Gospel music
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…
by Jermaine Griggs · 5 comments
in Gospel music
A must-see…
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!
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’
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!
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.
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!
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]