musicians who play by ear do not have or do not require musical education, or have no theoretical understanding of the music they are playing.

Playing by ear is often also used to refer more generally to making music without using musical notation, using improvisation.

Blues, pop, jazz, and many forms of non-western music are fundamentally rooted in the concept of playing by ear, where musical compositions are passed down from generation to generation. In this respect, playing by ear can

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