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This Piano by Ear box set is designed for the early advanced to advanced level student. This collection includes advanced “Nocturnes” from Chopin, “Traumerei” by Schuman, and even clever pieces by lesser-known composers like CPE Bach, Anderson, and Burgmuller. This box set includes hours of detailed, high-quality piano instruction. (There are several hours of instruction dedicated just to Chopin’s “Nocturne in Db!”)

In this level two lesson, you will learn all of the rhythm and lead guitar parts from the studio version of “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the guitar parts with backing tracks and then teaches every chord, lick, and rhythm of the song completely “by ear”. At the end of the lesson, there are backing tracks without the guitar part on them for you to practice and perform with.

This Piano by Ear box set is designed for the late-intermediate to early advanced-level student who loves all classical music. All of the great piano composers are represented in this set, including Mozart, Chopin, Mendelsshon, Tchaichovsky, Schubert, and more. There is also the lesson on the entire Beethoven piece “Fur Elise”, which is an hour and a half long! This is a great package for the serious classical piano student.

Come and learn this fun and upbeat hit without using music, tab, or video. The lesson includes a full demonstration of the song as well as backing tracks to play along with. Both the rhythm and lead guitar parts, as well as the slide guitar part, are taught in this completely “by ear” lesson. This is a level 1.5 lesson.

Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” makes a wonderful fingerstyle guitar solo and you can learn how to play it completely “by ear”! This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the solo and is then followed by a detailed lesson teaching every note and phrase without music, tab, or video.

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.

The purpose of this piece is to develop phrasing and getting the timing of 16th notes correctly. 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”.

In this lesson, you learn all of the rhythm and lead guitar parts of this 21 round blues solo extravaganza! The level two lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song and then teaches every rhythm and lead riff and lick of both Vaughan and King. At the end of the lesson are backing tracks in three different configurations to perform with. If you are serious about the blues then you definitely need to work through this lesson.

In this Piano by Ear box set, you will receive a nice mix of old and new Christmas standards arranged at various levels of difficulty. This way you can start playing for your holiday gatherings right away while still working on more sophisticated pieces to play later. All of these songs are taught “by ear” so you can work on them anywhere and at any time. Included is a duet version of “We Three Kings” for you and a friend to play together. What a great way to share the Christmas holiday!

A longing sense of expectation has been captured in this song from over a thousand years ago, and it still moves hearts today. In this lesson you will learn this song of old completely “by ear”, using no print, music, or video. The song is demonstrated in its entirety and then taught note-by-note, describing every finger and its key played to produce this remarkable hymn.

Learn this rock/sci-fi hit without using music, tab, or video. Bill Brown gives you a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching every lick. The lesson concludes with backing tracks for you to practice and perform with. This is rated at a level one difficulty.

From movie and TV themes to video game soundscapes, this Piano by Ear box set will teach you how to play some of the most recognizable modern songs out there. There are also a couple of Singer Pro arrangements, where you learn the actual piano part the artist played on their original recording. This way, you can accompany a singer or lead instrument with the original piano accompaniment! You will learn all of these songs “by ear”, without the use of video or print.

There are a multitude of jazz standard licks in this George Benson rendition of the hit by Average White Band. In this “by ear” lesson, you will learn both the rhythm and lead (melody) guitar parts without using any tab, print, or video. This way, you learn the song quickly and develop your ability to learn other songs “by ear” as well. A full demonstration of the song is included as well as three versions of the backing tracks so that you and a friend can perform both parts if you choose.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn a beginner level piano solo of this classic hymn. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught in two to four measure sections, completely by ear, describing every note and finger used to play the song. Listen to the lesson sample above to see just how easy it is to learn to play this great hymn completely “by ear”!

This is the actual piano part from the recording by Ged McMahon and Kaz Hawkins. In this lesson, you will learn the recorded piano hit to this minor blues hit without using music or video. The entire piano part is demonstrated at the beginning of the lesson and is then taught in two to four measure sections, describing every note and finger. Learning by ear helps you learn the song faster and you memorize it while you are learning it. This also helps you to pick out other songs by ear later.

In this lesson, you will learn Tchaikovsky’s "October", also known as Autumn Song, completely “by ear”. The lesson begins with a full demonstration and is then followed by a detailed “note-by-note” lesson, including a detailed description of the fingering, of the entire song in two to four measure sections.

This love ballad by Journey translates into a fantastic finger-style guitar solo. In this lesson, you will start with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson that teaches each phrase in extreme detail. When you learn this way, you learn the song quicker and you memorize it as you go.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn a late beginner level piano solo of this classic hymn. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught in two to four measure sections, completely by ear, describing every note and finger used to play the song. Listen to the lesson sample above to see just how easy it is to learn to play this great hymn completely “by ear”!

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn The Piano Guys arrangement of the Ed Sheeran hit “Perfect” completely “by ear”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “note-by-note” description of each measure of the arrangement, including the fingering. Learning by ear is fast and easy, and it develops your ability to pick out other songs “by ear.”

In this lesson, you will learn not only the guitar part to this famous Beatles hit but the sitar part as well! Plus, you will learn all of this completely “by ear”, using no tab, music, or video! The lesson starts with a complete demonstration with backing tracks followed by a detailed lesson teaching the song in small, easy to memorize phrases. At the end of the lesson you get the backing tracks again in various configurations to use for your own performance. This song uses a capo so make sure you have one before you start.