by Jermaine Griggs · 103 comments
in Chords & Progressions,Ear-Training,Playing By Ear,Playing songs,Theory
Happy New Year!
Yup, it’s been that long since I’ve written in my blog… but for good reason…
You’ll probably remember I promised I’d go on vacation after the launch of my latest 12-disc “Musician Transformation” & Gospel Music Training Center launch in December 2009 (which sold out, btw).
But that’s not the only reason I’ve been gone…
by Jermaine Griggs · 27 comments
in Playing By Ear,Theory,Transposing Keys
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…
by Jermaine Griggs · 9 comments
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…
by Jermaine Griggs · 7 comments
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…
by Jermaine Griggs · 2 comments
in Playing By Ear,Playing songs
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 [...]
by Jermaine Griggs · 0 comments
in Playing By Ear,Playing songs
Step Three & Four: Altering Chords and Listening for Final Changes Depending on the style of music you are trying to produce, step three will allow you to alter the harmonizing chords used in step two. To "alter" a chord simply means to modify it. There are several ways to alter a chord: You can [...]
by Jermaine Griggs · 0 comments
in Playing By Ear,Playing songs
Step Two: Harmonizing the Melody Step two is a continuation of the first step. Once you have determined the melody, you must NOW find the right chords to accompany your melody. For example, if your melody was C – D – E – F – G, you’d need chords to accompany "C", "D", "E", "F" [...]
by Jermaine Griggs · 1 comment
in Ear-Training,Playing By Ear
There are a number of basic and advanced skill sets that, when understood and applied, help a musician to play by ear much easier than someone who is just poking and guessing at the piano. I’m sure you know someone who can sit at the piano and in a matter of about SEVEN LONG, FRUSTRATING [...]
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