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A celebration of music from the creator of Alan Partridge, The Thick of It and Veep. All my days, I've felt pressurized by the anonymous Keepers of the Cool who tell us what we should be wearing this year, what digital boxsets we should bunker ourselves in to enjoy, what amazing app is the only one we should be shrieking emotions at our recently acquired friends with. Thankfully, I have the one consolation that if I don't quite fit into all of this, everyone else probably feels the same way.

Performing with David Bowie, surviving the murky depths of the music business, enduring a painful divorce, and making the first music video in outer space, award-winning recording artist Emm Gryner has navigated through life’s highs and lows using a secret compass: singing. Her voice, and her desire to express herself in music, has been a constant, from the early days of playing in bands while growing up in a small town, to playing arena rock shows and stadiums. Across these years and on many travels, she’s discovered the human voice to be an unlikely guide.

My story is rooted in personal and professional development and this first installment represents a small sample of topics, which have had relevance during my career but also help the listeners better understand who I am as a person and professional. This is the first installment of the book, and I have additional books planned, which will delve into a variety of topics I experienced as a teacher. My hope is that others will process the information not as a how-to guide but rather as an opportunity to gain insight into the profession as well as my unique perspective.

Kris Kristofferson made this song famous in the '70s and it makes a fun gospel-style piano solo, as well. This early intermediate level lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song for you to use to listen to and practice along with. After the demonstration there is detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the entire song without using music, print, or video. The lesson concludes with backing tracks without the piano on them for you to use as your own personal back-up band to play along with.

This simple love song made famous by the Everly Brothers makes a great piano solo! The arrangement is played all the way through and then taught in two- to four-measure sections completely “by ear.” This solo is suitable for most second year students.

You can learn this standard quickly because you will learn it “by ear” without any music or print. The arrangement is performed and then taught in two- to four-measure sections in detail. At the conclusion of the lesson you are given the backing tracks to the song to practice and perform with.

This lesson teaches every lick from Walter Trout’s version of the song completely “by ear”, describing every fret and finger used. This level 2.5 lesson starts with a full demonstration recording and then works you through every verse and guitar solo measure by measure. Trout uses not only the standard blues licks you would expect, but a new batch that are sure to become standards in your arsenal of great solo phrases. Backing tracks are included for you to play along with once you have learned the song.

This is a Vacation Bible School and Children’s Church standard and you can learn it quickly and easily totally "by ear". The lesson includes a full demonstration of the arrangement and then teaches it in two to four measure sections without music, print, or video.

In this lesson, you will learn the piano accompaniment to the Hilary Weeks hit “He Hears Me”. A complete demonstration of the arrangement, with and without melody instruments, is provided and then the song is taught completely “by ear” in two to four measure increments.

Who doesn’t love this song? In this lesson, you learn the acoustic finger picking part completely “by ear”. There is a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed lesson of every chord and section of the song. A practice track with no guitar is provided at the end of the lesson for you to practice and perform with. This is a level 1.5 lesson.

This Latin-style song is fast and easy to learn when you learn it “by ear”! The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song with backing tracks. Next, the guitar part is broken down in two to four measure sections using no print, music, tab, or video. This way, you memorize as you go and develop your ability to pick out other songs by ear. At the end of the lesson, you are given the tracks again with no guitar on it to use as your own personal backing band. This is a level two lesson.

The Drifters’ version of this song stayed number one for three weeks when it was first released on Atlantic Records. In this level one song lesson, you will learn both the rhythm and electric guitar parts to this epic hit completely “by ear". The song is demonstrated in its entirety and then taught in small detailed sections without the use of music, tab, or video.

Learn the bachata version of this pop standard completely “by ear”. At the beginning of the lesson, you are given a full demonstration of the arrangement to listen to and practice with. Then, the song’s guitar part is taught in two to four measure sections using no music, tab, or print of any kind. Learning “by ear” helps you to learn the song quicker and to memorize it as you go. At the end of the lesson, there are backing tracks to practice and perform with.

This love ballad by the band Train makes a wonderful level two fingerstyle guitar solo and you can learn how to play it completely “by ear”! This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the solo and is then followed by a detailed lesson teaching every note and phrase without music, tab, or video.