how do you actually exactly learn to play piano by ear?

Question

Do you play by ear? How do you do it?
Is there a free program online that really teaches you to play by ear?
Please don't just say any random free piano online school because most of them only teaches music theory and chords. I already know those but what i want is to learn how to play by EAR. What exactly do you have to do?

Please answer! I've tried many music sheets but I don't get past the 1st page. at the end of the first page I get lost and my memory messes up everything!

Answer 1

I can play by ear way better than I can sight read, and its not something you can learn from a computer program. There aren't any tricks to it, you just have to get to really become accustomed to the piano, know where everything is so it can't surprise you with anything, and then listen really closely to the music. Also, when you listen to music, try to dissect it as much as you can, separating every instrument in your mind, and then you can easily single out one and listen to only what its doing, even the bass. Then when your at the piano, when you here the note, just play around with the keys til you find the correct one. I hate to sound like a teacher, but the only way to get good at it is through practice.

Answer 2

Are you taking piano lessons? Well, that is the best way for you to start off with. Don't take a short cut, you will mess it up again. You would be able to learn to play piano by ear once you are good enough. If talented , people are able to learn to play piano by ear very quickly in a short period of time than others but that is really rare. First, find a good piano teacher and learn basics, theory and sight reading!

Answer 3

There are pictures of me playing 2 handed piano at age 2...I can play any instrument I learn by ear, but bass hand on harp and piano, playing at the same time as my right hand...yeesh...I suck. I can play one hand or the other quite well, any song upon 1st hearing, but not both hands together. That takes a great amount of effort on my part. You LISTEN over and over to whatever piece you're trying to get down, and listen for the base/harmony OR the melody, but only concentrate on 1 at a time. Learn one or the other, then put them together. I can read music for singing or one handed playing, but not for the whole thing. My advice is practice as much as you can with or without sheet music. Once you stop, you will lose that edge. If you don't enjoy it, try another instrument....I now have several, and enjoy them all. It's also more fun to have a group to play with.

Answer 4

i cheat.

when i hear chords, i listen to what the main note sounds like.

i sing it into a tuner.

the tuner gives me a note

i search for the right chord, and voila!



for sight reading, you just need to practise.

keeping in time and knowing how short or long the notes have to be played etc.

Answer 5

idk but i learned by ear