Early Art

In this lesson, you will learn this traditional hymn in two keys with three different left hand accompaniment styles. The style is explained so that you can use the techniques for other songs as well. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught completely “by ear” without music, print, or video. This lesson is suitable for most adult students who have been practicing regularly for a little over a year.

The television series Hill Street Blues was a first in many areas but none as impacting as this unforgettable theme song by Mike Post. This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson demonstrating and explaining every phrase and note of the song. This is a fast way to learn this landmark piano piece and memorize it at the same time.

This old spiritual makes a nice jazzy arrangement! In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn an early advanced arrangement of “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” completely by ear. 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.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn a jazz solo arrangement of “I Need Thee Every Hour”. 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.

This is the original version and not an arrangement. Next to “The Entertainer”, this song is one of the most recognizable ragtime pieces by Scott Joplin. This “by ear” lesson starts with a full demonstration of the piece and then works you through the entire song note-by-note with a full description of fingering, pedaling, and technique. This song is rated as an early advanced level piece.

In this all-audio lesson, you will learn an early intermediate-level arrangement of the hymn in three different styles. This allows you to not only learn the hymn for performance but also learn different ways of arranging the accompaniment for use in other songs. This lesson is suitable for most adult students who have been practicing regularly for a little over a year.

This haunting Porter Wagoner hit makes a wonderful piano arrangement and you can learn this one completely “by ear”! The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed note-by-note description of how to play the song, including the fingering.

In this “by ear” lesson, you will learn an early-intermediate arrangement of “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” in three different styles. This allows you to not only learn the hymn for performance but to also learn different ways of arranging the accompaniment for use in other songs. This lesson is suitable for most adult students who have been practicing regularly for a little over a year.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn an early intermediate-level piano solo arrangement of this contemporary worship song completely “by ear”. The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed note-by-note description of the song in two to four measure sections.

In this “by ear” lesson, you will learn an early-intermediate level arrangement of the traditional Irish hymn “Be Thou My Vision” in three different styles. This allows you to not only learn the hymn for performance but to also learn different ways of arranging the accompaniment for use in other songs. This lesson is suitable for most adult students who have been practicing regularly for a little over a year.

This great hymn is taught in two levels so the student learns how to take a basic arrangement and fill it out. The arrangements are fully demonstrated before being taught and explained in two- to four-measure sections “by ear.” The entire lesson is taught using no music, print, or video.

This is another Bach minuet in Gm that is easy to learn “by ear”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the minuet followed by a detailed lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections.

This minuet focuses on phrasing, legato technique, and the balancing of the tone between the two hands. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the minuet followed by a detailed lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections completely “by ear”. This minuet is rated at an early intermediate level.

This arrangement is from the famous “Notebook for Anna Magdalena” which was a volume of songs J.S. Bach presented to his second wife full of minuets, marches, sonatinas, etc. This notebook has become very popular through the years because it contains pieces of an intermediate level that help to hone the essential skills needed for proficient keyboard playing. This lesson starts with a full demonstration followed by a two to four measure sectional lesson of the entire song describing notes and fingering.

This lesson includes a full demonstration followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. When you learn without print or video, you memorize the song while you learn it and develop your ability to pick out other songs “by ear”.

This beautiful and well-known prelude by Bach has not only been played as it is but also eventually became the musical setting for Charles Gounod’s “Ave Maria”, which he composed in 1853. This piece is taught completely by ear in two to four measure sections using no print, music, or video. This allows the student to memorize the song while learning it and to bypass any difficulty or challenge in music reading. A full demonstration of the piece is included at the beginning of the lesson.

Bach’s affinity towards this piece was its development of consistent arpeggio playing in both hands. There are also plenty of partial scale passages to develop adjacent finger coordination as well. The lesson starts with a full demonstration followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson breaking the entire song down into two to four measure sections.

This song develops finger independence in that it introduces a drone tone that must be sustained while the other fingers develop the melody and its harmonies. This song is suitable for most second year adult students. The lesson starts with a full demonstration followed by a two to four measure sectional lesson of the entire songs describing notes and fingering.

This lesson includes a full demonstration followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. When you learn without print or video, you memorize the song while you learn it and develop your skill to pick out other songs “by ear”.

This lesson includes a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. Learning a song this way, without print or video, allows the student to memorize the song while learning it and develop their ability to pick out other songs “by ear”.