I LEARN TO LISTEN TO A SONG IN SECTIONS. I TAUGHT MYSELF HOW TO PLAY THE STRING ENSEMBLE OF "TOTAL PRASIE" BY RICHARD SMALLWOOD. USUALLY MUSICIANS JUST START FROM THE CHOIR SINGING. I FELT THE WHOLE ESSENCE OF THE SONG STARTED AT THE STRING SECTION. I LISTENED TO IT BY BREAKING IT IN SECTIONS. I FIRST LEARNED THE SINGLE NOTES, THEN THE FULL STRINGS I PLAYED IN MY LEFT HAND. IT TOOK AWHILE, BUT WITH MUCH PRACTICE, PRAYER, & DEDICATION, I LEARNED HOW TO DO IT LIKE THE SONG. I HAVN'T HEARD ANYBODY EVER PLAYING IT, BUT IF YOU PLAY THIS SONG, LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE STRING ENSEMBLE. I USED A KEYBOARD WITH FULL STRINGS, & A GOOD PIANO (TRITON LE,STUDIO, OR JUST A GOOD ACOUSTIC PIANO. HOWEVER YOU DO IT, TAKE ANY SONG IN SECTIONS. WHEN YOU PRACTICE ALOT & YOU HEAR CHORDS ENOUGH, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PLAY THEM WHENEVER YOU HEAR THEM. TRAIN YOUR EAR. I LEARN TO HAVE PERFECT PITCH. I CAN TELL WHAT KEY A PERSON IS SINGING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PIANO OR ORGAN. MY FATHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO THAT. WHEN YOU GET THE SOUND OF THE KEY IN YOUR HEAD ENOUGH, YOU 'LL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WHAT KEY THE SONG IS BEING PLAYED OR SUNG. YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF OR HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU. SIT IN FRONT OF A PIANO, CLOSE YOUR EYES, & TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT KEY YOU HAVE JUST PLAYED. DO IT UNTIL YOUR EAR HEARS THE SOUND PERFECTLY & CLEARLY. OR GET SOMEONE TO PLAY A NOTE & YOU JUST TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT IT IS. TRUST ME IT WORKS. PEOPLE ARE AMAZED ON HOW I CAN DETERMINE A KEY WHEN IT IS PLAYED. IT TAKES ALOT OF PRACTICE & PRAYER. REMEMBER, PRAY BEFORE YOU PRACTICE. IT PUTS YOU CLOSER TO GOD NOT JUST IN YOUR MUSIC, BUT MOST OF ALL IN YOUR WALK WITH GOD. BE BLESSED.
