chords
by Jermaine Griggs · 3 comments
in Chords & Progressions
This edition of “Ask Jermaine” was posted by Ronald Verwer in our Free Lessons area. He writes:
Hi Jermaine, how fabulous the way you are explaining the composition of the various chords. Your flash cards are a great help. It becomes so easy to follow. By just sitting on the piano and practicing with the flashcards improves my playing tremendously. Even after 60 years of playing! You are a legend. The thing I want to know is how to create that Jazzy sound…
by Jermaine Griggs · 36 comments
in Chords & Progressions,Contemporary Music,Playing By Ear
In this post, I’m answering a question from member Jamal Howard on how to enhance chords. I give a detailed list of 11 chord enhancements anyone can make right away. The first 4 are covered in this post. Look for the rest soon!
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 · 4 comments
in Latest News,Other Stuff
If you frequent forums or message boards and chat with other musicians, you’ll love this new tool I’ve built.
(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 —
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 · 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 [...]
by Jermaine Griggs · 5 comments
in Chords & Progressions
As you know, there is a formula for everything! Nothing is random — even when playing by ear… From the most basic triad (or three-fingered chord) to the largest thirteenth chord, there are easy, systematic ways to remember ALL chords, regardless of size. Let’s start basic and then I’ll show you how to [...]
by Jermaine Griggs · 0 comments
in Playing songs
(Part two of a two week series on harmonizing melodies. Click here for last week’s lesson). Last week’s lesson generated many questions so before providing answers to the exercises I issued in the last newsletter, I’ll first take some time to address some key thoughts: Question #1 from student: Hi [...]
by Jermaine Griggs · 4 comments
in Playing songs
(Part one of a two week series on harmonizing melodies) Harmonizing melodies is different than laying chords beneath a melody. You may have heard of fake books and chord charts where you are given chords to play under various melodies. Jazz standards are usually notated this way. For example, the [...]
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