Ear training, vital?

The importance of having an ear sensitive to musical notes and tones cannot be overemphasized.

I remember my personal experience when I was playing in a band and the bass player's sense of hearing was off. When we would play, his inability to hear when he was not harmonizing with the rest of us proved greatly frustrating! 

On the other hand, one time I played some improvisational music with a violinist while I was on the piano. Our sense of hearing, that is "ear training" was very acute and on point. We could feel where the other musician was going. It was an amazing experience!

So if some say that having a good ear is not that important, they haven't experienced what I had or what many other musicians have as well.

Question is, how do you develop your ear and unlock it or open it up? I will discuss this in a future post.

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