Music audiobooks

I Need Thee Every Hour – Jazz Arrangement

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Piano By Ear lesson you will learn a jazz solo arrangement of “I Need Thee Every Hour.” The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed all-audio lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. The is no print, music, or video to use. Read more

Serenade no. 4

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you will learn the entire song without the use of music, print, or video. Each two to four measure of the song is taught in an all-audio format. A full demonstration is included with the lesson as well. Read more

Action Plus

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

There will be three guitar parts taught in this fast and fun Guitar by Ear lesson! You will learn the main lower octave guitar and the guitar part an octave higher that is heard on the studio recording. Also, we include a lesson on a rhythm guitar part playing the background chords. There is a full demonstration at the beginning of the lesson... Read more

All Things Must Pass Away

By: Kenneth Womack & Jason Kruppa

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

George Harrison and Eric Clapton shared a legendary and tumultuous friendship that shaped not only their respective lives and careers but the shifting face of rock itself in the early 1970s. All Things Must Pass Away traces that friendship from its earliest roots in 1964, when Beatles-averse blues-rocker Eric met George backstage at the... Read more

Arms of the Angel—Fingerstyle Solo

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn a fingerstyle solo of this moving soft-rock hit by Sarah McLachlan without using music or tab. This all-audio lesson includes a full demonstration and a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching every phrase slowly and without music, tab, or video. This lesson is rated at a level two difficulty. Read more

One More Night With You (Singer Pro)

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the actual piano part from the recording by Ged McMahon and Kaz Hawkins. In this lesson you will learn the recorded piano hit to this minor blues hit without using music or video. The entire piano part is demonstrated at the beginning of the lesson and is then taught in two to four measure sections describing every note and finger.... Read more

Country Bumpkin

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In this level two Guitar by Ear lesson you will learn the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this progressive country instrumental without using music, tab, or video. The song is fully demonstrated at the beginning of the lesson and then you are taught all of the guitar parts completely “by ear.” This way you learn quickly and you memorize as you... Read more

Lookin' Out My Back Door

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and learn this fun and upbeat hit without using music, tab, or video. The lesson includes a full demonstration of the song as well as backing tracks to play along with. Both the rhythm and lead guitar parts, as well as the slide guitar part, are taught in this completely “by ear” lesson. This is a level 1.5 lesson. Read more

We Three Kings (Duet)

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

You and a friend can celebrate Christmas together this year with this fun duet of a Christmas classic! Both parts of the duet are taught completely by ear and there are separate demonstration tracks for each part to listen to and play along with. Read more

In From the Cold

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Guitar by Ear lesson you will learn every lick and phrase, including both guitar solos, completely “by ear!” The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed lesson breaking the song down into phrase length sections. The lesson concludes with backing tracks to perform your new song with. This lesson is rated... Read more

March in G

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This arrangement is from the famous “Notebook for Anna Magdalena” which was a volume of songs J.S. Bach presented to his second wife full of minuets, marches, sonatinas, etc. This notebook has become very popular through the years because it contains pieces of an intermediate level that help to hone the essential skills needed for proficient... Read more

Jack's Lament

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From the movie Nightmare Before Christmas. In this all-audio lesson you will learn a late intermediate-level piano solo of “Jack’s Lament.” The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song and then proceeds to teach the entire song “by ear,” describing every note and finger in two- to four-measure sections. This is a fun song to learn for... Read more

Life is Hard

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “by ear” lesson you will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this blues hit by Fred James. The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the guitar parts with drums and bass followed by a detailed “all-audio” lesson teaching every lick to every guitar. At the end of the lesson you are given the backing tracks in three... Read more

Prelude in C

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

This beautiful and well-known prelude by Bach has not only been played as it is but also eventually became the musical setting for Charles Gounod’s “Ave Maria” which he composed in 1853. This piece is taught completely by ear in two to four measure sections using no print, music, or video. This allows the student to memorize the song while... Read more

Perfect

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In the style of The Piano Guys. In this Piano by Ear lesson you will learn The Piano Guys arrangement of the Ed Sheeran hit “Perfect” completely “by ear.” The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “note-by-note” description of each measure of the arrangement, including the fingering. Learning by ear is fast... Read more

All of Me (Singer Pro)

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This lesson teaches the actual piano part that John Legend played on his version of the song. This allows you to accompany either a singer or melody instrument with the same accompaniment part Legend used to accompany himself. These arrangements are called “Singer Pro” versions. This lesson includes a full demonstration of the piano part... Read more

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This old spiritual makes a nice jazzy arrangement! In this Piano By Ear lesson you will learn an early advanced arrangement of “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” completely by ear. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed all-audio lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. The is no... Read more

El Condor Pasa – classical solo

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “by ear” lesson you will learn a neo-classical arrangement of “El Condor Pasa.” While this song’s roots are from the Andes Mountain area, we in the U.S. probably first heard this song sung by Simon & Garfunkel. In this lesson you are given a full demonstration of the song to listen to and play along with. Each phrase of the song is... Read more

Overall Junction

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you learn all of the rhythm and lead guitar parts of this twenty-one round blues solo extravaganza! The level two lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song and then teaches every rhythm and lead riff and lick of both Vaughan and King. At the end of the lesson are backing tracks in three different configurations to... Read more

October/Autumn Song

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you will learn Tchaikovsky’s October, also known as Autumn Song, completely “by ear.” The lesson begins with a full demonstration and is then followed by a detailed “note-by-note” lesson, including a detailed description of the fingering, of the entire song in two to four measure sections. This song is rated as a late intermediate... Read more

House of the Rising Sun - Daines

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

This rock standard gets a rock/blues update in this Daines/Killington redo. The lesson includes a full demonstration and several variations of practice tracks to play along with once you have mastered this song. The song is taught completely “by ear” using no print, video, or tab. This song is a level 1.5 difficulty. Read more

Adagio in Dm

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

This lesson includes a full demonstration followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the song in two- to four-measure sections. When you learn without print or video, you memorize the song while you learn it and develop your skill to pick out other songs “by ear.” Read more

Flirtin' With Disaster

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fun and exciting lesson you will learn all three guitar parts to this Southern rock anthem! The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song played by Bill Brown followed by a lesson teaching every guitar part using no print, tab, or video. When you learn by ear you memorize as you go and you develop your ability to figure out... Read more

Let It Go

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This hit from the movie Frozen makes a great late beginner level piano solo and you can learn this one totally “by ear!” This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song which is then followed by a detailed lesson demonstrating and explaining every phrase and note of the song without the use of music, print, or video. What a fast and... Read more