Listen Play Grow
A 6-Month Foundation for Playing by Ear
Finally hear what’s happening in music and play with freedom, connection, and confidence.
Start at Week One - Join Anytime
🌱 Start in a Different way
Most musicians begin with good intentions:
Promising themselves they’ll finally work on their ear.
Opening a book or video course.
Feeling slightly overwhelmed.
Slipping back into old habits.
This isn’t that.
This is a clear, structured, human way to learn to play by ear — designed especially for adult musicians who want to experience real musical freedom, connection, and confidence again.
🌳 Who This Is For
The Listen, Play, Grow Foundation is for:
Adult hobbyist musicians (UK and international, mostly 50+)
Guitarists, pianists, singers, and instrumentalists of all kinds
Musicians who struggle to play by ear
Those tired of relying on notation and wanting more freedom
People who’ve leaned heavily on theory but feel disconnected from real music-making
Musicians who feel plateaued, stuck, or lacking confidence
Those who want to improvise but don’t know where to begin
Anyone who wants to play with others, accompany themselves, or simply enjoy their instrument again
If you've ever thought:
“I’ve played for years, but I still can’t play by ear.”
This Foundation was built for you.
🌼 What You’ll Learn in the First 12 Weeks
These first 12 weeks form Part 1 of the 6-month Listen, Play, Grow Foundation
We focus on essential musical foundations - practical, ear-led, and applied to real music.
1. Hearing I–IV–V movement (the backbone of most music)
You’ll learn to feel and recognise chord movement through simple listening tasks and singing exercises. Not theory diagrams.
2. Hearing and Singing Core Musical Lines
Short melodic fragments, bass movement, and functional patterns.
Not complex jazz lines. Clear, memorable musical shapes you can actually use.
3. Building rhythmic confidence
Through short two-bar phrases, call-and-response patterns, and practical groove work.
So your playing feels steadier, more natural, and more expressive.
4. Playing simple songs by ear
No notation.
No guessing.
Listening → understanding → playing.
5. Light, Musical improvisation
No scale overload.
No theory walls.
Just small rhythmic and melodic ideas that grow into confident improvisation.
By the end of Part 1, you’re starting to hear how music moves in a way that transfers across keys, songs, and instruments.
🌹 What Happens in Months 4–6?
In Part 2, we expand beyond I–IV–V and build deeper musical flexibility.
You’ll explore:
The 2, 3, and 6 chords and how they function
Minor tonal movement and modal colour (without theory overload)
Stronger root recognition across more varied progressions
Applying your ear skills to a wider range of real songs
More confident, structured improvisation
This is where the foundations begin to feel transferable across more keys, more styles, and more musical situations.
🌿 A Clear Structure That Helps You Grow
Each week follows the Listen Play Grow rhythm:
Exploring the Garden — 4 days of small, accumulative learning
Tending the Garden — 1 day of recap, reflection, and strengthening what you've worked on
Mucking About — 1 relaxed day of playful improvisation and musical curiosity
This is steady work.
And you move through it at your own pace.
🌱 You Can’t Fall Behind Here
This Foundation is built for real life — not an ideal calendar.
Catch-up space is built into the structure.
If you miss days — or even a week — that’s fine.
There is no “behind.”
You move at your pace.
Holidays, busy stretches, illness — all part of life.
You’ll have 12 weeks in Part 1 and access to continue when you’re ready.
“There’s no pressure to get things right — just to explore.”— Annie, UK
The learning builds steadily and it allows for real life.
🌿 A Supportive Community
You’ll join a small group of thoughtful musicians — curious, encouraging, and serious about improving.
Inside the programme you’ll have:
Your own private practice space in Slack (just you and me)
Dedicated channels for questions, improvisation, wins, and sharing
Weekly small-group calls where you’re never put on the spot
Direct messaging support if you get stuck
“The calls are the highlight of my week. The community is so supportive.”— Jack, Canada
You’ll be part of a space that takes your musicianship seriously.
🌳 What’s Included
🎧 12 weeks of the Listen Play Grow curriculum
Small, musical daily tasks that build ear, confidence, and expression.
🌱 Weekly Group Calls (4 per month)
Focused, practical Zoom sessions where we explore concepts, clarify questions, and work through real musical examples together.
🌼 A private practice space
A dedicated Slack space just for you and me.
Ask questions. Share recordings. Get feedback.
🌿 Community channels
Support, encouragement, musical discussion, and steady accountability.
🎶 Drone and listening exercises
Short, powerful practices that strengthen pitch awareness and tonal centre.
🌺 Practical improvisation pathways
Clear, manageable ways to begin improvising — without scale overload or theory walls.
🌳 Flexible pace
Catch-up space built in.
No deadlines.
No “falling behind.”
🌟 Real Stories From Real Learners
From relying on sheet music to real musical freedom
“I’d spent years unable to play without notation. Within a few weeks of working with Andy’s approach, I’d already learned three songs by ear and at a comfortable pace.
For the first time in my life I’m writing my own music.”— David, Japan
From classical reading to hearing chord progressions naturally
“I came in as a classical trumpet player with no idea how to improvise. Andy guided me from simple root movements all the way to transcribing a Chet Baker solo.
By the end, I had the confidence to walk into a jazz jam session and play.”— Keven, USA
From years of self-doubt to recording her own album
“I spent years feeling slow and ‘not musical enough.’
Now I learn folk songs quickly, choose keys that suit my voice, accompany myself, and even harmonise melodies naturally.
I’m currently recording an album — something I never imagined.”— Kay, Scotland
From nervous and unsure to confident, expressive guitarist-singer
“I joined as a nervous beginner who wanted to sing but lacked confidence. Andy’s ‘no pressure to get it right’ approach changed everything.
Within months, I played my first open mic, and now I’m writing and sharing my own songs.”— Annie, UK
🌟 What Makes Listen Play Grow Different?
Most ear training is:
abstract
theoretical
interval-based
disconnected from real music
This isn’t that.
Listen Play Grow is:
Grounded in real musical sound
Built on Do-based hearing and root movement
Cumulative and practical
Focused on musical feeling, not rule memorisation
Built around repetition, curiosity, and real songs
Designed for adult musicians who think they’ve “missed the musicality boat”
You don’t need to memorise endless scales.
You don’t need to master theory first.
You don’t need to be a confident singer.
You need curiosity — and the willingness to listen differently.
🌱 What Changes After Six Months?
Imagine reaching the end of the Foundation knowing:
You can hear what songs are doing
You can play simple tunes by ear
You can accompany yourself confidently
You can improvise small musical ideas with ease
You feel connected to your instrument again
You’re no longer stuck in old patterns
That’s what the Listen, Play, Grow Foundation is for.
🌿 The Investment
The Listen, Play, Grow Foundation runs over six months.
You can join in one of two ways:
Foundation Part 1 (Weeks 1–12)
£147
Includes weekly live group calls and Slack support.
Continue into Part 2 when you’re ready for a further £147.
Full 6-Month Foundation (Weeks 1–24)
£267
A small saving for committing to the complete foundation.
You begin at Week One.
Join anytime.
🌿 Final Word
This is a programme about listening, yes — but it’s also about joy, curiosity, and the quiet conversation between you, your instrument, and whoever is listening.
It’s about rediscovering that conversation.
Ready to Begin?
Start building real musical confidence.
You’re in the right place.
You’re not behind.
You’re not late.
You’re exactly ready.