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This box set has it all! Here you will find hours of great piano instruction covering traditional and patriotic songs, musicals, The Beatles, The Spinners, Eagles, Clapton, Katy Perry, and even the Singing Nun! Most of these arrangements are at a late-beginner to intermediate level, so they are suitable for the typical adult pianist who has been playing for around two years.

In this Piano by Ear box set, you will find a great mix of lessons covering Disney, jazz, pop, and patriotic favorites. No arrangement in this set goes above an intermediate level, so this group is suitable for most adults who have been playing regularly for two years or more. From “Beauty and the Beast” to “Havah Nagilah”, this is one fun and eclectic batch of great piano solos!

This simple and fun polonaise is by Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, son of J. S. Bach. This lesson includes a full demonstration followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. When you learn without print or video, you memorize the song while you learn it and develop your ability to pick out other songs “by ear”.

The purpose of this piece is to develop phrasing and getting the timing of 16th notes correctly. This lesson includes a full demonstration followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. When you learn without print or video, you memorize the song while you learn it and develop your ability to pick out other songs “by ear”.

In this Piano by Ear box set, you will receive a nice mix of old and new Christmas standards arranged at various levels of difficulty. This way you can start playing for your holiday gatherings right away while still working on more sophisticated pieces to play later. All of these songs are taught “by ear” so you can work on them anywhere and at any time. Included is a duet version of “We Three Kings” for you and a friend to play together. What a great way to share the Christmas holiday!

There are a multitude of jazz standard licks in this George Benson rendition of the hit by Average White Band. In this “by ear” lesson, you will learn both the rhythm and lead (melody) guitar parts without using any tab, print, or video. This way, you learn the song quickly and develop your ability to learn other songs “by ear” as well. A full demonstration of the song is included as well as three versions of the backing tracks so that you and a friend can perform both parts if you choose.

This beautiful and well-known prelude by Bach has not only been played as it is but also eventually became the musical setting for Charles Gounod’s “Ave Maria”, which he composed in 1853. This piece is taught completely by ear in two to four measure sections using no print, music, or video. This allows the student to memorize the song while learning it and to bypass any difficulty or challenge in music reading. A full demonstration of the piece is included at the beginning of the lesson.

Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” makes a wonderful fingerstyle guitar solo and you can learn how to play it completely “by ear”! This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the solo and is then followed by a detailed lesson teaching every note and phrase without music, tab, or video.

This love ballad by Journey translates into a fantastic finger-style guitar solo. In this lesson, you will start with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson that teaches each phrase in extreme detail. When you learn this way, you learn the song quicker and you memorize it as you go.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn a late beginner level piano solo of this classic hymn. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught in two to four measure sections, completely by ear, describing every note and finger used to play the song. Listen to the lesson sample above to see just how easy it is to learn to play this great hymn completely “by ear”!

In this lesson, you will learn Tchaikovsky’s "October", also known as Autumn Song, completely “by ear”. The lesson begins with a full demonstration and is then followed by a detailed “note-by-note” lesson, including a detailed description of the fingering, of the entire song in two to four measure sections.

In this lesson, you will learn not only the guitar part to this famous Beatles hit but the sitar part as well! Plus, you will learn all of this completely “by ear”, using no tab, music, or video! The lesson starts with a complete demonstration with backing tracks followed by a detailed lesson teaching the song in small, easy to memorize phrases. At the end of the lesson you get the backing tracks again in various configurations to use for your own performance. This song uses a capo so make sure you have one before you start.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn a beginner level piano solo of this classic hymn. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught in two to four measure sections, completely by ear, describing every note and finger used to play the song. Listen to the lesson sample above to see just how easy it is to learn to play this great hymn completely “by ear”!

In this lesson, the student will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this Latin jazz hit without using music, tab, or video. At the beginning of the lesson, there is a full demonstration of the song with backing tracks to listen to and practice with. Next, the student is talked through every lick and phrase of the song for both guitars completely “by ear”. At the end of the lesson, there are backing tracks in three different configurations to perform with.

This is the actual piano part from the recording by Ged McMahon and Kaz Hawkins. In this lesson, you will learn the recorded piano hit to this minor blues hit without using music or video. The entire piano part is demonstrated at the beginning of the lesson and is then taught in two to four measure sections, describing every note and finger. Learning by ear helps you learn the song faster and you memorize it while you are learning it. This also helps you to pick out other songs by ear later.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn The Piano Guys arrangement of the Ed Sheeran hit “Perfect” completely “by ear”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “note-by-note” description of each measure of the arrangement, including the fingering. Learning by ear is fast and easy, and it develops your ability to pick out other songs “by ear.”

Learn this rock/sci-fi hit without using music, tab, or video. Bill Brown gives you a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching every lick. The lesson concludes with backing tracks for you to practice and perform with. This is rated at a level one difficulty.

This lesson teaches every lick from Walter Trout’s version of the song completely “by ear”, describing every fret and finger used. This level 2.5 lesson starts with a full demonstration recording and then works you through every verse and guitar solo measure by measure. Trout uses not only the standard blues licks you would expect, but a new batch that are sure to become standards in your arsenal of great solo phrases. Backing tracks are included for you to play along with once you have learned the song.

In this guitar by ear lesson, you will learn all of the electric lead guitar parts as well as an acoustic rhythm guitar part to this Don Williams hit. The lesson includes demonstration and backing tracks to practice and perform with. This is rated at a level 1.5 difficulty.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn a jazz solo arrangement of “I Need Thee Every Hour”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed all-audio lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. There is no print, music, or video to use.