Play Guitar by Ear - How to Audiate Better

Hey, my name is Beau, I’m a musician and music teacher. In this video, I’ll show you how to play guitar using audiation — and if you’re a teacher, how to guide your students to audiate while playing. 👉 Why this matters: Audiation is the bread and butter of true musicianship. It’s what separates players who can only copy licks from those who can improvise, compose, and sound fluent in the language of music. Many technically skilled guitarists still struggle because they lack these basic audiation skills. In this video, you’ll learn: Why to delay theory + notation at the start 🎶 The importance of exposure to many tonalities + meters 🌍 How to grow your musical vocabulary through patterns 🧩 When to add theory + labels How to teach/learn improvisation the right way 🎤 By the end, you’ll understand how to use pattern acquisition + singing as a shortcut to better audiation and deeper musicianship. 💬 Drop your questions or experiences in the comments — I’d love to hear your thoughts! If you found this helpful, check out my follow-up video on why music theory is so difficult for many students and how audiation + theory really work together. Interested in lessons? Get in touch with me: [email protected] www.beautaillefer.ca