HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO BY EAR:
FIFTY KEYS THAT WILL UNLOCK THE MYSTERY
BY MARK PAULSON
Copyright © 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REVIEWS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
WHAT IS MUSIC
YOU CAN BE TAUGHT HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO BY EAR
LET'S BE REALISTIC
IT'S NOT THAT EASY
PLAYING THE PIANO BY EAR IS NOT A GIFT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LEARNERS
BIRDS, FISH, GIRAFFES, AND ELEPHANTS
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEARING AND LISTENING
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRACTICING AND PLAYING
THE IMPORTANCE OF THEORY
PERFECT AND RELATIVE PITCH
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BRAIN, THE EYES, THE EARS, AND THE FINGERS
SPEED VERSUS ACCURACY
QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY
THE LEVELS AND THE TEACHING METHOD EXPLAINED
LEVEL ONE
KEY # 1. PITCH
KEY # 2. THE MUSICAL ALPHABET
KEY # 3. NOTE VALUES, EAR TRAINING, AND MATCHING PITCHES
KEY # 4. MELODY, HARMONY, AND INTERVALS
KEY # 5. HEAR THE MELODY IN YOUR HEAD
KEY # 6. FINGER NUMBERS
KEY # 7. YOUR FIRST PIECES
LEVEL TWO
KEY # 8. HALF AND WHOLE STEPS, SHARPS, FLATS, NATURALS, DIFFERENT NAMES FOR NOTES, AND ALL THE NAMES OF THE NOTES ON THE PIANO
KEY # 9. MAJOR AND MINOR KEYS, THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN, THE C MAJOR SCALE, AND THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE
KEY # 10. TRIADS
KEY # 11. CHORDS
KEY # 12. CHORD QUALITIES
KEY # 13. DISTINGUISHING CHORD QUALITIES
KEY # 14. PRIMARY CHORDS
KEY # 15. CHORD PROGRESSIONS
KEY # 16. HEARING CHORD CHANGES
KEY # 17. ADDING PRIMARY CHORDS TO THE MELODIES THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY LEARNED
KEY # 18. SLIGHTLY MORE CHALLENGING PIECES
LEVEL THREE
KEY # 19. MORE ABOUT INTERVALS
KEY # 20. CONSONANT AND DISSONANT INTERVALS
KEY # 21. MELODIC DICTATION AND RHYTHMIC DICTATION
KEY # 22. THE FIVE-SEVEN CHORD
KEY # 23. THE ONE, FIVE-SEVEN, ONE-CHORD PROGRESSION
KEY # 24. SECONDARY DOMINANT CHORDS
KEY # 25. ADDING PRIMARY CHORDS AND SECONDARY
DOMINANT CHORDS TO THE MELODIES THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY LEARNED
KEY # 26. MORE ADVANCED PIECES
LEVEL FOUR
KEY # 27. ALL FIFTEEN MAJOR AND FIFTEEN MINOR KEYS
KEY # 28. ALL FIFTEEN MAJOR AND FIFTEEN HARMONIC MINOR SCALES
KEY # 29. ALL FIFTEEN PRIMARY CHORDS IN EVERY MAJOR KEY
KEY # 30. ALL FIFTEEN PRIMARY CHORDS IN EVERY HARMONIC MINOR KEY
KEY # 31. CHORD CHARTS
KEY # 32. TRANSPOSITION
KEY # 33. MODULATION
KEY # 34. JINGLE BELLS IN 15 MAJOR KEYS
KEY # 35. ODE TO JOY IN 15 MAJOR KEYS
KEY # 36. SNAKE DANCE IN 15 MINOR KEYS
LEVEL FIVE
KEY # 37. PLAYING THE ONE, SIX, FOUR, AND FIVE-CHORD PROGRESSION IN EVERY MAJOR KEY
KEY # 38. INVERSIONS
KEY # 39. INVERSIONS OF ALL FIFTEEN MAJOR AND FIFTEEN MINOR CHORDS
KEY # 40. PLAY EVERY MAJOR SCALE WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND AND EVERY RELATED CHORD, INCLUDING INVERSIONS, WITH YOUR LEFT HAND
KEY # 41. FORM
KEY # 42. IMPROVISATION
KEY # 43. ORIGINAL IMPROVISATIONS
KEY # 44. THE TWELVE-BAR BLUES
KEY # 45. ARPEGGIOS
KEY # 46. PASSING AND NON-CHORDAL NOTES AND OTHER FILLER NOTES
KEY # 47. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR PLAYING
KEY # 48. BETTER-SOUNDING CHORDS
KEY # 49. THE MOST ADVANCED PIECES YOU WILL PLAY BY EAR IN THIS BOOK
KEY # 50. PERFORMING THE MUSIC THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
SUMMARY
MARK'S EXPERIENCE PLAYING THE PIANO BY EAR
FIFTY KEYS THAT WILL UNLOCK THE MYSTERY
BY MARK PAULSON
Copyright © 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REVIEWS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
WHAT IS MUSIC
YOU CAN BE TAUGHT HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO BY EAR
LET'S BE REALISTIC
IT'S NOT THAT EASY
PLAYING THE PIANO BY EAR IS NOT A GIFT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LEARNERS
BIRDS, FISH, GIRAFFES, AND ELEPHANTS
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEARING AND LISTENING
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRACTICING AND PLAYING
THE IMPORTANCE OF THEORY
PERFECT AND RELATIVE PITCH
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BRAIN, THE EYES, THE EARS, AND THE FINGERS
SPEED VERSUS ACCURACY
QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY
THE LEVELS AND THE TEACHING METHOD EXPLAINED
LEVEL ONE
KEY # 1. PITCH
KEY # 2. THE MUSICAL ALPHABET
KEY # 3. NOTE VALUES, EAR TRAINING, AND MATCHING PITCHES
KEY # 4. MELODY, HARMONY, AND INTERVALS
KEY # 5. HEAR THE MELODY IN YOUR HEAD
KEY # 6. FINGER NUMBERS
KEY # 7. YOUR FIRST PIECES
LEVEL TWO
KEY # 8. HALF AND WHOLE STEPS, SHARPS, FLATS, NATURALS, DIFFERENT NAMES FOR NOTES, AND ALL THE NAMES OF THE NOTES ON THE PIANO
KEY # 9. MAJOR AND MINOR KEYS, THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN, THE C MAJOR SCALE, AND THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE
KEY # 10. TRIADS
KEY # 11. CHORDS
KEY # 12. CHORD QUALITIES
KEY # 13. DISTINGUISHING CHORD QUALITIES
KEY # 14. PRIMARY CHORDS
KEY # 15. CHORD PROGRESSIONS
KEY # 16. HEARING CHORD CHANGES
KEY # 17. ADDING PRIMARY CHORDS TO THE MELODIES THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY LEARNED
KEY # 18. SLIGHTLY MORE CHALLENGING PIECES
LEVEL THREE
KEY # 19. MORE ABOUT INTERVALS
KEY # 20. CONSONANT AND DISSONANT INTERVALS
KEY # 21. MELODIC DICTATION AND RHYTHMIC DICTATION
KEY # 22. THE FIVE-SEVEN CHORD
KEY # 23. THE ONE, FIVE-SEVEN, ONE-CHORD PROGRESSION
KEY # 24. SECONDARY DOMINANT CHORDS
KEY # 25. ADDING PRIMARY CHORDS AND SECONDARY
DOMINANT CHORDS TO THE MELODIES THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY LEARNED
KEY # 26. MORE ADVANCED PIECES
LEVEL FOUR
KEY # 27. ALL FIFTEEN MAJOR AND FIFTEEN MINOR KEYS
KEY # 28. ALL FIFTEEN MAJOR AND FIFTEEN HARMONIC MINOR SCALES
KEY # 29. ALL FIFTEEN PRIMARY CHORDS IN EVERY MAJOR KEY
KEY # 30. ALL FIFTEEN PRIMARY CHORDS IN EVERY HARMONIC MINOR KEY
KEY # 31. CHORD CHARTS
KEY # 32. TRANSPOSITION
KEY # 33. MODULATION
KEY # 34. JINGLE BELLS IN 15 MAJOR KEYS
KEY # 35. ODE TO JOY IN 15 MAJOR KEYS
KEY # 36. SNAKE DANCE IN 15 MINOR KEYS
LEVEL FIVE
KEY # 37. PLAYING THE ONE, SIX, FOUR, AND FIVE-CHORD PROGRESSION IN EVERY MAJOR KEY
KEY # 38. INVERSIONS
KEY # 39. INVERSIONS OF ALL FIFTEEN MAJOR AND FIFTEEN MINOR CHORDS
KEY # 40. PLAY EVERY MAJOR SCALE WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND AND EVERY RELATED CHORD, INCLUDING INVERSIONS, WITH YOUR LEFT HAND
KEY # 41. FORM
KEY # 42. IMPROVISATION
KEY # 43. ORIGINAL IMPROVISATIONS
KEY # 44. THE TWELVE-BAR BLUES
KEY # 45. ARPEGGIOS
KEY # 46. PASSING AND NON-CHORDAL NOTES AND OTHER FILLER NOTES
KEY # 47. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR PLAYING
KEY # 48. BETTER-SOUNDING CHORDS
KEY # 49. THE MOST ADVANCED PIECES YOU WILL PLAY BY EAR IN THIS BOOK
KEY # 50. PERFORMING THE MUSIC THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
SUMMARY
MARK'S EXPERIENCE PLAYING THE PIANO BY EAR