When students can play by ear, so many musical doors open up! It gives them freedom to play songs from other people just by hearing melodies in their heads, and equally important, it allows them to take the songs they have created in their heads and actualize them on an instrument. Today we’ll talk about what’s really happening when we play by ear, which is that we’re actually just listening and creating meaning out of the melody. We’ll talk about a step-by-step process we can use to play by ear. We’ll back up in case we need to brush up on some prerequisite experiences. And we’ll dive into a few logistics that will help things go a little more smoothly. 00:00 - Introduction 01:25 - When I was learning to play by ear 05:20 - Making Sense by Ear (How to Listen) Dowling, W. J. (1986). Context effects on melody recognition: Scale-step versus interval representations. Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(3), 281–296.Rogers, M. R. (1983). Beyond intervals: The teaching of tonal hearing. Indiana Theory Review, 6(3), 18–34. 08:40 - Listening Experiences 10:22 - Physical 13:36 - Aural 18:10 - Visual 25:31 - First Instrumental Experiences 26:27 - Barred Instrument Exploration 29:43 - Logistics 30:54 - Everyone has a Job Episode 34: Strategies for Sharing Instruments 32:13 - Practice Sharing 35:09 - Managing Noise 36:55 - Getting Started: Just One Phrase Find the full show notes at https://victoriaboler.com/elemental-conversations Let’s Connect:  Website  | Instagram  | YouTube  | Website | Planning Binder

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