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    Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing
    Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing
    Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing
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    Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing

    By Alexander Westenberg

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    About this ebook

    The fast & fun way to play by ear

     

    When we someone can 'play by ear' we're immediately in awe of them.

     

    We think they're geniuses, super talented… and we feel 'not good enough'.

     

    How many times have you seen someone know exactly what to play just by hearing a song once, and just wished you could do that?

     

    But I have good news for you: the ability to hear and identify what you hear is not a sign of natural talent.

     

    In fact, it's a skill that can be learnt pretty easily just by connecting with music the right way.

     

    In Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing, I show you that right way.

     

    The best bit?

     

    You can do it in only a few minutes!

     

    Plus you can practise anywhere – on the bus, waiting in line, or anywhere else in the world – and you don't even need your guitar with you!

     

    So what are you waiting for?                            

     

    GRAB YOUR COPY NOW!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexander Westenberg
    Release dateMar 18, 2021
    ISBN9781393005537
    Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing

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      Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing - Alexander Westenberg

      Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing

      The fast & fun way to play by ear

      Ear Training for Creative Guitar Playing by Alexander

      Westenberg. Published by Alexander Westenberg, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

      © 2021 Alexander Westenberg

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by Australian copyright law.

      Cover photo by Jeremiah Higgins on Unsplash

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      Contents

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      Who is this Alexander guy?

      What is ear training

      Relative Pitch vs. Perfect Pitch

      Hearing Chord Sequences vs. Melodies

      Beginning ear training

      Hearing intervals

      Visualising intervals

      Mastering Intervals

      Intervals Without Chords

      Hearing modality

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      Who is this Alexander guy?

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