Welcome to the 10th issue of my weekly newsletter.
I'm in sunny Phoenix, AZ speaking at a conference and while I'm a teacher "on stage," I found countless opportunities to be a student "off stage."
And that's very important --- we're always students. Parents are
students. Teachers are students. Professionals are students. Experts are
students. Michael Jordan, at his best, was a student.
The minute you stop being a student is the minute you start sabotaging
your success. Nothing is ever at a standstill. Either you're growing or
shrinking, living or dying, learning or forgetting, better or worse.
Things are always in motion... in one direction or the other.
In what direction have you vowed to move in your music playing? If forward, you're in good hands. If backwards, I can't help ya.
This newsletter is a fun one. I take you back to the past to a pageant I
won in my youth largely because of the piano. I talk about golf and
what it reveals about focus. I delve deeper into the concept of "modes."
We also learn the chords to a hit song by Justin Bieber (thank my 4
year old daughter, Jadyn, for this one)... and more!
Also, don't forget about Song Robot. It's a song learning tool I
released a little over a month ago and it has already revolutionized
learning for thousands of musicians all over the world! You can go check out a free video I made about it here.
Don't forget to comment! I love to ongoing feedback.
Enjoy this issue and I'll see you next time.
Blast From The Past: How The Piano Made Me A Popular Guy In High School...
As many of you know, we're moving into our next home. With 3 kids now, we've outgrown our current place.
So with that comes packing and reorganizing stuff. And since my wife has
adopted this "decluttering" philosophy, it means methodically going
through EVERYTHING to see what deserves to be kept, donating and
trashing everything else... not just throwing stuff in boxes and
figuring it out later (as I probably would have done).
In all that, I came across my old high school yearbook. I flipped to this one page and there I was, "Mr. Jackrabbit!" Read More>>>
Justin Bieber Never Say Never Piano Chords
In this post, I figured I'd switch things up by showing you how easy it
is to pick out Justin Bieber's Never Say Never Piano Chords.
For years, I've been preaching how most popular songs use extremely simple chords and the same recurring patterns over and over.
My 4-year old daughter, Jadyn, like many other young girls is a huge fan
so she pulled me to the piano and made me learn Justin Bieber's Never
Say Never chords... Read more>>>
What Golf Can Teach You About Focus
Many of you know I'm taking golf lessons on the side and have practically fell in love with the game.
But I just had a revelation that could help you with your focus.
Think about the golf course for a second...
There are 18 holes.
You start at hole 1... Read more>>>
Another Approach To Modes & Improvisation (Advanced)
Yesterday, we briefly introduced modes.
We learned that although they have fancy greek names and sound all
intricate, they are no more than individual scales that simply start and
end on a different tone of the major scale.
So you literally play ONE scale but you start and end on different notes
of that scale, depending on the mode you want to play. It's that
simple.
What I'll show you now isn't quite as simple... Read More>>>
Ask Jermaine: "When To Use Sharps or Flats?"
This week's question comes from Bob Myers in Alabama.
"Jermaine, I'm loving your lessons but I have one question that's been
on my mind for a while. When are you supposed to use sharps or flats?
Sometimes I see flats, other times I see sharps. Thank you in advance
for your answer." My answer... Read more>>>
Every week, I rummage through our years of archived articles and dig you up a gem. Enjoy!
10 Improvement Tips & Bonus Audio Summaries
Here's a list of 10 improvement tips I put together that you can start implementing right away. Read more>>>
Remember, this ezine releases EVERY Wednesday. Join us next week for another issue. See ya next time!
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Issue 10 - March 23, 2011
New SECRET Tool Breaks Down Songs... TURTLE SPEED (a "must-see"). Free video explains everything... Click here
This thing keeps getting better! Another Song Robot Update!
Check out this 5 minute video of me
And remember, if you've already invested in it, you get lifetime updates for free.
Just open the program and it should say a new update is available. If
not, then you need to log into the digital center with your e-mail and
dob to pick up latest update (then after that point, the software will
look for updates every time you run it).
If you haven't joined the group of proud Song Robot users, what are you waiting for? :-) Click here for more information.
detailing the latest changes to Song Robot.
Musician Breakthrough 2011 - COMING IN WEEKS!
If you haven't checked out the Musician Breakthrough website, you're in for a treat.
It features 7 musicians and over 70 minutes of online video clips so
far. Each of these musicians are competing for a trip to the Bahamas!
And a few lucky visitors (like you) will win an iPad and full suite of
Hear & Play Products.
Head over to the site, vote on your favorite clips, learn a bunch, and get in on the action! Click here...
This clip features Jason Freeman from our Musician Breakthrough collection teaching his approach to spicing up a traditional tune.
For more information on Musician Breakthrough (coming soon), visit the website.
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Go for it! As long as you include everything in tact (with all links active), feel free!
Click here for the web version (always use web version, not version that comes to your e-mail as it is heavily personalized).
If you missed our last issue, check it out below:
Issue 1 - January 19, 2011
Issue 2 - January 26, 2011
Issue 3 - February 2, 2011
Issue 4 - February 9, 2011
Issue 5 - February 16, 2011
Issue 6 - February 23, 2011
Issue 7 - March 2, 2011
Issue 8 - March 9, 2011
Issue 9 - March 16, 2011
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