Introduction to playing by ear

Online workshop (video recording)

$30 USD

Playing along with your favourite songs is one of the best and most enjoyable ways to learn piano! If you’d like to grow your skills in translating the music in your life into music at your piano, then you’re invited to a replay of this interactive webinar where a community of musicians learned and practiced the craft of playing music by ear.

What to expect

We start by talking about some of the music fundamentals you’ll need in order to discern the key, chords, and rhythm of your favourite music. This helps to streamline your process of playing by ear so you’re not just hammering away at random notes :)

But then, and most importantly, we spend the majority of our time actually listening to music together and discussing how we can translate these songs onto the piano. Song selections were taken from workshop attendees’ own suggestions, so we could analyze songs they actually hoped to play. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in the listening exercises, follow along the participants’ questions, and maybe pick up a new favourite song or two :)

What skill level do I need to participate?

Although this workshop is meant for piano beginners, you’ll need to have at least a little knowledge of the piano to be able to participate fully. You’ll at least want to know your note names on the piano and on the staff (treble clef only). It would also be very helpful if you knew how to play a basic rhythm such as my favourite rhythm pattern for piano beginners so that your chords can sound like music right away!

If these criteria feel like a stretch for you but you really want to learn to play by ear, you’re still welcome to join us! You can learn a lot just by listening to people talk about their piano journey, even if you’re not ready to play yourself. You can even get a head start on your own piano journey by learning where to start if you want to play by ear!

Here’s what participants had to say:

I have been very impressed with Sarah’s you tube videos. I thought I would give her webinar a chance and was not disappointed. She hits the right balance in her teaching. Plus the webinar was light and fun. I will definitely attend more webinars in the future.

Jason Kennedy

Sarah, your videos on You Tube have been an inspiration to me for the last several months. This Ear Training Workshop gave me the needed practice and study habits to achieve my goals in several ways I would not have thought of.

D.F.

Sarah provides a service that is needed by me. Thank you Sarah you’re awesome.

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How purchasing the replay works

Please press the button below to purchase a video recording of this event. You will be directed to a page where you can watch the video immediately and download the slides.

Within 48 hours of your purchase, I will also send you an email that includes a link to the video and a copy of the slides we used, so you will always have the links available.

If you have any questions about this workshop, please reach out using the Contact page.

Hope to have you join us!