Standard Package - How to Play Music by Ear - from Beginner to Fluency
How to make music your lifelong companion
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In this course I will take you step-by-step through the three major building blocks of music; rhythm, melody and harmony. Through various techniques and exercises you will learn how to connect sound to to your ears, voice and entire body to play what we hear on a musical instrument.
Through the skills developed in this course you will be able to understand the rhythms, figure out the melody and play the chords of many popular songs.
Your Instructor
Michael Emenau - (McGill 1989, Bac Music, classical percussion) Is the creator of the award winning children's music education /ear training APP "EASY MUSIC". Since its release in 2016 EASY MUSIC (140,000+ paid downloads) has been selected as:
· “iTunes Editor’s Choice “Best New APP” (iTunes/App Store Worldwide)
· “Top 10 Apps of 2016” (iTunes/App Store Worldwide, all categories)
· "Parents Choice -Silver Award"
· "Tech with Kids - Best APP"
· “Must Buy” - Good APP Guide
Michael has extensive experience as a piano, drum and vibraphone teacher, as well as, a content developer and blogger for NY based electronic music school DubSpot.
He has worked professionally as a musician, composer, producer, and arranger for 25+ years, playing such diverse genres as, Jazz, Rock, Salsa, Electronica, Country, Hindustani, Baroque, Klezmer and Orchestral music. During this time he has recorded on over 150 CD’s, composed music for 7 films, toured internationally, and lived on 3 continents. As a recording artist he has released a series of highly acclaimed solo CD’s on the boutique record labels Hearts of Space, Daikini, Lucky Bear and Six Degree’s records.
Currently Michael is part of the world-touring ensemble “The Triplets of Belleville” with Oscar nominated composer Benôit Charest. He also is leading his own touring group “SUSSEX”, which blends Americana, Roots, and ragtime music.
Course Curriculum
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StartRhythm Lesson 1 - Walk and Count (3:30)
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StartRhythm Lesson 2 - Keeping walking "and" (1:52)
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PreviewRhythm Lesson 3 - walking with a little backbeat (3:50)
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StartRhythm Lesson 4 - add the right hand (2:59)
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StartRhythm lesson 5 - Drum Set (2:28)
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StartRhythm Lesson 6 - Finding the Beats (4:07)
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StartRhythm Lesson 7 - Thriller (2:30)
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StartRhythm Lesson 8 - Using Chords to find the beat (6:35)
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StartRhythm Lesson 9 - fingersnap edition (2:45)
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StartRhythm Lesson 10- syncopated vocals (2:52)
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PreviewRhythm Lesson 11 - Mozarts Groove (2:06)
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StartRhythm Lesson 12 - Walk, Count and Tap with the music (1:21)
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StartRhythm Lesson 13 A Thrilling Walk (0:49)
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StartRhythm Lesson 14 - Pulse vrs. Rhythm (1:33)
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StartRhythm Lesson 15 - Different Time Signatures (5:04)
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StartRhythm Lesson 16 - Shake it UP! (5:15)
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StartMelody #1 - What is Pitch (3:12)
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StartMelody #2- Find a note sing a note (3:47)
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StartMelody #3 - How to use a tuner (4:02)
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StartMelody #4 High - Low (1:53)
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StartMelody #5 High - Low test (5:10)
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StartMelody #6 High - Low supplemental (3:23)
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StartMelody #7 - Naming the notes (8:42)
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PreviewMelody #8 - What is an Octave (3:37)
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StartMelody #9 - High-Low-octave-Same test (4:48)
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StartMelody #10 - First song by ear! (6:48)
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StartMelody #11 - Find two notes (6:54)
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StartMelody #12 - Low - Medium - High - test (6:48)
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StartMelody #13 - Find three notes (7:14)
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StartMelody #14 - Twinke twinke by ear (8:59)
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PreviewMelody #15 - What is a key (4:46)
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StartMelody #16 - Twinkle Twinkle in other Keys (14:40)
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StartMelody #17 - Mary Had a Little Lamb (7:30)
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StartMelody #18 - Happy Birthday (8:01)