantVictimToGuessing&Checking

Thelastmisconceptionisguessing&checking.

Rightnow,asyouarereadingthis…someofyoumightfigureoutsomethinghere.

Ihaveafewfriendswhoresiststolearnandtakepropermusic

lessonsbecausetheythinktheycan“playbyear”,butinrealitywhattheydoisspendhoursandhours“guessingandchecking”thekeysuntiltheycanmatchthesamenotethattheycanhearinthesong

thattheywanttoplay.

Okay,thisisnotaliteraltranslation,eventhoughtheyare“playing”asong“byear”listening,thatisactuallynottruly“playing-by-ear”.Theyareplayingbyguessingandchecking,andthatisnotwhatitissupposedtobe.

Properlymasteringtheskillofplayinganysongbyearandimprovisationisnogameofbingo…

PleasepleasepleasedonotthinkthatplayingbyearisBingo!

Itmakesmecringewhenpeoplethinkthatplayingbyearisusingyoureartoguessnotesuntilyourearthinksitiscorrect.

IhavehadsomanycommentsonYouTubeofpeopleclaimingthattheycan“playbyear”for“some”songsbutinessencetheyare

reallyjustguessingwithoutanypropermusicsystemsandknowledge.

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Totrulyplay-by-ear,youwillbeabletolistentoasongAWAYfrom

yourinstrument,awayfromyourpiano,andthenabletofigureoutthenotesandmelodyusingthefewsystemsthatIteachinthisbook.

IamconstantlydoingthiseverydaywhetherifIamonthebuswhentravelling,orinmycardrivingandlisteningtoanewsongthatwas

released…Ihavenopianoinfrontofme,butbyhavingthecorrectmusicalsystemsusedinthecorrectways,Iamabletonot-

knowingly,subconsciouslyandautomaticallypickoutthemelodies,chordsandthedistinctrhythmicpatternsinthesongs.

Awesomeright?Thisisthepowerofplaying-by-ear,andIthinkyouwilllovethissysteminputtedintoyourmusic-playing.

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MusicwillalsobeaLOTmoreenjoyablebecauseyouwillbeabletoplayalotofsongsinashortperiodoftime,andfactthatyoudon’t

needtofeellikethatyouneedtoGIVEUPlikehowyoufeltbeforebyspendingLONGandineffectivehourswithsheetmusicand

synthesia-likeprograms.

Ipromiseyou,nomoreofthat!

Ihavebeentherebefore,andIwoulddefinitelynotmakeyouwalkthatroad–becauserightinfrontofyou…isthetruefuninmusicthatIreallywanttoteachtoeveryone!

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My5MainPillarsForAchievingUltimateMusicMastery

Haveyoueverwonderedhowthe

ancientpantheonstructuresaresostronginthesensethattheyhave

survivedforcenturiesandcenturies?

Theansweristheirstrongsupportingpillarstheirstructureup.

Justlikeinmusic,Ihave5mainpillarsthatyouneedtobuildinordertohelpyouachievethestrongestmasteryofplayinganysongbyearandimprovisation.Hereitis…

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TobeabletoachievethelevelofskillinhowIplayanysongbyearwithadvancedimprovisationaltechniqueflyingaroundthekeys

within10-20minutesforallmyYouTubepianocovers,youmustmasterall5stepsasshownabove.

However,tobeabletoplayanysongbyearwithin10-20minutesinthemostbasicformofrighthandmelody+lefthandchords(like

whatIteachinmyYouTubetutorials)onlyrequiresStep3–thatisthepillarof“EarMastery”,whichiswhatthiswholebookisabout.

AndtoobtainthisEarMasteryskillforanysong,inthewholebook,thereare3crucialsubcategoryskillsthatIamgoingtoteachyousoyoucanlearn,apply,andpractisethesemethodstobecomelikemetoo(becausethisisexactlywhatIsuccessfullydoeveryday)

Alotofpeoplealwaysquestionwhytheycannotplayaninstrument

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totheirfullpotential,thebadnewsandthemainreasonisthatalotofpeoplehasactuallynotevenmasteredstep1onmusictheory(noteventeachers).

Doyouwanttoknowwhy?

Sheetmusic,notepatternsandfingeringtechniqueandmanyotherthingsisonlypartofstep1…

Manypeoplejuststaywithlearningslowlywithsheetmusicfortheirwholelifeandnevergetexposedtotheothercoolstuff.

PeoplegettingstuckatalevelinmusicandcannotplateauasnoonetellsthemWHATtodoinordertomoveoutofstep1isNOTtheir

faultandisNOTyourfaulttoo.

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Itisbecausealotoftraditionalmusicteachersonlyhavemusic

theoryundertheirsleevetoteachyouandLITTLEtoNONEoftheothermasteries(step2tostep5)thatisessentialtotrulymastermusicandplayanysongbyearandimprovisation.

Inthepast,itisverydifficulttomeetsomeoneinreallifethatcandothisskillandalsoTEACHyouthisskillbecauseweonlyknowalimitednumberofpeopleinourownlocalarea.

Butluckily,thisistheageofinternet,andthisgoodnewscouldbespreadallaroundtheworldwheremanypeoplelikeyoucanfinallylearnhowtoachievethismusicalmastery!

Herearethe3crucialsubcategoryskillsneededforachievingearmastery(thatImentionedpreviously)andyouwillbelearninghowtomasteritbytheendofthebook.

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MyBestTricksToQuicklyUnderstandHowMelodies&ChordsWorkInSongs

Tobeabletoplayanysongbyearonthepianoveryquickly,youmustbeabletovoiceoutyourthoughtsonthepiano.

Andtobeabletovoiceoutyourthoughtsveryarticulately,youmustknowyourinstrumentverywelljustlikehowyouneedtoknowyourvoicewellwhenyouwanttodogoodinpublicspeakingorsinging.

Ifyoudon’tknowthepianowell,thenyouaresimplypressingbuttonsonthepianorandomlyandnotreally“playing”it.

Anyway,Iwillbasicallyteachyouhowtotrainyourselftobecomeasonewiththepianobecauseifyoudon’tknowhowthepianoworks,ifyoudon’thavethewholeinstrumentundercontrol,thenhowareyouexpectingtomagicallycontrolwhatyouwanttoplaybyear?

Let’sgetstarted.

APianoorKeyboardhasmanykeys.

Thereareblackkeysandalsowhitekeys!

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Fromthisyoucantellthepianoisaveryfriendlyinstrumentalreadybecauseitissomulticuturallyaccepting.

(ExcepttherearenoyellowkeysforAsianslikemebutIstilllovethepianoanyway!)

Don’tletthisputyoudownlikewhatIlooklikeabovebecauseyouareabouttoknowALLofthemusingthesesimpletricks!

YoudonothavetomemorizeallthekeysbecausetheBlackand

WhiteKeysrepeatitselfoverandoveragainacrossthewholepiano,withthewhitekeysformingtherepetitivemusical7-letter-alphabetcycleof:

A-B-C-D-E-F-G

(visualizethiscycleinyourheadusingthediagrambelow)

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Ifyouhaveapianoinfrontofyou,checkitout!Ifyoudon’t,thenjustlookat[Figure1]below.

[Figure1]

TheC-Keyistheeasiesttofindbecauseitisalwaysthewhitekeytotheleftofthegroupof2blackkeysasweseethattherepeating

groupingpatternoftheblackkeysare2-3-2-3

etc.as

seenin[Figure2]below.

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[Figure2]

Usingthis7-letter-Alphabetcycle,weknowthenextwhitekeyupfromCisD,thenE,FandG,thenafterGthereisNO“H”asitgoesbacktoA,thenB,andsoon...

Guesswhat?

YounowknowALLthewhitekeysonthepiano!

Nowtotheblackkeysthatarecalled…

Flats(b)-and-Sharps(#)

Beforewestart,memorizethisfavouritemottotrickofminebysayingitoutloudafewtimes:

FLAT-LEFT

SHARP–RIGHT

Onceyoumemorizedit,let’scontinue.

I’lltellyouwhatandhow[FLAT–LEFT][SHARP–RIGHT]isusedinalittlewhile…

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Flatismarkedwiththesymbolb

(whichkindalookslikeasmalllower-caseletter“b”)

Justrememberthatinthissymbol,thelineisflatontheleftofthecurve

Sharpismarkedwiththesymbol#

(whichkindalookslikeasmallhashtagsymbol)

Justrememberthatinthissymbol,thehashtaghassharppointylineseverywhereincludingtherightside

Finally,themostusefulapplicationforthe[FLAT–LEFT][SHARP–RIGHT]trickItaughtyouisbypayingattentiontotheredparts:

FLAT-LEFT

SHARP–RIGHT

1.FLAThastheletterLinit,whichstandsforLEFT.

SotheblackkeytotheLEFTofthewhitekeyisaFLAT…

2.SHARPhastheletterRinit,whichstandsforRIGHT.

SotheblackkeytotheRIGHTofthewhitekeyisaSHARP.

Sofortheexamplein[Figure3]below,thisisGflat(totheleftofG)andthisisGsharp(totherightofG)

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[Figure3]

Nowthatyouknowallthenotesonthepiano,wearenowreadytolearnthesecretsbehindeverysongthatwehear,whetheritisfromthefolkchildrensongslike“Maryhadalittlelamb”,topop,rock,

hiphopsongsthatwehearontheradio,musicfromgames,moviesandanime…andANYTHINGelse–itallworksthesameway!

Ilivebythemotto:

“Ifyoucanhumorsinganysong,thenanythingthatyouhearisplayableonthepiano.”

Nowyoumayask–

“HowdoIapplyallthisinformationtolearnANYsongbyear?”

ForANYsongthatyouhearnowadays,theyareformedbyamelody(singableline)mostlyplayedbytherighthandonthepiano,and

harmonychords(theaccompaniment&othersoundsinthe

backgroundthatsupportsthemelody)mostlyplayedbythelefthandonthepiano.

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Firstthingsfirst,ALLsongsthatyouliketohearontheradio,onyourmp3playeroronyourphoneareALLstructuredbychords.

Chordsare3ormorekeysplayedtogethertoformaharmony

supporttothemelody.Asfornow,wearegoingtolearnthemostbasic3-notechords.

Therearemanydifferentchordsinmusic,butpopmusicbasicallycentresaround…

2MainTypesofChords:

MajorChord-and-MinorChord

ToworkoutANYMajorchord,justremembermymajorchordf