Gospel music

Little known ways to use “diminished” walk-ups and walk-downs…

by Jermaine Griggs · 15 comments

in Chords & Progressions,Gospel music

If you joined us on our weekly radio show last night, you’ll know that we talked about “diminished walk ups.”

This is our own way of describing strong transitional chords that take you from one degree of the scale to another.

They occur frequently in gospel songs, especially worship and what Jason White calls the “Old School Shuffle” types of songs…

Free Michael Bereal Video Clips

by Jermaine Griggs · 5 comments

in Gospel music

A must-see…

It’s here! Jason White’s “Ministry Musician” Now Available!

by Jermaine Griggs · 1 comment

in Gospel music


I’m stoked to be releasing Jason White’s Ministry Musician course today! Head over to MinistryMusician.com for all the details. All I can say is you’ll be blessed by this course! Don’t miss out!

Exclusive: 30 minute preview of Jason White’s “Ministry Musician” course

by Jermaine Griggs · 133 comments

in Gospel music,Latest News

This is 30 minutes in preview clips (yes… 30 minutes!!!) of a 4.5 hour course entitled “GospelKeys Ministry Musician” Volume 1, which will release on Monday, August 25, 2008! You can pre-order now by calling 1-877-856-4187.

Put your name and e-mail in the box below and get the other 3 clips now!

 

18-minute clip: Jason White explaining ‘To God Be The Glory’

 

Mike Bereal Reveals His Secrets

by Jermaine Griggs · 9 comments

in Gospel music,Latest News

The long-awaited course finally hits the shelves! If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the latest tricks and techniques in gospel music, you can’t afford to miss this revolutionary course by the one and only, Michael Bereal!

Spicing up your worship playing, Mike Bereal-Style!

by Jermaine Griggs · 3 comments

in Gospel music

If you’re always looking for more stuff to do during worship, you’ll definitely enjoy this tutorial as I take one of Mike Bereal’s contemporary worship chord progressions and break it down, step-by-step.

Interview With Mike Bereal

by Jermaine Griggs · 4 comments

in Gospel music,Interviews

I have a treat for you today! Several months ago, I interviewed Mike Bereal over the phone and picked his brain for over 45 minutes! (This was way before we knew he’d be doing our next dvd). You have got to stop what you’re doing and listen to this, even if you listen to it in the background. You will be blessed!

How to Instantly Figure Out Chords to Simple Melodies

by Jermaine Griggs · 11 comments

in Chords & Progressions,Gospel music,Theory

Before I teach you the secrets to instant harmonization of melodies, check out these 2-minute audio examples I created back in December 2003 before the release of my GospelKeys 101 course. These demonstrations will give you a good understanding of the 3 steps and what you’ll be trying to accomplish after reading this newsletter. Harmonizing [...]

How to Play Uptempo Shouting Music By Ear!

by Jermaine Griggs · 2 comments

in Gospel music

Shouting music is one of my favorite topics because at the tender age of 8-years old, it was probably one of the few things I had to master very quickly. By 10, I was playing for several churches (COGIC, Baptist, Apostolic, Pentecostal) and most of them “shouted” for at least 30 minutes during each service. [...]

How to combine chords and couples to create endless possibilities

by Jermaine Griggs · 0 comments

in Chords & Progressions,Gospel music

If you’ve been following me for some time, you know that I love to teach students how to master systems and patterns. This lesson is no different. We’re going to explore various chords from my newest GospelKeysTM 202 course (…don’t worry if you don’t have this course yet — I’ll post the chords I want [...]