Have you ever wondered if you have the ability to play music by ear? You might be surprised! In this first video, we start with a simple ear training test and learn to hear and play two essential ...

Cellist Mike Block has warm memories of the two summers he spent studying and performing as a fellow at the Sarasota Music Festival in 2003 and 2004. “It was the combination of the music, the people ...

“Won’t you play a piece for our American visitor?” asked the teacher. Shinichi Suzuki’s violin pupils scurried into formation against the walls of a bare Japanese room, swung their instruments under ...

I was 6 years old when I realized I could transfer a song from my brain to an instrument by ear. My fingers gently pressed the piano keys for the first time as music oscillated throughout our family ...

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THREE FORKS (AP) -- Watching 16-year-old Jake Zeadow play his fiddle can be a jaw-dropping experience. His bow glides across the instrument's strings while his fingers dance along the tailpiece. The ...

Jazz pianist Lee Shaw is 87 years old and still performing regularly. She returns with her bassist, Rich Syracuse, in tow to perform the music of Billy Strayhorn. Shaw began playing music by ear at ...

Only God lets someone play the saxophone by ear, Brian Babin says. Somehow, Babin also learned to play by heart. For 12 years, Babin, a retired attorney, has taken his tenor sax and a song list he ...