You may think learning music by ear is hard, but it’s just a skill like any other. You get better at it with practice. Certain things, like knowing scales, practicing rhythms, etc will help you recognize patterns better. But also, just learning music by ear will help you.

Levi
How to play unique songs that I don’t learn in band class.
Neal Battaglia
like which ones?

Levi
Talk dirty to me by Jason Derulo, or just about any hip hop song that has tenor sax.

Neal Battaglia
so you found that one on this page, correct?

Levi
Yes, but the format doesn’t help much. It gives the notes but not a chart that i see.

Neal Battaglia
correct

can you learn it by listening and using the notes?

Levi
Possibly.

Neal Battaglia
try it
or you could maybe buy the music somewhere
have you learned music by ear before?

Levi
No.

Neal Battaglia
then try it, you get better with practice
for this one, you can look if you get stuck on the page

Levi
Okay, thank you for your help.

Neal Battaglia
sure