(Actually, I’ve had this tool for a while but today marks the release of the actual generator tool… that makes it easy for you to create chord graphics on the fly).

You’ll have to see it for yourself. It’s still in beta testing but check it out…

Click here to try it

Enjoy —

The Gospel Music Training Center and free dvd offer reopens this Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 6pm pacific / 9pm eastern.

After being closed for 2 weeks, we’re now ready to sell out the remaining 124 free courses and membership slots we have available.

If you want to increase your chances of getting one of these courses, you’ll want to listen to this entire audio update below. It has all the details you’ll need to know for Wednesday…

Make sure to bookmark http://www.gospelmusictraining.com. Check the site daily for new updates.

Until next time —

After being closed for 2 weeks, we’re now ready to sell out the remaining 124 free courses and membership slots we have available.

If you want to increase your chances of getting one of these courses, you’ll want to listen to this entire audio update below. It has all the details you’ll need to know for Wednesday…

Make sure to bookmark http://www.gospelmusictraining.com. Check the site daily for new updates.

Here’s a letter I drafted up. I want my dedicated blog readers to see it first. I’ll probably be sending it out to the entire mailing list next week…

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Hi,

First off, let me start by thanking everyone who was on their computers on Wednesday.

I’m both thankful, embarrassed, and disappointed at the same time.

Thankful to all the many people who followed my instructions to the “T” (like in the e-mail from a concerned student I pasted below) and were looking forward to getting started.

Embarrassed because our system totally failed everyone. Immediately at 10 minutes before launch (when the backdoor link went up), it crashed. Not only did it crash, but it continued to crash for several hours. Over 1,000 people were trying to access it at one time and what ended up happening is… NOBODY got in. Then, when it finally came back up 20 minutes later, the same thing happened. This continued pretty much all day.

We’ve been at this a long time and we were assured everything would be fine. I’ve launched over 20 products in the past 8 years. But it was something about this launch… we never had that many people coming at the same “second” (YES, second) and I guess the database just couldn’t keep up. So yes, I’m very embarrassed and I ask for your apologies.

I’m dissapointed because while hundreds got in, many were turned away and straight out disgusted by what was going on. Like this e-mail:

[Name withheld] Posted on: 26 Nov 2008 09:16 AM
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What a HUGE disappointment! Despite having followed your instructions to the letter it proved impossible to get in. For 30-40 times I got either an SQL error (several kinds) or a “too many connections” message.

Could you not anticipate the number of people who were likely to try, and have your system configured to handle them intelligently? Now all that you have done is alienate a load of people quite unnecessarily.

So what will you do to compensate????

Regards [Name withheld]

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So rather than send another e-mail and have the same problem potentially happen again, I have the best web hosting company in the world (rackspace.com) building me a monster server from the ground up. I’ve temporarily closed the website. I’m not taking any new members until I make sure it doesn’t crash again.

I plan on opening it back up on next Wednesday, December 10, 2008. This time, I PROMISE to not have these same issues or I will GIVE you free membership for 3 months! I’m putting my money where my mouth is. Rackspace.com has assured me that what I have being built can hold 10,000 people at the same second and I feel 100% confident this time. I host my main website with rackspace and as you could see, hearandplay.com NEVER went down that day… it was only the new Gospel Music Training Center site that had the issues.

And as the e-mail said… “What will I do to compensate?”

Well… here’s the thing.

Due to these problems, the super consistent students who stayed online nearly all day trying to get in eventually got in… but this was several hours later. Those who left towards the beginning of the day pretty much never came back. Some got in “between” the crashes but then received error pages after putting in their details. It was a complete mess. I’m not going to cover up anything. A MESS.

Some thought they had “missed it” when, in actuality, it was the server that couldn’t support everyone at once.

So it was a big disaster. Some got in, but most were basically turned away. Point blank. My fault totally.

But like I said, I’m thankful for the 551 students that got in before I temporarily closed the site. They have already began learning from the training center (and their free dvds are on their way).

Here’s what some have said:

“Great Lesson! I’m sure to be busy with this one all the way up to Christmas :-)! Anyway, as I watched, I just kept thinking this is beautiful (the whole monthly training sessions thing)… I absolutely love hear and play.”
Laketa - on Nov 26, 2008

“WON-DER-FUL! This has been a long time coming. Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you. I will gladly be a member for a long time. I am currently paying for monthly lessons but I may have to re-think that. JG I’m glad you took the time off because you came back with exactly what I needed. Blessings to you and the family!”
Tanya - on Nov 26, 2008

“I’m am LOVING this!! I am absolutely over the moon that I got into the Training Center! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!”
nickij - on Nov 27, 2008

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So if you’re still willing to give the club a try, here’s what I’m going to do…

(If you made it in, don’t worry… you’re automatically getting this).

In addition to the “Christmas Keys” Volume One 3-hour digital download version I’m extending, you’re also going to get one of my best courses ever produced… “GospelKeys 202 - Mastering Worship Chords.” It’s 5 hours long and I’m willing to throw the digital download in there for free. That’s 2 digitally downloadable dvds ($93 in additional courses) PLUS the free dvd and bonus mystery disc I’m sending in the mail.

I messed up with the whole server problems and I’ll pay for it. So to the person who sent me the aforementioned e-mail… that is what I’ll do to compensate.

With my additional shipment of 75 courses (that second batch I mentioned in my 5th video came in on Wednesday)… and the 49 I have left from the original batch of 600 — that leaves me with a good 124 free dvds to work with.

And let me tell you… had we not had those issues on Wednesday, all of these would have been GONE. That is the main reason we had the server problems. Over 1,000 people were headed towards the order form at once. The website was up… it was the order form database that went down (i.e. “too many server connections”). That is why I feel so bad. Everyone went at once and what ended up happening is NO ONE got in because it all went down… I mean the server just shut down.

But this won’t happen on Wednesday (December 10). If it does, I will GIVE YOU 3 months of membership for free, no questions asked.

So this is the official relaunch to close the final seats in the club for now…

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Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 6pm pacific / 9pm eastern (This time, I’ll do it at night when most people aren’t at work)

Link: http://www.hearandplay.com/pro.html (the site isn’t up… but if you want updates, you can get on the “waiting” list).

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Thanks for your understanding. I really appreciate it!

And to those of you who were disappointed, I ask for you to reconsider. I know my extra perks can never make up for the frustration you may have experienced (I know how it can be to really want something and do everything you can to get it… and it being taken away from you for no reason) — but come Wednesday, I’d love to make it up to ya!

All the best,

Jermaine Griggs
Ph: 1-877-856-4187

After being closed for 2 weeks, we’re now ready to sell out the remaining 124 free courses and membership slots we have available.

If you want to increase your chances of getting one of these courses, you’ll want to listen to this entire audio update below. It has all the details you’ll need to know for Wednesday…

Make sure to bookmark http://www.gospelmusictraining.com. Check the site daily for new updates.

Video Updates:

Now’s the time to post any comments or questions you have. I check the blog almost hourly (I’m addicted) so I’ll be here to answer all of them.

All the best —

It’s no surprise that the latest rage is the upcoming “secret” resource I’ve been working on…

Well, in the midst of all the “madness” and lack of sleep, I took a break to shoot an *ALL-NEW* 33-minute video lesson for you all…

I’ll cover, step-by-step, how to play a very popular song called “Lost Without You.” I chose this song because it really allows me to show you my song learning process… and I dig the progressions! You’ve probably heard the song… it was a chart-topper for sure!

Watch ALL of it as there’s a little guessing game at the end :-).

This is just my way of thanking you guys for the overwhelming response to my first video and all the awesome comments you’ve been leaving. So enjoy it!

Jermaine

P.S. - There’s two versions. A smaller, lower quality version (loads faster) and a bigger version. Pick the one that’s appropriate for your connection speed.

Smaller size:

Larger size:

Leave your comments below and don’t forget to watch until the end and try to unscramble those clues. :-)

“dang Jermaine… this is gonna be BIG!”

A real good friend of mine just got done previewing this NEW video announcement I just shot and when he called me back that’s all he could say…

There are two versions. The youtube version is low bandwidth version (for slower internet connections). If you have faster internet, try the second high bandwidth link. Either way, you want to make sure you watch this announcement.

For the past 3 years something’s been silently brewing, and now that we’re getting closer to lift off, the excitement is about to erupt!

Everyone here at my office is BUZZING big time — and if you *think* you’ve seen us do it all…

…Trust me - You haven’t! :-)

So watch either of the videos above and don’t forget to leave a me a comment below with what you think I’ve got up my sleeve (or anything else you’d like to say).

More info is gonna be coming soon but if you miss this first video you’ll be missing part of the picture later on.

Stay tuned —

Update: In the midst of all we’ve got going on with this new project, I posted a second 33-minute video lesson teaching you how to play a very popular song BY EAR. You can find it here.

If you have itunes installed on your computer, just click this link and it will automatically start. You’ll see our podcast right there on your screen. Just subscribe and it will begin downloading all of our episodes.

Then, the next time you sync your ipod or mp3 player, it will be on there!

Ya gotta love technology these days!

It’s a social networking site that basically let’s you follow people (and get followed as well).

When people post short updates throughout the day (called “microblogging”) you get updated. Most people see it as a way to stay in close contact with friends, colleagues, and even celebrities. There are many software programs available for it so that you get an instant message to your computer whenever someone has replied to one of your updates or has posted one of their own.

It’s pretty cool. At the least, join twitter.com and visit our page at Twitter.com/realhearandplay to follow us. You’ll then be updated anytime we post something new. That means blog posts, videos on youtube, status updates, announcements… anything! And in seconds!

So head over there now and follow us!

Until next time —

(…Well, actually, we’ve always had one but we never really promoted it. So we’ve started fresh with this one).

It’s at www.myspace.com/hearandplaymusic

You’ll find:

• All our videos organized by topic
• Our video schedule
• Our friends list (which will include many prominent musicians)
• Comments from other people
• Bulletin announcements (you’ll get the info FIRST)
• And other little goodies we put on our page!

Add us to your friends list right away! Don’t delay… do it now!

Not only did we talk music, take live callers, and give away tons of prizes — but I added a few new segments!

First, I reviewed my last 5 posts and gave some analysis of key concepts so you’ll want to check that out.

Secondly, I went over my weekend motivation posts.

And I announced a few things that you’ll want to know about.

Check out the recording. It’s 90 minutes. And when you get done with this one, feel free to go back to past shows and listen to those.

Until next time —

According to youtube, we’re getting pretty popular with over 3.8 million views across all our videos. We’ve amassed 4,300 subscribers! I’m pretty stoked about that!

I have this neat little plug-in below that automatically posts our videos below but I’d also like you to click here to check out our channel! Subscribe to it as well (it will make us even more popular).

Thanks a lot —

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(You can visit www.hearandplay.com/mobile from your cell phone as well.)

Don’t forget to put us on your cell phone’s favorite places.

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at webmaster@hearandplay.com or by phone at 1-877-856-4187.

Again, you can view the website, which is live now, at: http://www.hearandplay.com/playsalsapiano.html

All the best and be one of the first 79! At the price of $39.95, we’re practically giving all these things away!

Hear and Play Salsa Piano 101: Salsa Basics

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to play Salsa & Latin styles, look no further!

Salsa Piano 101 uncovers the basic rhythms and fundamentals you need to get started the right way. You’ll learn the secrets to playing the classic montuno pattern along with tons of Latin-based chords and progressions! From bass lines, chromatic walk-downs, and passing chords to clave rhythms, fill-ins, and harmonic movements, you’ll get it all in this comprehensive 2-hour course. Click here to learn more | Buy now

God bless —

That’s right!

Two courses for the price of one! Invest $39.95 in the 2-hour Salsa Piano 101 course and receive another 2-hour course for free!

Hear and Play 702: "Piano By Ear For Starters" 2-hour Audio course
(Instant Download, not shipped)

Just call 1-877-856-4187 to preorder today and you’ll get this free course on October 1!

Here’s what you’ll learn in the "Piano By Ear For Starters" course:
 

If you’ve already pre-order, don’t worry! You’re already at the top of the list for any "unannounced" bonuses so you’re already taken care of. Just sit tight and on October 1, 2008, you’ll be e-mailed the link to download the full 2-hour program while you wait for your Salsa Piano 101 to come in the mail. It’s that easy :).

All the best —

Hear and Play Salsa Piano 101: Salsa Basics

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to play Salsa & Latin styles, look no further!

Salsa Piano 101 uncovers the basic rhythms and fundamentals you need to get started the right way. You’ll learn the secrets to playing the classic montuno pattern along with tons of Latin-based chords and progressions! From bass lines, chromatic walk-downs, and passing chords to clave rhythms, fill-ins, and harmonic movements, you’ll get it all in this comprehensive 2-hour course. Click here to learn more | Buy now