Posted on 28 October 2009
Wow, what can I say…
I think I’ve started something here…
The last few weeks, I’ve been trying out a new format
by taking really good questions from students and not only
answering them personally, but sending them to our entire
mailing list.
This has resulted in a lot of love — and even MORE
questions from dedicated students all around the world. I’ve
received at least a good couple hundred questions that could
easily keep me busy sending responses like this for years…
But here’s one that made the top of the list. I think
you’ll really be helped by my reply to Tyler. It’s long but
packed with details. About 5 lessons in one.
PRINT THIS OUT because it really is *that* important.
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***Comment From Tyler N***
Hi Jermaine,
Dude, you are incredible. Your knowledge of theory is on
another planet. Thanks for what you do man, for real.
I’m trying to learn all 12 keys and I happen…
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Posted on 01 October 2009
In reading through some of my recent e-mails, I found a message from someone who REALLY gets it.
***Comment From A Reader Who GETS IT***
Jermaine, doc, where have you been all my life? Since I purchased your GospelKeys 202 and have been reading through your online blog lessons and resources, they have really opened my mind up to the whole world of…
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Posted on 07 November 2008
If you’ve been following my last two videos, I’ve been talking about a big project I’m working on.
All I’ll say here is that the new project has a lot to do with learning songs.
Songs! Songs! Songs!
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Posted on 18 August 2008
In this post, I reveal 4 ways to take your playing to the next level. Unlike my last post, this one isn’t just for beginners. Experienced musicians can use these techniques to skyrocket their skills too…
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Posted on 06 August 2008
Here’s a quick way to build your ear skills for free. All you need to do is use one of the free services in this post and give it some time and dedication and soon you’ll see how easy it is to pick out key centers to songs in seconds, not minutes…
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Tags: finding the key center, itunes, key determination, tonic, towerrecords.com
Posted on 06 February 2008
You guys are really going to enjoy this! It comes from a private training class I held in 2005. Students paid $39.95 per month to a be a part of this exclusive group. This was training #5 and has audio and video below…
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Tags: determining key to a song, Ear-Training, finding key, key center, key signature, tonic
Posted on 05 October 2007
Step One: Determining the Melody
The first step of the process is to learn how to determine the melody. To be very honest, this concept is very easy to grasp and doesn’t require 300 pages to accomplish. Anyone with a decent ear can eventually find the melody to a song. However, in addition to the […]
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Posted on 20 September 2007
By now, you probably understand how important major scales are. I won’t discuss them in detail like I’ve done in previous weeks; but if you don’t know them, here they are:
C major
C - […]
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Posted on 10 September 2007
When it comes to effectively listening to music to learn new songs, there’s different ways to do it:
1) Perfect Pitch
2) Relative Pitch
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