Perhaps a "by ear" method??

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Friends,

Encountered a teacher who uses something called "Simple Music"..By a man, born and raised in Australia...(Can't recall the name, and failed to write it down, but believe I remember Neal something)?...I gathered it was visual and aural "visualisation" method. Any know it, and comment?

My Regards,  John Cont

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Hello again,

Sorry... Had the name wrong...It's "Simply Music"...

Having not yet received an answer to my post, I ask for any possible critical examinations of this, and other "revolutionary" programs, costing "X" number of dollars to implement..., some promoters making hugh profits on materials. (Of course, that's O.K. as long as there is legitimacy)..

Does anyone have a suggestion of any sites that examine such "unusual" methods, in particular from the professional community...? (The search on this site of course shows too many items....don't know if it has ever been asked about before).

There are a few I have run into who are talking of teaching using this method, which is promoted as not requiring much "real" ability or background to be a teacher. It requires only a love of music, and a rudimentary ability to actually play the piano....and the company supplies all needs for teaching...

Comments...?   John Cont

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aural "visualisation" method

Awww! That expression sounds so ill to me. I don' mean the method is necessarily bad but they should have tried better to give it a name which doesn't sound like nonsense...

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Very true..,

"Simply Music" is used by so MANY..for so many products.. A better name would be nice..

Other words in the info area were  perhaps strong: ..."Fragmentation"for example...There are some others...all a bit ostentatious, to help in selling the program I would guess...

I still wonder if such a program has any place for an educated, sensible person, and I really consider this friend to be those things...The basic idea is surely as old as man,  probably..("we learn by doing"...etc). I myself joined a  widely advertised method for learning "slide guitar" at about age 10 I think. and it was rather poor, I can say upon reflection.. It was really used to sell guitars and picks/slides/music etc. at a music store.

I do hesitate to make any issue about it without knowing more and some back-up....The younger, (including at this location!!), get real uptight if one of us with long term school and university ed./ex. says too much about these self-help, independant methods...It goes with the "newer" age ideas of independance and self-help/self worthiness...which is surely a GREAT way to believe...

None-The Less!!..I have a problem in a person with few, (only self-taught), keyboard abilities and limited facility...deciding they are a teacher, buying the materials, rounding up a few (or more) students, and charging the standard fee for lessons.

Am I wrong about this? I KNOW some of you detest organized school/college teaching...

Again, friends..Please forgive my writing and wordiness ..it is as I learned a LOOONG time ago;...Hope to simply take part in a limited way...(No more Hanon arguments, etc.  for me... )

My Regards,   John Cont