Do you feel that your practice is not returning the results you want. That other musicians seem to make way more progress in way less time. In this lesson we’re going to talk about the practice habits of great musicians. What they are doing that makes their practice so effective. At the end I’ll show you an easy exercise that I give to students who struggle with practice that you can do to improve your sessions.
In this lesson we’ll be talking about how to play by ear, using a concept called the musical feedback loop. Clearly, being able to play by ear is a vital skill for any musician. From copying a phrase that someone plays to you, transcribing your favourite songs, to improvising and writing your own music, playing by ear facilitates these skills and more. This post covers the four main things you need to be doing in order to play by ear – Audiation, Fretboard Mapping, Technique, and Comparison – and how these four skills come together to form the musical feedback...
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