Piano by Ear

Chords Are Key for Piano by Ear

People are absolutely astounded at the musicians they know who can play piano totally “by ear”, in other words, they don’t need to refer to anything written down. It seems like they can simply sit down and play anything by magic. It’s not magic. If you can hear and remember music and you know just a little bit about how music is put together you can learn to do this too and we can teach it to you in this one session. We can also teach you how to transpose music and even how to get music off of recordings. Prior experience with chords is recommended. .

Topics include:

  • How to find the starting note
  • How to determine when chords change
  • How to predict the chord progression
  • How the melody helps you find the correct chords
  • How to learn songs from recordings
  • How to transpose
  • How to use the Circle of Fifths
  • How to recognize the most common chord patterns

              

            

Withdrawals/Refunds:

“If you are unable to attend the course session, we are happy to refund tuition, less a 5% processing fee, when you cancel your course session a week before the course starts. The deadline to request a refund is 5:00 pm on the Tuesday prior to the course week. “

-Community Education Handbook

To request a refund, please fill out the withdrawal form below.

Withdraw Form - Please select "Adult Enrichment"

For more information, email us at commed@neisd.net

Craig Coffman
Craig Coffman

Instructor

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ACE_Fall26_PianoByEar
Starts Sat, Nov 21st 2026 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Zoom
Price: $82.00 Ages 13 yr. - 100 yr.
Instructors:
  • Craig Coffman
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Sat, Nov 21st 2026 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Zoom