Knowing your scales is so instrumental to hearing the key. I was just talking to a student about this method last week with the song “I Surrender All” she said “how did you know that I was playing in C.” “I said I knew the song started on the third and the first note you played was an E.”
Knowing your scales has nothing to do with "hearing" what key they are in. You still need to experiment. Only a person with perfect pitch can immediately hear what key someone is playing or singing in.
Hi Sean, I have all my scales, and a quite good relative ear. I'm able to recognize chords type, patterns, and the relative position of the chord in the scale. but for the key of a song, I cannot just say by hearing it's a C or D. How have you done to memorize a note? When I see you, giving the name of a note only by hearing without the context, sounds like magic :-)
Great point... I have the C pitch memorized. Certain songs that start in C I’ve memorized. I think most people can do this with their favorite song. I then use the relative pitch to find out how far from C the rest of the notes are. The whole process happens very quickly
Thanks a lot for the answer Sean! I'll try to memorize C too. I play for 10 years now and didn't knew it was possible... I'll come back to you in 2 weeks to give my progress. Thanks 👍😉
@@paraklesis2253 Actually I started working on my C tone. And now I'm still in the process. I'm able to recall my c tone from memory correctly 60% of time. Still work to do, but I just realize now that it's possible. So I continue and I hope to reach my 100% accuracy in 2 or 3 months
Yeah man, that’s the power of this because knowing triads means more than just knowing how to play them it’s knowing and perceiving their distance from the tonic triad as well
Hey go ahead and led me know you method of finding the key of a song, as I mentioned in the video, it will be different for everyone because everyone internalizes patterns differently. The point is there is no ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL approach. But hopefully now you realize how important it is to memorize those triads!!! Let me know what method works for YOU....
Program for ear training? I know what to work on with ear training, hearing intervals, chord quality, singing bass notes. But I don't know how to organize it in a structured program where I can progress over time
Sometimes with ear training you don’t need to much structure... progressing over time will happen automatically if you are transcribing and simply using your ear to find chords
I know my major scale in every key. I am just beginning to work on triads in each key. Anyway, in the collaboration video you did with Warren, I think I mentioned I was transcribing "I Almost Let Go." Years ago, a musician told me I had "rabbit ears" (it wasn't a bad thing) ... I'm hoping that doesn't come into play when transcribing. While listening to this video and what you said about accidentals, I went to the keyboard ... I believe the song is in the key of F ... the only accidental is Bb ... what sayest thou?
Well when I was talking about accidentals I was referring to notes that are not in the scale. But I’ll have to listen to the song you are talking about to see... who sings the version you are listening to?
I think I understand your question.... Western Music general uses the diatonic triads that move according to the WWHWWWH rule.. using this system the 2nd degree of the scale will always be a minor triad...
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Knowing your scales is so instrumental to hearing the key. I was just talking to a student about this method last week with the song “I Surrender All” she said “how did you know that I was playing in C.” “I said I knew the song started on the third and the first note you played was an E.”
There it is man!!! Trying to explain this thing doc 💯
I know my scales and chords, but not fluently enough. This video was actually helpful! Tysm!!
Thanks Shantelle!
YES I KNOW MY SCALES LOL!!!!!! Great video bro!
You CREATED scales bro 🎉👌
Nice bro 🔥🔥🔥.
Ps: planting the bug in your “ear.” 2020 I’d love for us to do weekend workshop - live event on all this stuff 😊
👌Funny I was just talking to someone about that...
Sean Wilson Piano we should make it happen man.
watched many videos but no one teaches it this way. it is really helpful ! thanks ! :)
Brother, you are the man! Thanks
Knowing your scales has nothing to do with "hearing" what key they are in. You still need to experiment. Only a person with perfect pitch can immediately hear what key someone is playing or singing in.
I need to practice and memorize the scales cuz I got a lil lost
I don't know all of my keys down pack. But I can find them by ear
Very informative vid... And this is Davon btw
Best teacher
I know my scales, I know my triads
I play saxophone so I want to ask if I cn use the same method
Hi Sean, I have all my scales, and a quite good relative ear. I'm able to recognize chords type, patterns, and the relative position of the chord in the scale. but for the key of a song, I cannot just say by hearing it's a C or D. How have you done to memorize a note? When I see you, giving the name of a note only by hearing without the context, sounds like magic :-)
Great point... I have the C pitch memorized. Certain songs that start in C I’ve memorized. I think most people can do this with their favorite song. I then use the relative pitch to find out how far from C the rest of the notes are. The whole process happens very quickly
Thanks a lot for the answer Sean! I'll try to memorize C too. I play for 10 years now and didn't knew it was possible... I'll come back to you in 2 weeks to give my progress. Thanks 👍😉
@@akrilik2022 how did it go?
@@paraklesis2253 Actually I started working on my C tone. And now I'm still in the process. I'm able to recall my c tone from memory correctly 60% of time. Still work to do, but I just realize now that it's possible. So I continue and I hope to reach my 100% accuracy in 2 or 3 months
For Me G works For some reason I can imediately tell a song is in G i now need to work on relative pitch
working on the keys
Please invest in acoustic panels to absorb reflections.
Gee, thanks-- I know my scales ---not sure of my triads in each key--- I got ALL of them WRONG!---very frustrated!
Yeah man, that’s the power of this because knowing triads means more than just knowing how to play them it’s knowing and perceiving their distance from the tonic triad as well
I know my major scales in every key!
Cool... now the real question comes when you check out the post on this seanwilsonpiano.com/find-the-tonic-and-play-any-song-by-ear/
Hey go ahead and led me know you method of finding the key of a song, as I mentioned in the video, it will be different for everyone because everyone internalizes patterns differently. The point is there is no ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL approach. But hopefully now you realize how important it is to memorize those triads!!! Let me know what method works for YOU....
Yes I know all my scales.
@@chidiwegbom2528 you mean scales? or just one?
@@SeanWilsonPiano just one, sir. Major scales.
Ok cool!
Personally I just find the half steps and then use my knowledge of scales to knoe which one is the 1 amd which one is the 4
Program for ear training? I know what to work on with ear training, hearing intervals, chord quality, singing bass notes. But I don't know how to organize it in a structured program where I can progress over time
Sometimes with ear training you don’t need to much structure... progressing over time will happen automatically if you are transcribing and simply using your ear to find chords
@@SeanWilsonPiano Thanks for the reply man
I know my major scale in every key. I am just beginning to work on triads in each key. Anyway, in the collaboration video you did with Warren, I think I mentioned I was transcribing "I Almost Let Go." Years ago, a musician told me I had "rabbit ears" (it wasn't a bad thing) ... I'm hoping that doesn't come into play when transcribing. While listening to this video and what you said about accidentals, I went to the keyboard ... I believe the song is in the key of F ... the only accidental is Bb ... what sayest thou?
Well when I was talking about accidentals I was referring to notes that are not in the scale. But I’ll have to listen to the song you are talking about to see... who sings the version you are listening to?
Oh okay. Thanks for the correction. It's Kurt Carr's version.
@@bonniesimpson7488 Yep, you're correct. F it is!!! Great work!
@@SeanWilsonPiano I feel sanctified! Lol! Thanks for checking back! I appreciate your time.
Am working on it
Yeah man, Also focusing on listening for the intervals too if you can...
But every key play's every note, flats, sharps etcetera, right?
Hi i'm from Brasil I want know about voicings about Gospel Chords is normal haver second minor?
I don’t understand your question
@@SeanWilsonPianoSorry hahaha, About American voices is it normal to have the second minor anyway?
I think I understand your question.... Western Music general uses the diatonic triads that move according to the WWHWWWH rule.. using this system the 2nd degree of the scale will always be a minor triad...
Yes
Cool, you know the intervals by ear as well?
ik almost all my major scales in every key
I don't know all the major scale on all the keys
Yes I know my scales
I don't really know my scale
I dont know all my scales in all keys😭
Not all keys
Yeah man, it takes time for sure!!!
No I don't
you remind me of babyface
Yes
Yes