Mandolin by Ear

The most important thing in developing your playing is the connection between the music that you hear (be it out there or in your head) and the instrument.

We do have music notation as an intermediary. Yet, much like our usual spoken language, we often don't write down what we speak or hear.

Music is actually pretty much the same thing, in fact even more so, as whole genres are based on real-time improvisation and talking in-between musicians through music and different instruments.

So with Mandolin by Ear series, we have divided instrument learning into two parts.

1) First is the instrument itself, getting comfortable with the instrument without the extra mental strain of having to add notation. By progressing levels inside the app your get comfortable with all the notes, scales and all there is so that playing your favourite tunes on the instrument becomes a breeze for you in a matter of DAYS.

2) And second - the notation practice.
For that, check out the companion ‘Mandolin Sight Reading’ app which will allow you to get used to playing written music on your saxophone in two weeks’ time, capitalizing on your knowledge of the instrument itself, developed by the previous app, or better yet, utilise the ‘Vocal Sight Reading’ app where you will focus on written notes themselves and practice them separately without setting up the instrument, and by connecting them to your ear through singing them - playing them later on any instrument, let alone the mandolin, will become a breeze.

Mandolin is a wonderful instrument that came to us from Italy. It retains that sublime musical character few other instrument can be compared to. Learn express yourself with this beautiful instrument in DAYS and WEEKS instead if YEARS. With our unique learning method you will accomplish just that!

This is a very powerful ear training and learning tool for musicians who want a shortcut to fluency on the mandolin. With this tool you will be able to play the mandolin it is meant to be played by ear, any melody or solo, you will gain a very deep understanding of chords and the notes they consist of and are surrounded by, they tell you all about this in lessons, but you never actually get to ingrain it. Yet this is the most important skill there is for mastering the mandolin and play any music by ear.

The app allows you to practice with just the smartphone or with your real mandolin.

This exercise might look a little bit tedious, but trust us, you will see very powerful results in your music within days of using the app. You could call it hacking the mandolin. Provided you possess the basic notes and scale playing skills (youtube will teach you that very easily), you will learn to play the mandolin by ear in DAYS with Mandolin by Ear, something other musicians struggle for YEARS for and still not everyone gets there. You will. During the first month. How much money would you pay to obtain such a skill? Consider this your lucky day, because you are on your way for real musicianship whether it is your hobby or you want to pursue career in music, this app sets you up for the best results.