In addition to performing with Rick Springfield I also sometimes play with Tommy Tutone (Jenny Jenny, 867-5309) and Greg Kihn (Jeopardy, The Breakup Song).
I happen to have played with them last night, so here’s a montage video of a previous gig I did with them, they’re fun songs to play:
It’s always fun to play new gigs with new people, and the show went really well. We weren’t given any charts or notes or anything to learn his songs, just MP3s of the songs to listen to and learn.
That’s why relying on sheet music is a bad idea, because often there IS no sheet music. So I learned the songs the same way I always do, and the same way most rock musicians do, which is exactly what I teach my Piano Genius Members in the members area:
- Listen to the songs enough to be familiar with them
- Figure out the key of the song
- Figure out the basic chord progression and write out simple charts
- Figure out your actual parts and jot down some notes to refer back to
…All based on just using your ear to tell whether it sounds right or not.
It works like a charm and is much easier, quicker, more effective, and most importantly can always be used. There’s not always sheet music available but your ears are always available to help you play once you’ve trained them to do their job. 🙂
The good news is I’ve turned the whole process into a piano learning system like no other, and you can access all the training right now.
I’m going to give you a 75% off discounted link this week for checking out this video, you’ll get all 50+ Modules, 500+ piano training videos, for just $5 for a month.
Got any questions? Just email back. 🙂