Only God lets someone play the saxophone by ear, Brian Babin says. Somehow, Babin also learned to play by heart. For 12 years, Babin, a retired attorney, has taken his tenor sax and a song list he ...

Learning to play by ear is a really important skill for guitarists. It furthers your understanding and knowledge of your instrument, prepares you for a whole range of situations, and makes you a ...

The premiere episode of Play It By Ear will debut in September 2022, with the following episodes arriving biweekly. Spun off from the popular Game Changer episode, The Official Cast Recording, Play It ...

William Congreve wrote, "Music has charms to soothe the savage breast." I'd add a corollary: "Playing music soothes the entire body." Many people take music lessons and find that it increases stress.

John Clayton doesn’t just play the contrabass. Wearing his ever-present smile, he seems to take total possession of this big instrument, the musical notes cascading from it full and round. It’s ...

A 5-year-old has figured out how to play Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" by ear, but those who've followed him online know this is no ordinary kid just learning to play guitar. Watch the ...

Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are solely the opinion of that person and not the Daily Journal. Individually, Retro Dan and I have been doing this guitar/music ...

“Won’t you play a piece for our American visitor?” asked the teacher. Shinichi Suzuki’s violin pupils scurried into formation against the walls of a bare Japanese room, swung their instruments under ...