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

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!

“Gospel Keys 202 SE” Course

 

Gospel Keys 202: Mastering Worship Chords Discover the secrets to playing all your favorite worship songs in this ALL-NEW five hour “GospelKeys 202″ Special Edition Series!     ==> * Learn over 60 new voicings, chords, progressions, and fancy arrangements to playing worship music! From fancy inversions of the ninth chord to the secret “Quartal” chord   ==> Learn contemporary and alternative ways to playing worship favorites like “Anointing,” “Thank You Lord,” and others! While you’ll be taught, step-by-step, how to play various songs by the end of GospelKeysTM 202 ==> Basic triads and 3-fingered chords with full- sounding 9ths, 11ths.

3 Truths to Drastically Improving Your Gospel Piano Playing There are 3 truths that will greatly help you excel in your gospel piano playing by ear Let me explain… This is what it all boils down to if you want to learn how to play worship music by ear… Truth #1: You Have to Learn Patterns … Gospel music is all about patterns, my friend. If you ask any experienced musician about learning new songs, they will agree that the same chords are used over and over again in song after song. I wish I could brag about how I learn every new chord “that comes out” but you know what …? Chords don’t come out like new album releases. Progressions don’t come out every 12 weeks. They’ve been here for decades and they will always be the same. New songs will come out with different combinations of chords but what it all boils down to is getting to the point where you can recognize recurring patterns within any song. These small patterns … or chord progressions … or “couples” will enable you to learn any song by ear — regardless of how complex you think the song is. Truth #2: You Have to Know What Major Key The Patterns Originate From… See… once you’ve determined which patterns are at work, the next battle is to determine what major key the song is being played in. There are twelve major keys just like there are twelve major scales. A song can only be in one key at a time. Songs may change keys (for example, from “Db major” to “Eb major“) but can only be in one distinct key at any given time. And trust me… as you listen to a song, you should be able to hum (with your own voice) this key out loud and it should fit in at all places during the song. Next, you’d basically transfer what you are humming to the piano and find the single note that matches your voice. This is what I recommend for people just starting out. experienced musicians will find the major key of a song within 3 seconds without humming but there has never been a time I haven’t been able to help a beginning musician understand this concept of key signatures. Keep reading and you’ll learn it too… Truth #3: You Have to Know How to Hear These Patterns In “Real-life” Songs I’m going to repeat myself time and time again. Songs operate by patterns and until you learn to recognize these patterns in songs, you’ll be in the same boat. Asking people for chords to new songs will only help so long. There will come a time when you’re going to have to step out on faith and learn these songs on your own. … And I’m here to tell you that it’s not as hard as you think. Click here to learn more about a worship resource that will show you, step-by-step, how to master these three areas

“Secrets to Playing Piano by Ear” Course

 

This course offers 60 free online piano lessons, resources, and even a 300-pg Piano Course for students who are serious about learning to play the piano by ear. This course covers beginning techniques, music theory, chords, progressions, improvisation, and more! 

 

4 Steps to Learning How to Play Any Song on the Piano 1. Determining the melody – Melodies determine what chords will be played. If you can use your ear to figure out what notes are being played in the melody, you are 1/4 on your way to learning a song! More resources on learning how to determine melodies 2.Harmonizing the melody – Once you have figured out the melody (using some of my techniques on the resource page), it is time to harmonize it. This is simply choosing various chords to accompany the melody. There are several techniques and tricks to doing this. More resources on learning how to harmonize melodies 3. Altering Chords – This is the best part! Now that you have strategically figured out the melody to a song and have harmonized it, altering your chords to produce certain sounds is the next step. If you were playing gospel music, you would alter your chords differently than if you were playing classical or country music. More resources on altering chords 1. Listening - After you have determined the melody, harmonized the melody, and altered some of your chords, there are various techniques you can use to make sure that your song sounds right. More resources on listening techniques I personally recommend “The Secrets to Playing Piano By Ear” 300-pg Course and through my relationship with Jermaine (the author of this course), I’ve been able to get him to throw in a few bonus items (3 additional piano software programs). He has taught literally thousands of musicians how to play the piano by ear. If you understood just half of what he discussed above, you’ll definitely benefit from his 300-pg course. Click here to learn the secrets to playing absolutely any song on the piano in virtually minutes! I highly recommend it.