Aural memory is continuous with all the music that continuously plays in our heads--some remembered, some misremembered, some recomibinant, some even newly composed. This is a person's musical mind. Speaking it is all musicking is.
good advice and not said enough. If I know how a song sounds, I can usually guess the chord changes accurately when playing the first time, but the melody is a bit more difficult for me. Once the scale and key are known, it is easier to figure everything out, although the melody usually takes me longer because there are so many different ways to play it, like you said. If I'm lost, I'm always staying in the first position.
Related to this, I saw a jazz piano workshop where the instructor was talking about aural recall and he cited a story about a student asking a famous jazz pianist about what he is hearing / thinking about when he is playing. The student asks "So are you just thinking internally replaying this melody like this?" (student lightly sings/hums melody notes). The famous pianist say "No. I replay it like this." and he sings/hums notes at 3-4x times the volume that the student sung it. The lesson behind the story that the teacher cited was to not only try to build it into your aural memory, but also you can use the volume that you think about it and replay it as a tool to have a crisper and strong memory of the tune. I wish I could find the video. It was very interesting.
@@mandohat Yes! Thank you! I just rewatched it, realizing I butchered the story (which was his Dizzy Gillespi story). What a teacher and what a valuable 10 minutes.
You RickRolled us all. :)
Hehe
So inspiring. Such a talent.
Thanks for your warm & helpful instruction! Wow! I am really grateful.
Aural memory is continuous with all the music that continuously plays in our heads--some remembered, some misremembered, some recomibinant, some even newly composed. This is a person's musical mind. Speaking it is all musicking is.
This lesson is gold, thank you sir !
Thanks Andy this will help me learn those new songs 😃 … wife’s from AK … got it 😳🎶🎶🎶
good advice and not said enough. If I know how a song sounds, I can usually guess the chord changes accurately when playing the first time, but the melody is a bit more difficult for me. Once the scale and key are known, it is easier to figure everything out, although the melody usually takes me longer because there are so many different ways to play it, like you said. If I'm lost, I'm always staying in the first position.
I think it has been called " playing by ear ".
Was that Arkansas Traveler or I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee stuck in your head from toddler music? 😁
@@jaysmoreymusic oh boy not I'm not so sure
Related to this, I saw a jazz piano workshop where the instructor was talking about aural recall and he cited a story about a student asking a famous jazz pianist about what he is hearing / thinking about when he is playing. The student asks "So are you just thinking internally replaying this melody like this?" (student lightly sings/hums melody notes). The famous pianist say "No. I replay it like this." and he sings/hums notes at 3-4x times the volume that the student sung it.
The lesson behind the story that the teacher cited was to not only try to build it into your aural memory, but also you can use the volume that you think about it and replay it as a tool to have a crisper and strong memory of the tune.
I wish I could find the video. It was very interesting.
@@johnmurret2290 hal galper the illusion of the instrument. That's what it is, I think
@@mandohat Yes! Thank you! I just rewatched it, realizing I butchered the story (which was his Dizzy Gillespi story). What a teacher and what a valuable 10 minutes.
Arkansas Traveler--well, that's a real ear worm!
If you can sing it, you can wing it.
I did not have being Rick Rolled by Andy on my 2024 bingo card!!
@@huliniswhoiam it's been a heck of a year
Almost turned the video off when you started, buuuuutttt! Never gonna give you up! :P
Rick Aestly?
Ear worms 🐛
D@mn you!! 😖🤪