• The Most Practical Way To Master All 12 Keys

    I’m often asked the best way to learn all 12 keys and while I’ve advocated many methods in the past, the most practical way is to adapt my “3 x 12” rule.

    Simply put: Take 3 songs you know and learn them in all 12 keys.

    It helps if they are songs that utilize a variety of different chords. That’s why picking 3 is important because between them, you should get a good mix of chords off every tone of the scale…

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    What Old Pizza Can Teach You About Priorities

    The funniest revelation came to me the other day when I was ordering pizza only to notice pizza from a few days ago already in my refrigerator.

    Now, to our defense, we’ve been doing a lot of cooking. More than in times past. But we just happened to have family over this past weekend and ordered pizza for the whole gang.

    Having forgot about that, I ordered more a few days later when I could have easily warmed up the pizza we already had…

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    A 15-Second Trick To Transform Major 7 Chords Into Minor 9 Chords!

    In music, when you get this one single concept, it unlocks the door to many things!

    The 6th tone of any major scale is your gateway to “minor!”

    Just remember the 6th tone. That’s it.

    For example, if you take a regular C major scale (C D E F G A B C) and start and end on the 6th tone without changing any of the notes, you’ll get an “A minor” scale (A B C D E F G A).

    The same applies for chords…

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