• There’s always a “major” in a “minor”… and a “minor” in a “major!”

    advancedmusiciansmall.jpgToday, I want to share a concept that a lot of beginners still don’t get.

    There’s not much difference in playing major and minor chords when you think the way I think.

    In fact, as the title loudly declares: There’s a major chord in every minor chord and a minor chord in every major chord.

    Sure, this isn’t apparent in smaller triads, but it’s clear in seventh chords and up, when carefully analyzed.

    First, let me start this discussion by showing you how…

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    Ask Jermaine: “How To Play #9 #5 Chords”

    This week’s question comes from Sunny: “Thanks Jermaine, please can you spell out the C7 (#9#5) chord?”

    My answer… Great question Sunny because tons of people still struggle with altered chords.

    When you see a “#” (sharp) or “b” (flat) appended to a chord, it’s signifying that…

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    The Easiest Way To Learn All 12 Keys

    When it comes to learning all 12 keys, there’s a few ways to do it. You can use the number system and chord approach. In this approach, you simply ask yourself two questions:

    1) What number of the scale am I on (aka “scale degree”)? 2) What kind of chord am I playing?

    If you were in C major…

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    This thing keeps getting better! Another Song Robot Update!

    Check out this 5 minute video of me detailing the latest changes to Song Robot. And remember, if you’ve already invested in it, you get lifetime updates for free. Just open the program and it should say a new update is available. If not, then you need to log into the digital center with your e-mail and dob to pick up latest update (then after that point, the software will look for updates every time you run it).

    If you haven’t joined the group of proud Song Robot users, what are you waiting for? :-) Click here for more information.

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    Song Robot Teaches “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”

    After so many replies and interest in the new Song Robot software I recently announced, I’ve decided to do yet another quick demonstration that shows how the software can be used to learn virtually any song you can find (and there’s a good chance you can find ANY song you want on google)…

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    “In His Own Words” – A Student’s Update

    Enjoy this video of me reading an e-mail update from passionate member, Danny Simplay from the U.K…

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    Ask Jermaine: “How To Improve My Timing And Rhythm?”

    This week’s question comes from Sterling about timing and rhythm.

    Sterling writes:

    “Thank so so much Jermaine. You’ve been such a blessing to me. I’ve realised lately through your teachings that my main area of weakness is in timing and rhythm, and I would be grateful if you could recommend materials that would help me in this area.”

    My Answer…

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