Playing by ear

[Brian007]

Hi everyone,

Just a thought but when I said I played a piece by ear I suppose I was technical wrong I think
what I actually did was played from memory as I didn't have the sheet music in front of me `

I picked the notes out of a recording of the song and by matching them to the melody line and
remembering them I played it without the music ? so is that playing by ear ? or from memory

Brian007

[jackoj]

BOTH

[Mike Bracchi]

This is what 'Google' say

[Brian007]

Hi Jacko and Mike,

I suppose you right, its a combination of both


Brian007

[FREDDIE]

I tried to play by ear, but kept getting wax on the keys

[dragon]

Ear, ear! .. Fred

[Brian007]

Suppose in my case that`s were the saying " making a pigs ear of it " comes from

Brian007

[andyg]

Strictly speaking, you could define playing by ear as being able to play the piece without having ever looked at the music, whereas playing from memory is playing the piece having learnt it from the music and then memorising it. But, as has been said, if you play it by ear you do have to remember it too!

[VAL7JEAN]

am I a failure!
Unable to memorize
Unable to play by ear.
BUT can read the dots and can play from the score

[Brian007]

definitely not,

You are a gifted man,

Brian007