User talk:Andyc.weighell

Playing by ear

Anyone can play by ear with some training but unlike me (Andy Weighell), I was born with the talent. My parents say that it is in my genes. That it was passed on from my Romanian blood. Some people are born with perfect pitch and like playing by ear it can also be learnt. I am going to buy a violin and want to be able to play it. I can play be ear (musically) and so I should be able to play it. I believe that because I was born with the gift of playing by ear, I can play an instrument that I have not played before and pick out the notes. I am going to attempt to play the electronic violin. I am going to try and prove my theory in less than one month. I am attempting this in 3-4 weeks. I shall practice every night for 1-2 hours and by the end of the 3-4 weeks I think that I will be able to play the violin at a standard of which a violinist would play after 3-4 years of playing. I have done is before with the Saxophone, the accordion and the piano. I started playing the piano at the age of about 3-4 years of age and still am at the age of 17. I started playing the Accordion and the Saxophone without any help (what so ever) now I can play them at grade 4 standard. This can be a hard technique to gather but when you have the skill of playing by ear then you can play almost anything and with the theory at grade 5 standard the note reading and the rhythm, it should be easier. I will commence this activity on the 9th of July 1990. I, like with the accordion and the saxophone will attempt this is without any help.

Andy Weighell (author)