played by ear

Synonyms

unready off-the-cuff unscripted improviso

Examples

I was the same kind of father as I was a harpist - I played by ear. Harpo Marx

My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut. Dick Dale

Words in the phrase

played by ear

Close letter words and terms

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