ear player

noun

ear player

noun
1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A musician who plays, learns, or composes music by relying on their hearing and memory rather than reading sheet music, chord charts, or tablature.

  • I think the book might well set some ear-player on the road to jazzy fame if that is the right word for it.1961, Evans Bros., Music Teacher and Piano Student, volume 40, page 48:

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