How to Play Music by Ear - From the Basics to Fluency - Part 3 - Harmony/Chords
In this course, I will be taking you through a series of listening exercises and examples of how to listen, and discover how to discern chords and harmony in general. As with the Melody course, we will start with very simple songs to give you the tools and confidence to play music freely while listening and understanding why and what music is. I will also introduce the idea of playing in different keys and the overall function of chords, why we use them, which chords sound good together and how melody and harmony work together.
There is no requirement of previous experience with music or music lessons. This course can also be very effective for music students who have only ever played music by reading sheet music.
What will students learn in your course:
Our goal for this class is to be able to feel comfortable playing the chords while listening to the melody. Hear the blending of sounds and to play Mary Had a Little Lamb and Twinkle Twinkle
Downloadable documents for classes #5 and #13