Episode Synopsis "How to play music by ear by playing in one key"
Discover why most musicians never learn to play music by ear, and the one tweak to your practice that makes all the difference.Julian shares how he learned to play music by ear by doing something counter intuitive - instead of 'practicing in all 12 keys' as we're often taught, he decided to double down on ONE key, which he focused on and studied for 2 years. During this time he learned to play music by ear very quickly, since he transcribed every song in the same key.Free Ear Training Videos:Watch Julian's 4 part ear training video series to learn more - Sign up here.
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