wow!.......as a sax player i am always baffled by how fast piano players hear chords and complex harmonies on the cuff!👍

@musical_lolu4811

Жыл бұрын

It's basically the same with any instrument, even non harmonic ones like the sax. There's stock patterns and theory everywhere.

@micindir4213

Жыл бұрын

Maaan just buy decoda. I had to do charts for cash , so I bought it cos my ear wasn’t good enough. It spews out chords pretty good! Unfortunately I needed more than just chords to actually make charts on time, so I failed. But program is very nice. You might even play a bunch of nonesense and it’ll make up what harmony you actually played (suggest modes ).

@latinkeys1

Жыл бұрын

Nothing beats the old fashioned way, that’s what he’s teaching here. Once you put in the work, it stays with you.. It even evolves. Trust and believe, fam..

@Celso_Luis

Жыл бұрын

I'm a guitar player who learned it like most beginners do (by tablatures and chord sheets), so I'm naturally still very oriented to guide myself on my instrument by positions and shapes when thinking of cadences, circle of fifths etc. So what baffles me the most about piano players is how they are able to think in structural terms when it comes to building harmony. I mean, like how a piano player thinks of an Fmaj7 chord as the collection of notes F-A-C-E, anywhere in the keyboard and regardless of the variations and inversions, instead of a "maj7 shape beginning in the 1st fret of the 6th string", like guitar players tend to do. I bet it's way harder to learn, but man, it REALLY seems to pay off in the end!

@kendrick10601

Жыл бұрын

@@Celso_Luis Instead of shape we learn numbers; so 1-3-5-7 in any key in a Maj 7. For instance I really like C maj 9 played with this voicing way C / B-D-E-G; I think of it as 1/ 7-2-3-5. It's tedious, but it works.

When we say someone has a “good ear” that means that by using the input from their ears they have become musically fluent at mentally processing, recognizing patterns and use that knowledge to produce music. It does not merely mean you have good hearing. It’s the interaction of listening, analyzing, learning and creating output. All music schools have ear training, music theory and analysis. So, by all means DON’T STOP using your ears, because they are a miraculous tool for perceiving sound. The rest is up to your brain and the time you put into getting good at something.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

yes true, despite the catchy thumbnail, however, the ears are still used to pull from an existing knowledge base. The ears of a musician, like yourself, will hear and process differently than a musician starting out, their ears have grown, yes, but more so their internal knowledge

@OlandoMcCall

Жыл бұрын

This is a chicken or the egg discussion

@treyhudson73

Жыл бұрын

I've often struggled to describe my musical knowledge. The best I come up with is just "I know where things are supposed to go". I hear people describing music theory with a mess of complex language, meanwhile I'm just like "yes, that's what SHOULD be there, or that's what WORKS here"

@sat1241

Жыл бұрын

@@SeanWilsonPiano Everybody is born with different naturally ability. I know many professionals would agree with your approach but have you ever come across people with perfect pitch who could pick out any four note chord strictly be ear? Certainly some can name any of the 12 notes you might play. If they could do that they could familiarize themselves with all the intervals. So two notes is believable. Three and four notes simultaneously is where it gets really hard. I suppose you could systematically take a given interval and then practice naming any of 12 notes added to it. Then go to every interval and do the same. I suppose that is 144 combinations !! A lot of them might be dissonant but nevertheless each one something to identify . I think Rick Beato's kid can do this

@robertmichalscheck3072

Жыл бұрын

@@OlandoMcCall lol

This is hands down the best video about ear-training that I ever came across in my entire life. Thank you!

This is incredible. I've been banging away at a piano for 30+ years and often wondering what I'm missing, because I have a perfectly good ear and decent understanding of theory and yet I still struggle. This explains it brilliantly and gives me an idea of what I need to work on, namely the vocabulary of chords and progressions that produce those sounds that I often find so elusive.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man, I’m not devaluing the role of the ear at all just highlighting the importance of growing the existing knowledge base for the ear to pull from. Let me also add for the reader when I say theory I’m speaking in a broad sense. Not literal theory but your understanding of the rules of what you are doing. For most folks it’s intuitive

@pierre-yvesmachavoine4983

Жыл бұрын

@@SeanWilsonPiano it's really obvious when you think about it, but learning vocabulary means getting out of your comfort zone, listenning to new stuff (or old that we gloss over) replicate it in our playing in a conscious manner... how often do we hear that transcribing is one of the best learning exercises, yet few get the courage or desire to grind it out. Takes time and energy, if you're naturally very curious and passionate it's not an effort, for some of us like me it's a small but undeniable barrier. Thanks for keeping it real

@claudiakramer4516

Жыл бұрын

You have to memorize most of the common changes and what commonly counts as an outside chord

@yuyiya

Жыл бұрын

@@SeanWilsonPiano what you're calling "theory" here, you could call "grammar", because that becomes instinctive when you speak any language - and it also uses the same metaphor as your term "vocabulary".

@pierre-yvesmachavoine4983

Жыл бұрын

@@yuyiya nice fractal

Ufff!!! This is gold brother!!! This is why gospel musicians are some of the most sought after! The vocabulary is so extensive! I’m lucky to not only be a gospel musician but to have resources like this!

This explains why I could suddenly pick up chords when I learned a lot of chords from your channel. Thank you so much, Sean!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

There you go doc!

KZread really needs to invent a way to like videos more than once.... 😪 Perfect perfect explanation and demonstration. Thanks a ton 🔥

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you man!

@MidlifeRenaissanceMan

Жыл бұрын

@@SeanWilsonPiano agreed. You turned up in my feed this morning. Saw the headline and figured I’d learn something new, which I did. That coloured chord motion chart is a work of genius I’m working on extending my _harmonic vocabulary_ and what I call _internalising the feeling_ of those extended jazzy chords with all those sweet, or spicy, tension notes and how they are used. Get myself to the point where I hear something, feel it, and then the vocabulary comes out with something that describes it musically, and yes I refer to my theory when my ear lets me down. Now, I’m a bass player who impersonates a guitarist, so the chord stuff I really want to get down. Last night I was hanging with another bass player buddy and we were working through a song together, and there was a chord voicing on the guitar that I just couldn’t pick. It was the dominant #5 b9 chord made from a b7 3 #5 b9. I’d never come across this chord before, and my ears couldn’t quite pick it….so….I’d like to propose a new ratio for your musical analysis 65% vocabulary 20% theory 10% ear *5%* _help from someone on the internet that’s already figured it out_ Though I suspect that the ratio of the latter is much higher for less trained ears :-)

@MidlifeRenaissanceMan

Жыл бұрын

Also Subbed :-)

Sean i agree 100 percent. This lesson is my breakthrough. I thought i need to have great ears but now i see. Ear just play 10 percent. Other 90 percent is from vocabulary and theory. This lesson is crazy. Thanks so much sean may The LORD continue to bless you as you pour into our hearts the wisdom of piano and music.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

This is my personal experience with the percentages, the more chords I learn transcription gets easier. At the beginning it would take me forever to figure out chords I didn’t know

Sean, I was skeptical about commenting because I've been a church musician for nearly 30 years. After hearing and watching your videos for the past year, I've realized how "stuck" I was within my own realm of knowledge I've received over the years. I'm now a new subscriber to your website because I believe that your methods can take my playing to the level that I've longed to be for the longest time. Thank you!!!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Hey man, let me just say thanks for commenting and also your commitment to growth. I’m like you man, just someone passionate about learning and growing. Glad your onboard, hit me up if you have any questions

I agree. As somebody whose vocabulary needs work, this makes a ton of sense! We appreciate you Sean! You inspire me not to be average

Sean Wilson, "The Music Detective" 🤔.

This is definitely what I needed to hear... sometimes it's annoying when you hear other musicians play and when you try it out it just doesn't sound right 😅. I've got to up my vocabulary. Thank you Sean! You're the best!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

You could be in the ballpark tho… for instance you could be playing a dominant chord but they could be using the same chord but have additional tension notes that you don’t normally use

This is a breakthrough for me! God bless Sean and family

Amazing video as usual Sean 🤯🔥 I have the impression that Sean is preparing something for us in 2023, even more qualitative learning and new decor..😆 it's going to be incredible 🔥🔥

You're right Brother I thank you for your patience and your generosity May the Lord of the lords keep you updated and safe Amen

This is so encouraging Sean!!!

God bless you Sean

I'm calling this the BEST video on music education I have ever seen (however this is the first of your videos I've seen Sean!) I've never stopped learning music - this is like an everything theory. Brilliant!!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Wow man, wow and honor thanks so much!

@anthonyquintanilla4207

7 ай бұрын

I saw his video on rootless chords how to identify diminished chords from seventh chords (secondary dominant chords) it changed my life lol I had never seen anyone teach it like that. I couldn't believe it was that easy. He hits on those points in this video as well. The most educational videos I've seen and very easy to understand.

This is one of the more sensible video on ear training without going all over the place! Great job sir!

This was one your best lessons thus far. As a beginner, I had a hard time keeping up with you on the website and decided to leave. But some of the lessons lately have been eye openers and will be joining back.

Mind-blown! Nice work explaining your mental workflow. Clever stuff 🙂👍

Sean ,You're the best and we need more of videos like this !!! Thanks alots to help us and grow in music

I call this hearing the chord functions.

Thanks for the vid! Keep up the great work!

What a great way to break down 'what comes next' and function. Thank you!

Thank you. I play Gospel and Jazz and my ear is actually helping my vocabulary which in turn boosts my theory....

I've tried playing by ear for years and it wasn't until I built vocab from learning theory, and also learning on keys instead of guitar that accelerated my progress in learning new songs, on both instruments. The great thing about music overall is it does often fulfill expectations that have been built by genre and traditions. You could hum to a song you never heard before and it is likely you land on the right notes. I also noticed that dominant chords do have diminished harmony in their anatomy, its nice to see how useful they are. Your charts look very interesting, and they make sense when it comes to creating tension and resolve.

Fantastic perspective. Thank you!

I'm here 6:50 am in jamaica watching this awesome video love it...vocabulary is important

Wow!!!...this is a BEAUTIFUL Music Lesson...GREAT PEDAGOGY !!!....Wonderful 2023 Gift....Sean, GOD Bless Your Generosity and Ministry

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated thanks so much!

I have perfect pitch and have relied far too heavily on my ear all through music school. I don’t play piano very well, so I could pick up one note lines all day long, but with chords it takes me a bit because I’m trying to hear every note individually and I’m just slow at it. I would watch videos of other people with perfect pitch that are piano players and they could always hear it so quickly, and I was like “There must be another piece to the puzzle as to why they can figure it out so quickly and why it takes me a while.” Well, of course, they are piano players. They know the theory better than I do. They know the common voicings and patterns that I don’t pick up on as a saxophone player. I thought they just relied on their ears alone like I do sometimes, but there’s no way, even with perfect pitch, to hear 8 notes at once and being able to figure it out in an instant. You have to know the theory too.

@GabriTell

Жыл бұрын

That's true. I have Perfect Pitch too, but even for someone with this 'power' it's pretty impossible to play every chord of a song by remembering each note individualy. People who play by Ear any song (both with Perfect Pitch and without) know a lot of chord-combinations and they know almost instantly which ones fit better or worse with the melody because they're masters, and have a lot of experiencie. I don't have the 'greatest' Perfect Pitch (so to speak). I hardly can recognise 3-4 Notes at once, but it helped me pretty much. Anyway, as you said, it's not good to rely only in your Ear; because even the best sense is limited compared to the Power of Knowledge. 👌✨️

@tagurit1624

Жыл бұрын

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@jean-lucbersou758

11 ай бұрын

i don' think you have perfect pitch as you pretend ( active and passive ) WHICH is related to a formal and precoce education; It is a great advantage for transcription but doesn't make the virtuoso on the instrument . Only practicing till you can anticipate melodic and harmonic lines ( inner voices ) make you free .

@jean-lucbersou758

11 ай бұрын

@@GabriTell From your statement you imagine you have perfect pitch but you don't have .

@GabriTell

11 ай бұрын

@@jean-lucbersou758 Yes, I have it

great someone is saying this! ears are not some magic device that tell you everything

I have never heard anyone explain it like this. This is mind🤯blowing for me. It is imperative that I subscribe to your channel.😄

Wow Sean. I am a member and your chart is amazing. This is the blueprint that we amateurs have tried to piece together as much as possible over the years to try and figure out what top musicians are doing, and you have gifted this to us. Thank you so much.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks, Alamol!!!

One of the most educational videos on KZread!!!

This is maybe the most important music education video on KZread.

I am in love with this channel -- this is a breath of fresh air, I can tell that you are truly about it

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesse. I love it man! Much appreciated.

Great tips!! That chart is amazing...

Yo Sean this is sooooo true! I'll send this out to all my students! Thank you for putting this up here and really showing how much more goes in to LISTENING (which combines both theory and vocabulary) instead of just hearing. Been a fan of you since the Cory Henry Tribute transcription and it's really dope to see you still putting out such good content!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man, thanks so much!!

Beautiful lesson much gratitude

Great explanation and demonstration of how to figure out chords using functional harmony.

This is simply the best video I've ever seen on Ear Training on the entire platform. And I've been watching all I could about it for the last 7 years.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Wow man…

This explanation was really helpful Sir. Thank you lots

Best harmony channel by far on KZread.

Wow this explains why I can figure out some difficult chords and play songs. Without being able to identify simple melodies or notes off the major scale

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

There you go doc!

This is a fantastic and succinct breakdown of picking up songs "by ear"! I realize this is exactly the way I've been learning from recordings for years. This will be of great help with students who think they aren't interested in theory but just want to learn songs. Thanks!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

This entire video was outside my vocabulary. 😂 I guess I need to practice WAY more! Hey Sean!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣😅😫

@BlessedOne686

10 ай бұрын

You ain’t alone 😂

@dmkmusic780

2 ай бұрын

That's the way to go dear 😊

Sweet video man I like the way you organize the info!

Thanks for this man I always enjoy learning from your videos

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man!

You're a beast bro. This is so key!!

You are an excellent teacher, this is a top quality lesson

Great video. Essentially this is triangulation - using 3 inputs to find a result - ear, theory, and playing knowledge/experience

I’m a guitarist and this was immensely helpful man. This has been the fruit I’ve been needing. I don’t need “tips and tricks” I need the philosophy behind the concept. That’s how you learn. Now I know what I need to do to keep up with my organist at church 😂😂😂 Time to build that chord vocab. I’ve been stuck in playing major and minors only. Rarely do I even use a dominant until recently when I started practicing jazz standards.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Yeah gospel musicians use dominants differently than jazz… on average

@batmonkey

Жыл бұрын

The Barry Harris method is a great approach to dominants, in my view. A very consistent model of chord theory overall, really valuable to learn it.

@ceelothatmane9421

Жыл бұрын

@@batmonkey I'll take a look into it. Love his teaching style.

@batmonkey

Жыл бұрын

@@ceelothatmane9421 there's a great guitar channel here called "Things I Learned From Barry Harris."

Brother you nailed the point that many people have been wanting to deny for years. Knowing theory can only help you!

Great video. Thanks for sharing, man !

This lesson is a masterpiece Sean!! Thank you very much!

@walterwa256

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

The foreign language metaphor was perfect. Excellent video!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Maaaaaaan. So well said. It's about MAKING SENSE of what you hear. I like how you demonstrated that principle.

Such an intelligent, articulate educator! I love your approach to analysis. I too, am a woodwind player, who struggles playing through complex changes. This video was extremely helpful.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly man!

Great watch!!! Although I don't play piano or keyboard the theoretical concepts taught are exceptional and help me in my music and overall understanding of music. Thanks for taking the time to share your videos.

Crystal clear - thank you, professor!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Simply outstanding

Stumbled upon this through KZread recommended, awesome content man ! Hopefully you will breakdown that chart sometime soon 🙌🏾

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

That's the plan!

Great video. Made me reinterpret how I try to hear chords. I'm going to use what you said to help me with my ear training and how I approach it

you and Emmanuel Blanco are the best teachers on this app. This is great !!

Good video brother. This makes a lot of sense. 💯

That Chart is EVERYTHING

Your formula is on the spot.👍💯

Great stuff!! Thank you man!💪🏽 God bless you!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is genuinely so helpful, thank you

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Bro, we want your chart, it's amazing good work !!

First-time visitor..very informative, thank you, sir!

Well explained👏. Thanks🙏 and more grace to yuh

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Merci beaucoup for this. I'm just starting out on the piano and am doing baby steps for now. This helped a lot.

1-7-22-Wow just wow, this breakdown is really precise, detailed and just great! Man I got to get back into this classroom…

Thank you! I’ve been trying to understand & have it make sense.

Wowow! This is sooo brilliant and helpful, thank you!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Yo king this was GREAT!!!!!! This defintley helped me out!!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks!

You made it make sense thank you! God bless

Yes, I’ve been doing that for years - using the theoretical principal to help figure things out. Never seen it broken down so scientifically.

Nice and clear explanation. Thank you ! 🙂

@SeanWilsonPiano

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it man!! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sharing such a gold knowledge 😊

@SeanWilsonPiano

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the support!!

This is really helpful. Thank you!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

You actually look great thank you for all you do ❤

Thanks Sean…. This video was good!!!! Thanks for all you do!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!!

Awesome stuff Sean ......I've thought about but havent been able to make sense of it.

What you say is so intelligent and pleasant to listen to. Thank you.

Honestly, I have been using a similar approach, but I never thought about it the way you explained it. It makes a lot of sense.

That chart is a game changer

Sean just being Sean, My Dad told me exactly the same when i tried intimidating him with my good ears. God bless you Sean

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

He’s a wise man doc!

Excellent teaching, Sean! Your explanation and demonstration was top-notch without getting “bogged down in the weeds”. God richly bless you.

@SeanWilsonPiano

11 ай бұрын

Appreciate it man!! Thanks for watching!

Excellent lesson!

Excellent Instruction!

This is the application of genius through teaching. Thank you.

@SeanWilsonPiano

25 күн бұрын

Doc! Much appreciated man!

This explanation really clicked with me. Thanks for taking the time!

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Yesss!

I love the way your present videos now sir. So innovative. Happy New Year sir. Thank you for the Gift you sent to our mails. I really appreciate you sir

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man, thanks so much!

This is some great information 👌

Sean, thank you for sharing.

@SeanWilsonPiano

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

This is some game. So glad I found your channel