Testimonials

Testimonials ...

"In less than two months, I noticed a big difference in my singing. Using the phrasing and breathing techniques taught in "The Insider Secrets to Singing Professionally"™ The Most Practical Course on Vocal Music, I was able to sing all the sustained notes of my favourite song very confidently and without straining my voice."

-- Melanie Silva

"I am still an amateur singer, I think. Before taking "The Insider Secrets to Singing Professionally"™ The Most Practical Course on Vocal Music, I was a bit confused which direction I should take in my singing career. Taking the Course gave me the clarity that I really want to be a stage performer not just a recording artist. The information and guidance taught in the Course are so invaluable that I strongly recommend it to amateur singers like me. Upon completion of the Course, I am pretty confident that I'll be moving up to become a professional singer."

-- Sarah Doughty

"The first time I've joined the Filipino Choir of St. Francis in Melbourne, months before Ben joined, I did'nt see the commitment of the members on putting in their best efforts to improve the quality of their singing as they had different singing backgrounds and had their own style of singing. But, when Ben came and taught new contemporary songs, some of which he personally arranged "on the spot" beautifully with several voices, the choir was tranformed into a "world class" choir with committed and inspired members. Everyone learned the proper breathing, quality of voice, phrasing, harmony and blending, and we started hitting the right tones with the right volume! Never have I met such a professional with a lot of knowledge, experience, and, a passion for excellence in his undertakings. Truly, he is a remarkable maestro with a lot of wisdom for teaching!"

--Antonio Noel de la Pena Jr.(President- Filipino Choir of St. Francis, Melbourne)

AN OBSERVER’S TESTIMONY - "The Filipino Choir of St. Francis’ , Melbourne, was founded in 1992 and, as all choirs, has had its periods of growth and development. The beginning was marked with much enthusiasm and generosity but there was a felt need for a more professional leadership and, at the same time, instruction on breathing, voice production and other techniques to bring the best out of the latent talent and possibilities of the dedicated choir members. The arrival of Ben Noynay was a real gift to the choir as he had the musical talent, leadership skills and background required for a good choir director. The Filipino Choir profited from his expertise and achieved a high level of performance under his direction. Eventually Ben Noynay moved on to follow his career but his legacy remains with the older choir members who still follow his methods and, to some extent, help newcomers to appreciate what it means to be dedicated to singing in a choir. He is on all accounts an excellent teacher and his skills and discipline bring out the best in a choir."

--Edward Wood, (Chaplain to the Filipino Choir of St. Francis)

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4 Steps to Learning How to Play Any Song on the Piano

1. Determining the melody - Melodies determine what chords will be played. If you can use your ear to figure out what notes are being played in the melody, you are 1/4 on your way to learning a song! More resources on learning how to determine melodies

2.Harmonizing the melody -
Once you have figured out the melody (using some of my techniques on the resource page), it is time to harmonize it. This is simply choosing various chords to accompany the melody. There are several techniques and tricks to doing this. More resources on learning how to harmonize melodies

3. Altering Chords -
This is the best part! Now that you have strategically figured out the melody to a song and have harmonized it, altering your chords to produce certain sounds is the next step. If you were playing gospel music, you would alter your chords differently than if you were playing classical or country music. More resources on altering chords

4. Listening -
After you have determined the melody, harmonized the melody, and altered some of your chords, there are various techniques you can use to make sure that your song sounds right. More resources on listening techniques

I personally recommend "The Secrets to Playing Piano By Ear" 300-pg Course and through my relationship with Jermaine (the author of this course), I've been able to get him to throw in a few bonus items (3 additional piano software programs). He has taught literally thousands of musicians how to play the piano by ear. If you understood just half of what he discussed above, you'll definitely benefit from his 300-pg course. Click here to learn the secrets to playing absolutely any song on the piano in virtually minutes!

I highly recommend it.