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QuestionIs playing by ear a gift?Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.Playing by ear is a gift but it can also be acquired through studying aural skills.
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QuestionHow do you score a song perfectly?Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.Figuring out how to score a song takes an advanced knowledge of instrumentation. I would recommend taking an online course or purchasing a book explaining how to do this.
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QuestionHow do you find the tonic of a song?Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.This can be determined by the key signature or, usually, by the last note of the song.
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QuestionIs the key of a song the first note played?Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.The first note is not necessarily the key. However, for most songs/pieces, the last harmony (or chord) will be the key of the song/piece. To know for certain, however, you should familiarize yourself with key signatures (the sharps and flats) that are in each respective key.
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QuestionIs there any application to find out guitar tunes?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerTry a program like the Guitar Ear Training app. Anytune is also a good general app for learning music by ear.
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QuestionBy hearing a song several times how we can plan the song in violinCommunity AnswerTranscribe the score carefully as you listen. Write down all the notes you hear, remembering to place them on the correct lines, and spaces on the musical stave. Also if you do know how, write any and all markings down on your sheet music. After you're done transcribing, practice as much as you can. You can make slight adjustments if you like. From then on, you can perform your version of the song in front of anyone.
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QuestionHow do I find out the rhythm of the song?Community AnswerFirst figure out the time signature and tempo, then turn on a metronome and figure it out based on that. It's usually easier if you know how to count music.
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QuestionCan I find guitar notes with software?Community AnswerUnfortunately, the technology isn't good enough yet. There are various web applications which claim to generate the chords to a song, but usually they're quite far off. However, if you have a midi file, loading it into MuseScore will get you the notes (not the tab though).
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