Years later, he played it for Stewart.
“Holy, you figured that out.”
“I kind of had to.”
There were no tutorials. Just curiosity, instinct, and repetition.
#BehindTheMusic #AshSoan #StewartCopeland #LearningByEar
We tried playing some of our concert music without the sheets.
Their ears are often much better than what we give them credit for.
#musiced #musiceducation #musedchat #musicteaching #learningbyear
I love teaching band this year. But I enjoy it even more and feel more fulfilled as a teacher when I'm challenging kids with learning by ear, improvisation, and other creative pursuits.
#learningbyear #musiced #teachingband
Today at lunch, this interaction occurred:
Kid 1: let's go play our band music.
Kid 2: I forgot my sheets!
Kid 1: see how much of it you can remember by ear!
It's happening!
#musiced #learningbyear
