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What if you could train your ear right from your computer? P.I.T.C.H™: Ear-Training System

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:05:00 +0000

What if you could train your ear right from your computer?

PITCH is a revolutionary system that has been carefully designed with advanced intelligence that knows exactly what questions to ask you based on which exercises you get right and wrong. A learning tool that drills you on notes, scales, chords, intervals, and even allows you to sing and mimic what you hear (using the microphone on your computer or a usb headset mic). In fact, you'll be able to connect a small midi keyboard and answer the questions interactively.

If you struggle with ear-training and need one-on-one training, PITCH is your solution.

Discover the power of repetition and how using P.I.T.C.H. will allow you to master melodies, chords, and progressions in a matter of weeks!

What music teachers don't want you to know about ear-training. The keys to self-training at your own pace with no hourly charge.

How to distinctively recognize tones from the major and minor scales.

How to mimic melodies from different scale tones (with a measuring bar that tells you how close you are to the note you're singing).

How to instantly recognize intervals like perfect fourths and fifths. If you know anything about music, you know that an overwhelming majority of songs move in fourths and fifths.

The differences between melodic and harmonic intervals and how to hear the individual notes that make up both.

How to unlock your ear to hear the individual notes of a chord (even the notes in the middle that aren't easily recognizable).

The solfege system: You'll be asked to sing random degrees of a scale (like "DO" or "RE" or "LA"). Learn to effortlessly sing any tone of the scale without a piano.

Learn how to recognize the distance between perfect intervals versus major and minor intervals. It takes mastery of both the perfect and major/minor intervals to play your favorite songs!

Use your own midi keyboard to pick out the right keynotes of melodies, scales, and chords!

Start slow, but end fast by adjusting your speed settings. Master each exercise, then return to past lessons with all-new random questions at a faster speed (intermediate or advanced)!

Learn to recognize other instrument sounds (piano, keyboard, horns, strings, woodwinds, guitar, bass, etc). Over 10 different sounds to choose from!

Master everything from ascending and descending seconds to major seventh intervals.

Learn to recognize single notes, 3-note melody lines, and various major and minor triads.

Drill yourself on the differences between the unison, major second, major third, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, major sixth, major seventh, and octave scale degrees.

Easily differentiate between major and minor intervals (like the minor third vs the major third ... or the major sixth vs minor sixth).

Test yourself on chromatic intervals and melodies.

Learn how to pick out every tone of the major and minor scale by just relying on one note!

Learn to sing the most commonly played intervals in music. If you can sing them, you'll be able to hear them --- and as you know, if you can hear them, you should be able to play them!

Learn the make-up of chords by studying the individual intervals that create them!

Move from step to step, from level to level, as your ear develops more. You're destined to see gradual improvements in your ear as you master each level!

Develop a professional ear for music by studying scale degrees, melodic and harmonic intervals, and various chords!

Understand the relationship between various pitches. These relationships are what create the melodies and chordal movements you hear in your all-time favorite songs.

Allows you to ultimately play all your favorite songs by ear and improvise without sheet music.

Frees you up to play what you feel (... to solo, improvise, transpose, and more).

Helps you to know exactly what's going on in a song without actually being at your instrument.

Helps you to remember melodies and chords because you aren't relying totally on memorization but you hear intervals in your head and understand how they work.

Through the use of our singing option, you'll improve your ability to sing various melodies and intervals. You'll even be able to sing 3 and 4-note chords broken up into single notes.

Ear-training is the ultimate way to excel as a musician, regardless of the style or instrument you play!

Stay focused and on time with P.I.T.C.H.'s convenient session timer. Choose between 10, 15, and 20-minute sessions! Believe it or not, it doesn't take hours at a time to build your ear. Just small consistent sessions.

Failure is not an option. P.I.T.C.H. will ask you as many questions as you need to complete a lesson. When you get a question wrong, you'll have to go back to the beginning and answer more questions until you've officially mastered it! Through painless repetition, you'll be unlocking your ear more and more!

Never lose track of your progress. P.I.T.C.H. keeps up with the lessons you've completed by putting a "MASTERED" label next to its title. When you load the program, it automatically starts you from the last lesson you mastered.

Shows answers of each question in multiple formats: You'll see answers as regular letters (like "C E G") and on the grand staff (for those that sight read).

Allows you to complete future lesson but doesn't allow you to officially master lessons out of order. Optimal results are realized when you take each lesson, step-by-step!

Answers can be shown at any time by simply clicking the answers button.

Having trouble hearing the interval? You can always refer to a reference note button that'll play middle C. As you build your relative pitch, you'll be able to relate what you're hearing to the reference note, "C."

Quick tips: Convenient on-screen tips to make sure you're taking full advantage of the software.

Three convenient speeds: Beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The program will move only at the speed that you're comfortable with!

Connect your microphone and P.I.T.C.H. will tell you exactly what note you're singing and whether you're sharp or flat (with a graphical meter bar that follows your voice).

Use a midi keyboard to answer questions. If you don't have a midi keyboard, you can always type your answer in or click the appropriate note with your computer mouse.

Compete against other HearandplayTM Zone members (coming soon in the next software update)!

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Does your jazz soloing suck?

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:46:00 +0000

Dear Musician,

Learning to improvise, solo, and add flavor & style to jazz tunes has never been easier with the resource I'm about to share below.

No more struggling to improvise on your own. And for some of you, no more paying for a private instructor to release bits and pieces as they please (assuming they actually know the "REAL" secrets).

If you truly want to start playing jazz by ear right away, look no further.

Because now, all you have to do is slip in this DVD course and soak in everything you need to know to take your jazz piano playing to the next level.

In this 5-hour, 4-disc set of practical instruction, you'll be taken by the hand and shown, step-by-step, how to master TONS of jazz chords, soloing tips, tricks, and techniques that'll have you sounding like a pro very soon.

Visit: Hear & Play Jazz 201

There are instructional video samples right on the site. I recommend checking them ALL out as there's much to learn right on the page for free.

Visit: Hear & Play Jazz 201

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the best!

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Advanced Guitar Secrets Revealed

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:24:00 +0000

Dear Musician,

If you've been stuck at the same place in your playing and want to take things to the next level, I've found an amazing resource for you.

It's by HearandPlay and it's called "Advanced Guitar 301." It features one of the most talented up and coming guitarists in the world, Jairus Mozee.

After you hear him, your mouth will drop. Mine did. (And he's so young too.)

Visit: Advanced Guitar 301

I like this course because it specializes in advanced licks, tricks, and soloing techniques.

BEGINNERS BEWARE: This is definitely not for someone who just started playing guitar. You should be comfortable with the instrument already.

What they do is cover four different genres: Funk, Gospel, R&B, and Jazz. They teach you FIVE complete licks, runs, patterns, and solos for each GENRE.

You end up with around 20 advanced licks you can outright steal and use as your own. Even though they call it "Advanced," everything is broken down very slowly and spelled out step-by-step with on-screen picture diagrams, close-ups, and more.

Judging by the insanely low price they're charging at the moment (for a limited time only), that's around a dollar and some change per lick. There's nowhere you can go to learn this kind of stuff for a buck and change.

Apply them to your playing and you'll instantly inherent the pazazz of a pro guitarist!

Just check out the video sample at the site and you'll see for yourself why everyone's buzzing about this course.

Visit: Advanced Guitar 301

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

All the best!

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Gospel Guitar Playing In 5 Easy Steps

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:31:00 +0000

Dear Musician,

If you've always wanted to play uptempo, hand-clapping praise songs, I've found the perfect resource for you.

It's called Gospel Guitar 101 and its sole focus is teaching you how to play those good ole' southern praise songs like:

*Bless That Wonderful Name Of Jesus *This Little Light Of Mine *What A Mighty God We Serve *God Is A Good God *And more...

Visit: Gospel Guitar 101

The course teaches you these praise songs in five, complete parts. You'll soon find some songs feature just the first 2 parts while other songs contain all five. You'll learn all the ins, outs, and differences between various types of praise songs too.

The course is 2 hours long and a bang of a deal, especially compared to hiring a teacher at $50/hour.

The best thing to do is visit their website and check out the sample video lessons. You'll learn a lot just by viewing those.

Visit: Gospel Guitar 101

If you have any questions, feel free to reply.

All the best!

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How to improve your singing - Vocal Mastery System

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:20:00 +0000

Dear Singer,

If you're interested in improving your singing, I've found the perfect resource for you.

The Vocal Mastery System will help you extend your vocal range, eliminate straining, perfect your pitch, and start singing in any key like a pro within weeks.

In fact, most students report feeling and hearing the difference in their singing within days of taking just the first course in the system.

Visit: Vocal Mastery System

By the way, there are 10 different courses wrapped up into one system. There's something for the total beginner, the intermediate singer, and even the advanced, experienced performer (like the "Runs & Stylization" cd).

I recommend visiting their website, reading what it has to offer, and listening to some of the free lesson clips. You'll learn a lot just on the website.

Visit: Vocal Mastery System

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know.

All the best!

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Have you learned these jazz techniques yet?

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:01:00 +0000

Dear Musician,

Have you always wanted to learn to play jazz & blues on the piano but never had the time or money?

Or couldn't find the right person or course to teach you the "real" stuff?

If so, I've definitely found someone who can help you.

I'm talking about James Wrubel, an amazing musician and expert instructor. He's been there and back as a professional jazz musician and has played with some of the top names in the industry.

In two dvds and over 2 hours of step-by-step instruction, he takes you by the hand and shows you how to master tons of jazz & blues tricks and techniques as well as signature soloing secrets that'll have you sounding like you've been playing for years.

Visit: Hear & Play Jazz 101

Here'd some highlights.

Discover: * How to quickly and easily form tons of chord patterns and runs that'll have you sounding pro almost overnight.

* How to accelerate your jazz learning curve by combining 3 secret elements pros don't want you to know!

* How to pack every chord and voicing with just the right amount of flavor to get the job done.

* 7 secrets to playing signature solos without hesitation or even thinking about anything.

* And much more.

Visit: Hear & Play Jazz 101

If you have any questions, feel free to reply.

All the best!

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The Secret To Sounding Contemporary

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:32:00 +0000

Dear Friend,

If you've always wanted to learn how to play contemporary, urban
gospel music, I've found the perfect resource for you.

It's a course by "Hear & Play" that specializes in giving you that neo-soul, jazzy, R&B feeling when you play gospel music. It fuses all of them together to create a very modern, "urban" sound.

It's hard to explain but they have live video clip samples on their website so I recommend going through them all. You'll learn a lot.

Visit: GospelKeys Urban Pro 600

Meanwhile, here are a few things it covers:

* How to implement a host of simple tricks that are guaranteed
to instantly add that well-known west coast, "urban" flavor to
your playing (...you hear this style on a lot of contemporary
gospel albums)

* Beef up your playing drastically by adding these small little
grace notes, slides, and fill-ins to your chord transitions.
Jon utilizes this trick at least 80% of the time and he spills
the beans on exactly what to do to "own" it.

* How to master the art of passing chords so that your chord
progressions and songs never sound dull or "predictable." As
you'll learn in the course, the goal is to be unpredictable."
That's when you know you've arrived.

* Learn the ways of the west coast and how to contemporize your
playing by using countless numbers of "phat" chords, movements,
and accidentals!

* How to play tons of opened and closed chords and how to use
them at the right time.

... And much much more!

Visit: GospelKeys Urban Pro 600

...for more information.

All the best!

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How to play praise songs on the organ

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:34:00 +0000

Dear Gospel Lover,

Are you someone trying to learn to play those toe-tapping, foot-stomping, hand-clapping, finger-snapping praise songs on the organ? If so, keep reading this e-mail because I've found something that will definitely help you!

The folks over at HearandPlay.com just sent me an e-mail a couple days ago telling me about their brand new organ DVD course.

It takes you step-by-step and over the shoulder through tons of techniques. I mean, it's filled with loads of information and professional techniques that any serious musician learning to play up-tempo praise songs would want to have.

In this new organ DVD course, you'll...

- Discover the simple secrets to effectively using the drawbars, percussions, and settings to obtain the contemporary sound that you desire.

Click below for more details GospelKeys Organ 350

- Learn the way of the west coast and how to contemporize your praise & devotional songs using "west coast" chords, movements, and runs!

- Learn how to power up your left hand by forming a variation of the chord you're right hand is playing. This strategy alone will make your praise songs differ from the next musician tremendously.

Click below for more details GospelKeys Organ 350

- Slow motion break-downs of advanced fill-ins and right-hand chordal movements so that you never miss a single beat!

When I first saw this course, I mean all I could saw was wow! You don't have to take my word for it though. Just listen to what this new Gospel Keys 350 has done for my friend Austin already! (see link below)

GospelKeys Organ 350

(...and if you're also serious about taking your piano playing to the next level and avoiding the pitfalls that many musicians fall into, you might want to consider taking them up on their other "Gospel Keys" courses").

Visit: HEAR AND PLAY

All the best!

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Want Professional Gospel Music Advice?

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:34:00 +0000

Dear Fellow Musician,

What if you could lock yourself in a room and get 4.5 hours of ministry-focused instruction from the man behind many of your favorite gospel albums?

Would that excite you?

Well, you're definitely in luck! Because I've found a resource that'll uncover tons of contemporary gospel secrets from one of the baddest gospel musicians in the industry today, Mr. Jason White!

You'll get the opportunity to learn flavorful approaches, chords, movements, patterns, "licks & tricks," and real songs from Jason White, but not only that...

You'll learn the music ministry side of things too. This isn't just for someone who wants to steal a bunch of chords and sound good, although you'll get dozens upon dozens of chords and will certainly sound 10 times better after devouring this course. This is deeper than that though.

GospelKeys Ministry Musician Vol 1 Featuring Jason White

This is for the musician who truly wants to be used by God to usher in His presence through music. The musician who no longer wants to be a distraction or hindrance to the service but actually be an integral part of the worship experience.

Jason is ready to show you what he's picked up over the years as he's had the privilege to walk closely with prominent pastors like Bishop Charles Blake.

This is a holistic course focusing both on the creative music side and the ministry side. You will not go wrong with it.

To learn more, click the link below: ==> GospelKeys Ministry Musician Vol 1 Featuring Jason White

Brief description of each disc below:

Disc 1: Get an in-depth look at how to play hymns in a contemporary way without sacrificing the melody. From "To God Be The Glory," to "Oh How I Love Jesus," you'll learn Jason White's way of flipping these hymns, chord by chord!

Disc 2: In the second part of this course, you'll learn what Jason White calls "church bebop" and the "old school shuffle." Both of these styles are found in tons of choir songs, praise songs, and devotional music like "I'm On the Battlefield."

Disc 3: The third part of the course is all about praise and worship. You'll learn dozens of contemporary chords to play during this part of the service and how to alter the atmosphere of the church by choosing your chords and progressions carefully.

Disc 4: The last part of the course covers shouting music. From traditional patterns to modern routes, you'll learn insider secrets behind Jason White's shouting style! Chords, licks, fill-ins, basslines, runs, and more!

To learn more, click the link below: GospelKeys Ministry Musician Vol 1 Featuring Jason White

God bless you!

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World Renown Gospel Keyboardist Reveals Everything...

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:05:00 +0000

Dear Gospel Musician,

What do all these famous gospel artists have in common?

*Donnie McClurkin *Bishop T.D. Jakes
*Judith McAllister *Kim Burrell
*Renee Spearman *Alaska Mass Choir
*Dorinda Clark-Cole *Marvin Sapp
*Bishop Noel Jones *Smokie Norful
*Doc Powell *Eddie Baltrip
*Mary Mary *Beverly Crawford
*Tonex *Kurt Carr
*Norman Hutchins *Karen Clark-Sheard
*Twinkie Clark *Juanita Bynum
*Soul Seekers *Denetria Champ
*Olivia Williams *Bishop Paul Morton

Answer:

They've all worked with Michael Bereal, who is the acclaimed
gospel keyboardist and instructor in "GospelKeys Master Class" Volume 1!

If you've always wanted to learn advanced gospel chords,
voicings, patterns, and runs from an expert player, now's
finally your chance.

From worship chords and progressions to more intricate
placements and voicings, you'll get a comprehensive education on
what professional gospel musicians do during worship,
traditional devotion, high praise, and even soft spoken moments
of the service.

Never in history has someone of Mike Bereal's caliber agreed to
show all they know on a DVD like this! So,
you absolutely must take advantage now before they raise their
National Introductory price.

Visit:GospelKeys Master Class Vol 1 Featuring Michael Bereal

All the best!

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Shouting Music In 3 Steps

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:49:00 +0000

Hello dear piano lover,

If you've always wondered how to play fast shouting music, bass runs, and dynamic right hand movements, then you'll love what I just came across. It's called GospelKeys 500 - "Experiencing Uptempo Shouting Music!"

GospelKeys 500 - "Experiencing Uptempo Shouting Music!"

It takes you from scratch and shows you how to play authentic shouting music in the church. If you currently play for a charismatic, holy ghost filled church (or want to), you'll definitely want to get this course in your hands.

To be honest, I was surprised to find something like this online. No one's teaching how to really "get down" in church. This is rare and precious.

Here's what their website says about the course...

In Gospel Keys 500, you learn...

* How to master shouting music by learning my never-before-seen techniques. I break shouting music into three key sections: "The Shouting Intro," "The Main Loop Period" and "The Cool-down." You'll explore each part, step-by-step. I guarantee that you won't find shouting music taught in these 3 steps ANYWHERE ELSE!

* Discover the secrets to effectively playing shouting music and how to properly begin and end your playing naturally. This is one of the most awkward things in shouting music: The beginning and ending.

* How to play common shouting songs like "When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus" (aka "I can dance, dance, dance ALL NIGHT!"). Every musician should know this version of shouting music because it's bound to pop up sooner or later in someone's church service!

For more details, visit:

GospelKeys 500 - "Experiencing Uptempo Shouting Music!"

"Learn the secrets to playing fast, uptempo, spirit-filled SHOUTING MUSIC by ear in THREE steps..."

AUDIO INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR!

* How to add flavor to your shouting music by exploring various advanced techniques

* How to play "prepared and planned" shouts that all instruments can follow (bass, organ, piano, guitar).

* How to start a "shout" from scratch!

Click here to discover the 3 secrets to playing shouting music

All the best!

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HUGE monthly commission checks with HEAR AND PLAY Affiliate Program

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:18:00 +0000

Join this Top-Rated Music Affiliate Program for FREE and you'll have all the tools you need to:

Generate HUGE monthly commission checks of up to $250-$4,800+ -- just by sending visitors to HEAR AND PLAY web site!

Their Affiliate Program is free to join and you can instantly generate an ongoing stream of income for you without any cost or obligation on your part. It is recommended that you own a website or profile page to be part of this Affiliate Program (but not required).

You can get paid referral fees for simply linking to HearandPlay.com. It is easy to receive between $300 - $700 per month for promoting their best-selling instructional series ... even if your site has low traffic counts. Medium sites can expect $800 to $3000+ per month, and heavy traffic sites can expect $3000 to $4,000+ per month. Their top affiliates earn well over $5,000 A MONTH just for sending visitors to their site! Now you can see why HEAR AND PLAY affiliate program is so powerful!

As you may already know, HearandPlay.com has several free resources and tips for people looking to learn piano by ear. In addition, there are over 60 free piano lessons, message boards, an interactive community (with thousands of members) and more!

How it works:

By simply placing links on your site to their website (whether simple text links or banners that they provide you), you get paid referral fees for every piece sold!!

All you have to do is apply to be an affiliate by filling out a simple form and you'll be e-mailed you very own identification number that will allow you to access their fully-interactive affiliate resource center where you can set up as many links and banners to their site as you want! There are also several "copy and paste" e-mail promotions ready to be sent to your mailing list or newsletter!

After joining, you then instantly start earning referral fees for all sales that are generated from the visitors who were referred by your site and who then purchase from HEAR AND PLAY site.

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Hand-Clapping Praise Songs In 5 Steps

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:55:00 +0000

Dear Gospel Musician,

If you're like me and love those toe-tapping, foot-stomping, hand-clapping, finger-snapping praise songs you hear in church, then you're going to love what I just stumbled across.

The folks over at Hear and Play Music just sent me an e-mail marked "urgent." The e-mail contained information about their the NEW Gospel Keys 300 Course, which covers charismatic praise songs

Looks like they are currently offering a really good deal on this program along with some limited-time bonuses.

the NEW Gospel Keys 300 Course demonstrates everything you need to know, from "A to Z" to play fast, uptempo praise songs by ear... step by step and completely over the shoulder.

This means you'll be able play all of your favorite praise songs by ear in no time and could be on your way to potentially playing for a charismatic church before you know it.

Here's what Jermaine Griggs, the author of the course, actually has to say about it:

With the NEW Gospel Keys 300 you'll...

"Discover THE five parts to a praise song and how to recognize them with your ear. Knowing them is one thing and recognizing is another. By the end of the program, you'll NOT only be able to recognize the different parts of a praise song, BUT you'll have several options to consider when playing them (we never play the same thing over and over ... I will teach you several different ways to play EACH part)."

the NEW Gospel Keys 300

"Learn what shorter "A-B" songs are and how they differ from more extended "A-B-C-D" songs. This is something that hundreds of gospel musicians still don't know. It frustrates me to hear a musician playing an "A-B-C-D" praise song when they should be playing an "A-B" praise song. It is very very very important to know the differences between the two types. Yes, one is an extension of the other --- but the extensions make ALL THE DIFFERENCE." You'll learn just what I'm talking about."

"Learn three methods to figure out what type of praise song is being sung. I will show you, step-by-step, how to classify different praise songs. You will also learn how to figure out when a praise song has transitioned from an "A-B" to an "A-B-C-D" or from an "A-B-C-D" to an "A-B" praise song. These are priceless techniques, especially if your church sings a medley of praise songs, one after the other."

You know... I could really go on and on about this DVD, but due to the lack of space, I'm going to have to send you to the official editorial page so you can check it out for yourself:

Go to: the NEW Gospel Keys 300

...and if you're really serious about taking your piano playing to the next level and avoiding the most common pitfalls many musicians fall into, you might want to consider taking them up on their offer.

Visit: the NEW Gospel Keys 300

All the best!

New Worship Piano Program Special Edition

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:36:00 +0000

Hello my friend,

I'm so excited to be writing you about a new resource that will help you learn worship music by ear. As you know, it's very hard to find materials on gospel music, so when I find out about resources like this, I just have to let my subscribers know!

My good friend Jermaine Griggs over at HearandPlay.com just contacted me about his new worship course, GospelKeys 202 Special Edition - "Mastering Worship Chords which tens of thousands have already reserved.

Not only is it almost five hours (...that's one of the longest I've seen for a gospel course), but it is packed with tons of worship chords, progressions, songs (like "Anointing," "As the Deer," "Thank You Lord," and more), and tons of concepts like "coupling," his "3-4" principle on how to predict what chords come next in worship songs, and special sections dedicated to ear-training and chord recognition. That's actually only the beginning of it.

He covers a systematic way to play worship songs. In other words, he takes you through a song learning process that will enable you not only to learn the songs he shows you step by step, but to master literally tons of worship songs (because most worship songs follow the same basic patterns as you'll see)!

So if you're a church musician and have been struggling to play worship music --- or, if you're an accomplished musician and just want to learn more chords and concepts, I highly recommend that you check out his course.

You can get more information at:

GOSPEL KEYS COURSE 202 SPECIAL EDITION

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reply.

Again, the link is:

GOSPEL KEYS COURSE 202 SPECIAL EDITION

All the best!

How To Learn Chords really FAST!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Dear Fellow Musician,

What if you could pop a CD into your home or car stereo and learn everything you needed to know to start playing beautiful chords on the piano?

I'm talking about all the same chords used to play practically every popular song out there! The ones you grew up listening to... the songs you now enjoy... classic holiday tunes... even your kids' favorite songs... and more!

What if you could learn all the chords that make up those songs in just an hour or so? Would you be excited?

My good friend Jermaine Griggs over at Hear and Play Music is going to reveal an approach that allows you to learn anywhere: at your piano, in your car, on your ipod® while at the gym --- ANYWHERE!

So, if you have a CD player and two hours to spare, then you have what it takes to start mastering chords by ear.

Read the rest of this story at:

All the best!

Learn to play your favorite song on the piano --- by ear!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:43:00 +0000

Dear Friend,

If you are interested in taking your piano playing to the next level, I think I may have struck the right chord for you. Just last week, I was contacted by my friends over at HearandPlay.com who specialize in teaching people how to play piano by ear.

Jermaine Griggs, the President of HearandPlay, just let me know that his site had recently been updated with a few new piano resources...

When I finally checked it out (because I was very busy last week), I noticed one particular article that discusses the differences between musicians who play piano from sheet music and others who play by ear --- some of the advantages and disadvantages of both.

Learn to Play Absolutely Any Song By Ear in Virtually Minutes

The article focuses more on the advantages of playing by ear --- obviously because that's their specialty. Here are just a few of the many examples of what they said (you'll have to check out the article for yourself to get the full story):

Advantages of Playing Piano By EarPlaying Piano By Ear

1) "Being able to instantly recognize chords that are played in songs even without being at a piano."

************************* How does this help you? *************************

"You are able to learn songs faster and easier because you understand why chords are played at certain points in songs."

Just try and see for yourself!

2) "Not required to memorize chord progressions (pattern of chords played one after the other) because understanding them will automatically incline you to know what chord to play next."

************************* How does this help you? *************************

"Allows you to improvise and add your own "flavor" to the song. This is especially advantageous when playing in a church as you can never predict how long a song will be sung or what key the singer might resolve to. In a band, this might be helpful if the leader simply instructs everyone to surprisingly repeat a part of the song or change the key in which the song is currently being played in."

The Secrets To Playing Piano By Ear Course

3) "Will allow you to use the same methods to play virtually any song you want (most songs; don't quote me if you're referring to Mozart as this might take more practice than most other songs)."

************************* How does this help you? *************************

"Saves you the money and time of having to go out and buy the sheet music to a song that you've already learned how to play by using the ability of your ear to recognize melodies, chords, and progressions. However, buying the sheet music isn't a bad idea if you want to learn specific parts to songs that have high levels of complexity."

You know... I could really go on and on about this article, but due to the lack of space, I'm going to have to send you over there so you can check it out for yourself:

Go to: www.hearandplay.com they also have 60 Free Piano Lessons

(...and if you're really serious about taking your piano playing to the next level, you might want to consider taking them up on their 300-pg course, The Secrets To Playing Piano By Ear Course).

Meanwhile, let me know if you have any questions and I'll answer or pass them to the right folks at HearandPlay.com.

Again, go to:

The Secrets To Playing Piano By Ear Course

All the best!

P.S. - There's also a little section in the article that talks about major and minor scales, chords, and progressions. Check out that section too.

How to increase your playing speed in days

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:31:00 +0000

Dear Musician,

If you want to learn the secrets to fast, precise playing, I've found exactly what you're looking for.

Hear and Play's "Perfect Practice" dvd shows you how to use Hanon finger execises to increase your hand and finger speed, dexterity, coordination, independence, agility, accuracy, and more.

Visit: Perfect Practice DVD

Many students report phenomenal results after applying just the FIRST exercise to their practice routine.

Be warned: There's nothing "new" about hanon exercises. In fact, they were devised over 100 years ago by Charles-Louis Hanon.

But up until now, they've only been used by classical players who can read sheet music and are extemely intimidating to everyone else.

Until now.

In this dvd, the exercises are demonstrated by an accomplished jazz instructor, James Wrubel, and broken down step-by-step in VIDEO format so that anyone with a dvd player or computer and 1 hour to spare can start using them right away.

I highly recommend you check out a sample of the first exercise on their website. Just that one sample exercise can dramatically improve your speed and precision.

Visit: Perfect Practice DVD

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

All the best!

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noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:11:00 +0000

"Gospel Keys 101" Course Learn Basic Hymns and Congregational Songs by Ear

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:44:00 +0000

Gospel Keys 101 will teach you everything you need
to know to get started playing basic hymns and
congregational songs by ear. If you're a beginner and
would like your very own gospel piano teacher on DVD,
this course is definitely for you! This dvd course moves
at a very comfortable pace and leaves no questions
unanswered.

You will be shown, step-by-step, how to harmonize

every single tone of the major scale --- AND since
songs are based on melodies (and melodies are based on
major scales), you'll be able to harmonize MOST songs
immediately after learning these concepts. In

90 minutes, you'll learn a variety of
chords, inversions, melodies, and will be playing over a
half-dozen songs by the end!

LIMITED TIME OFFER

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:07:00 +0000

"Get
A Fresh Start... And Discover
The Secrets to Quickly & Easily Playing All Your
Favorite Songs On The

Piano By Ear In 2008!"

...Using The Same Exact System Thousands Of Musicians
Are Using To Play Anything They Hear On
The Radio In Just A Few Minutes!"

Dear
Fellow Musician,

Have you always wanted to learn to play the piano but
never had the time or the money...or worst of all spent
endless amounts money that you really didn't have on lessons that were "supposed"
to teach you but left you even further back than where
you started?

Well, if this sounds like you and you want to start
2008 off right by playing ALL of your favorite songs by ear,
I've definitely found that someone (...and that
something) that's going to help you do it - guaranteed!

The guy who I'm talking about is none other than
Jermaine Griggs, the pioneer of the award-winning "Hear
and Play" concept. This man has created the best and
easy to understand Home Piano Study Courses I've ever
seen. And he's offering it for an incredible price for
those who want to add playing the piano to the list of
resolutions you actually stick to :::wink:::.

This system is loaded! I mean, it includes an
interactive course book
of 300 pages that's split up into 20 chapters. And it's
not just a bunch of pictures either. Each page is
literally jam-packed with with TONS of expert techniques,
interactive diagrams, and challenging quizzes that are
guaranteed to teach you (step-by-step and
over-the-shoulder) EVERYTHING you've always wanted to
know about your "SCALES," "CHORDS," "CHORD
PROGRESSIONS," "NOTES," "FILL-INS," "RUNS," and more!

That's not all, this special
"Ultimate Starter
Course"
also includes one of his most talked about products to
date, Gospel Keys 101. In almost 2-HOURS of footage, he takes you
by the
hand and shows you step-by-step how to Turn Your
One-Note Melodies Into Full-Sounding Songs by using 3
easy steps.

Lastly,
you'll also be receiving a special edition copy of his brand new Hear and Play Chords
Audio series!
This one is loaded with over 4 H-O-U-R-S worth of audio instruction
that you'll be able to take literally anywhere and
practice.

I mean, you can slip it into your car stereo
on the way to work, pop it in your portable CD player,
or even upload it to your ipod. This is the new way the
world is learning music. Make sure you're a part of it.

So if you
act now, the package not only will include a
comprehensive, step-by-step, 300-pg workbook and
accompanying software cd, but also comes complete with 2
audio programs that you can listen to in your car or on
the go (that's 4 additional hours). That's not all...
you also get a 90-minute DVD covering the basics and
fundamentals to playing music by ear. So we've got all
angles covered...

In this course you'll be able to...

-Play piano without having to rely
solely on sheet music

or chord symbols (more on this later).

-Be able to hum a tune, then
immediately play it on the

piano in a few minutes.

-Be able to hear something on the radio
or on a favorite

album and immediately understand what's
happening in the

song without being at a piano.

-Sit down at the piano and play exactly
what they feel...

entertain guests and simply enjoy music.

-Play in a band with other musicians
who play by ear and be

able to follow along and improvise when the
time is right.

-Play at church, accompany quartets
or singing groups, and

perform at special occasions without any
fear or hesitation.

-Learn music at a comfortable pace
without being forced to pay a teacher
$30-$50 or more per hour.

-and so much
MORE!

Click below to learn more!

**LIMITED TIME OFFER**

All the best,

GOSPEL-THEBIGPLANET

HAPPY NEW 2008 YEAR!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:36:00 +0000

GOD BLESS ALL OF US!

I WISH YOU GREAT SUCCESS, WEALTH AND LOVE IN THE NEW YEAR!

Sit Down At The Piano And Easily Play All Your Favorite Christmas Classics In Less Than 3 hours --- Without Sheet Music!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:42:00 +0000

Dear Fellow Musician,

The Christmas season, my favorite season of the entire year, is
ALMOST here --- and courtesy of Jermaine and HearandPlay.com, I
have a PERFECT gift idea that YOU or one of your relatives would LOVE to see under the tree (...or better yet, on top of their piano)!

Jermaine just let me know about his brand new 3 H-O-U-R Christmas
course, Christmas Keys Vol.1 - "Conquering Christmas Classics", which has just been released.

After he takes you through his UNIQUE song learning process, you'll not
ONLY know how to conquer those songs but tons of other Christmas songs
since most songs follow familiar patterns.

Christmas Keys Volume 1 is LOADED with tons of powerful tips, easy-to-do
tricks, and techniques that will have you playing like an expert by this
Christmas season - GUARANTEED!

In this course, you'll...

* Learn how to play every song, step-by-step, with no guessing (whatsoever)
or any information left out! By the end of this course, you'll have what
it takes to fully play all of these Christmas songs by ear!

* Learn several variations of each song so you can play these Christmas classics a different way every time!

* Beginners: How to play an entire song with only three-fingered major chords (...also known as "major triads").

* Discover the power of "inversions" and how changing one note in your chord can totally alter the way a progression sounds!

* How to add fuel to your bass by understanding how "power" chords work in
holiday music.

* How to play "Go Tell It On The Mountain" in a churchy praise style! I'm
talking about bass lines, runs, fill-ins, and more (...similar to our
other GospelKeys courses)!

* And tons more!

Click here for more details

All the best,

GOSPEL-THEBIGPLANET

A Systematic Way to Learn Jazz By Ear

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:36:00 +0000

Discover:

* How to quickly and easily form tons of jazz chord patterns and runs that are guaranteed to have you standing out from the crowd.

* Accelerate your jazz learning curve by combining 3 secret elements that the pros don't want you to know!

* How to ensure that no matter what voicings and blues licks you play, they'll turn heads each and every time!

*

The 7 secrets to playing signature solos like a pro from a pro!

...And much more revealed in the report and video lesson clips below!

H&P Jazz 101 Sneak-Peak Video
(Click to Play)

At last, you can finally play jazz by ear!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:02:00 +0000

Dear Fellow Musician,

Have you always wanted to learn to play jazz on the piano but
never had the time or the money...

...Or worst of all spent endless amounts money that you really
didn't have on lessons that were "supposed" to teach you but
left you even further back than where you started?

Well, if this sounds like you, then you should definitely keep
reading. Now listen, you don't have to go to jazz concerts
anymore saying "I wish I could do that." If you want to start
playing jazz by ear right away, I've definitely found that
someone (...and that something) that's going to help you do it.

The guy who I'm talking about is none other than James Wrubel,
one of the front-runners in today's modern jazz era. This man
has been there and back as a professional jazz musician and has
played with some of the top names on the charts today.

With his crazy schedule, I'm still surprised that Hear and Play
Music was able to capture him for literally more than 8 days
and extract so much content to create this new and innovative
Jazz DVD Learning Machine

This system is completely loaded! In two DVDs and over 2 hours
of step-by-step instruction, he takes you by the hand and shows
you how to master TONS of award-winning jazz tips, tricks, and
techniques as well as signature soloing secrets that'll have
you playing hundreds of jazz pieces by ear in no time.

Once you have this system in your hands you're going to...

Discover:

- How to quickly and easily form tons of jazz chord patterns
and runs that are guaranteed to have you standing out from
the crowd.

- How to accelerate your jazz learning curve by combining 3
secret elements that the pros don't want you to know!

- How to ensure that no matter what voicings and blues licks you
play, they'll turn heads each and every time!

- The 7 secrets to playing signature solos like a pro from a pro!

Click here to learn more:
GOSPEL JAZZ LEARNING

All the best,

gospel-thebigplanet

P.S. - You might find more interesting information, techniques,
or resources just by clicking around on their website at
www.HearandPlay.com

The mysterious unfairness of grace

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:55:00 +0000

28th July

Catherine Fox

“Life isn’t fair.” This was one of the most annoying things that adults used to say to me when I was a child. All it did was sharpen my sense of injustice. Life might not be fair, but it would be a whole lot fairer if they made my older sister give me the biggest bit of cake.

The belief that life ought to be fair is not confined to children. Fairness is part of our national creed, as any queue-jumping foreign visitor soon discovers. We like a level playing field. Nobody should have an unfair advantage. No cheating. If cheaters win, they are actually losers, because the other side has won the moral victory.

These, along with team spirit, are some of the ideals that sport has traditionally been thought to instil in school children. But in recent years the role of sport has been questioned. Does it impart a sense of fair play, or is competition – with its inevitable winners and losers – inherently unfair? Can we achieve a level playing field when some are gifted and some are not? This has led to the emergence of the “everybody has won, and all must have prizes” sports day. The idea is that if the event is noncompetitive, every pupil can take part and enjoy the experience. Apart from the ones who are brilliant at sport and like winning, that is. It isn’t fair on them, but they, with their unfair advantage of talent, will prosper anyway. In an unfair world it is fairer to be fair to the most vulnerable group. Comprehensive school pupils should have an easier route into Oxbridge and my older sister should give the biggest slice to me.

It looks as though the ideological pendulum is now swinging back the other way. Gordon Brown is planning a £100 million package which will offer each pupil five hours of sport a week and encourage competitive sports days and interschool tournaments. With the 2012 London Olympics on the horizon this may be no bad thing. Valuing participation above excellence may produce well-rounded human beings, but it will not guarantee gold medals. Part of Brown’s motivation here is his own positive experience of sport at school. We assume that it also harmonises with his understanding of the Christian faith.

What has Christianity to say about sport? The Bible makes use of a range of sporting metaphors, of course. The Apostle Paul draws on the imagery of athletics in his First Epistle to the Corinthians (ix, 24). Here he comes down squarely on the Brown side of the debate: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.” The life of faith is not a sprint, or a fun run, or the Caucus-race that baffled Alice, in which we run when we like and leave off when we like and end up with a prize anyway.

True prayer begin when we find the kingdom whitin

Roderick Strange: Credo

“How do you begin to pray?” It is a natural question to ask someone who already takes the spiritual life seriously and who is seeking further guidance. When I raised this question once the person replied: “I say the Our Father.” Then after a slight pause he added: “It usually takes me about 20 minutes.” He wasn’t boasting. He was just giving me information.

It may at first seem extraordinary that that prayer, even though it is the prayer the Lord taught his disciples, should absorb someone for so long every day. It has become so familiar. And yet the words invite us to return again and again, not for precise analysis, but to ponder. Each one will find something different.

For me the hub of the prayer, its central petition, is “Thy kingdom come”. That is the request and indeed the desire that drives the prayer as a whole. And whose kingdom is it? It is the Father’s kingdom. Which Father? The one who is in Heaven and who is defined by holiness: “Hallowed be thy name”. This name is not an arbitrary word; it identifies who the Father is. It does so by calling Him holy. Holiness is not a property, something the Father has; it is rather code for the very depths of the divine being.

Then we cast our central petition in fresh terms. The kingdom we pray for is that condition where this holy Father’s will is realised perfectly. And so we pray that the kingdom may come among us through His will being fulfilled perfectly not only in Heaven, but here on Earth as well: “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.”

But these aspirations may seem all too vague. What can it mean in practice to fulfil God’s will among us, in our world, our society and culture? Instead of an answer, we seem to change tack. For next we pray: “Give us this day our daily bread.” But the shift is more apparent than real. The bread we seek is not a daily square meal, vital as that may be. Beyond ordinary food we are asking for something more profound: to be sustained in our service of the kingdom. We are praying: “Give us what we need this day and every day to make the kingdom come, to be its true servants.” Some of us, of course, would see that sustenance realised in a particular way in the Eucharist. That is the daily food that sustains many of us for service. But not everyone.

26th July

Tricky lures Chris Blackwell to new record label

Veronica Schmidt

Tricky has scored an industry home-run by luring Chris Blackwell to Brown Punk

Musician and producer Tricky has hit an industry home-run by luring music mogul Chris Blackwell to his new record label.

Blackwell founded the influential Island Records, which introduced Bob Marley and U2 to the world and signed some of the planet’s biggest artists including Cat Stevens, Melissa Ethridge, PJ Harvey and Tom Waits.

An eminent pioneer of trip hop, Tricky, born Adrian Thaws, rapped on and was a producer for the landmark British album Blue Lines, by Massive Attack. He went on to record solo albums and has worked on collaborations with Bjork, Live and Tool.

Famously disdainful of the music industry, Tricky recently announced he was launching Brown Punk to give artists a label that wasn’t focused on manufacturing money-making pop hits.