Music Theory

Playing with the Three Popular Chords

September 5, 2010

The three most popular chords usually refers to the three major chords of the diatonic major harmonic system. Don’t let that scare you, it’s a lot of big words to describe the major chords used in any major key signature.

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Basic Jazz Chord Voicing

August 29, 2010

Introduce basic jazz chord voicing ideas. These fundamental ideas are principles you can use to spend a life time of mastering voicing chords.

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Playing Music is about Succeeding in Preparation

June 26, 2010

I read a different prospective that we actually succeed, not by making disconnected moves, but by creating a context for success. Let’s examine what this might do for you…

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Ways to Retain What You Learn In Music

April 3, 2010

When learning music, one of the biggest issues is how you retain what you learn. This isn’t the memorization issue; it’s about understanding and retaining the principles and rules used to define music and other studies.

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