You elaborated perfectly on what I was getting at - thanks! That's the way I do it too.
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Learning songs quickly, help!
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You elaborated perfectly on what I was getting at - thanks! That's the way I do it too.
Learning songs is a developing skill, the more you use it correctly the more it helps you in the long run.
Maybe you do not have time just know, but learn song de-construction, learn to hear what is in a song by taking it to bits...de-construct the parts, see the relationships, learn the relationships and any alternatives, the construct it again from what you have learned. This gives a better deeper learning experience than just learning "to play notes"
Rather than a full transcription, just write out the format and arrangement with the chords that apply, you all ready will have learned what is in any chords used and their relationships to each other, this skill will be used again and again and again and as it develops you get faster and better at hearing what is in a song. It will lead to you learning some song just by hearing them....no instrument needed.
It works for all music, and especially so in genres as the will share common and similar elements in there construction.
Check out the link, two different songs, different keys, but similar in more ways than you would suspect.
Maybe you do not have time just know, but learn song de-construction, learn to hear what is in a song by taking it to bits...de-construct the parts, see the relationships, learn the relationships and any alternatives, the construct it again from what you have learned. This gives a better deeper learning experience than just learning "to play notes"
Rather than a full transcription, just write out the format and arrangement with the chords that apply, you all ready will have learned what is in any chords used and their relationships to each other, this skill will be used again and again and again and as it develops you get faster and better at hearing what is in a song. It will lead to you learning some song just by hearing them....no instrument needed.
It works for all music, and especially so in genres as the will share common and similar elements in there construction.
Check out the link, two different songs, different keys, but similar in more ways than you would suspect.
