Musician Transformation Collection

My inbox has been flooded with tons of messages from Jermaine Griggs over at HearandPlay.com He has offered some great downloads for free that you will want to take advantage of. Jermaine is a great teacher who shows you how to play the piano by ear. It's taken me awhile to go through everything he has recently offered to the public. If you know me at all, I am very careful with what I endorse and recommend to others. Yes, it is true I am an affiliate member with hearandplay products, plus an affiliate member with Willie Myette and also Yoke Wong. So here's the list of Jermaine's new products and I believe ordering is taking place tomorrow.

* 44-pg Piano Guide

http://www.hearandplay.com/mtreport


http://www.hearandplay.com/mtreport.pdf

It's 44 pages and loaded with detailed, step-by-step
strategies that will TRANSFORM your playing.

If nothing else, view the "MUSICIAN TRANSFORMATION" formula
on the first page, which charts the exact recipe for
next-level growth and how to overcome some of the most
common pitfalls.

* 29-pg Piano Guide

http://www.hearandplay.com/mtreport

"MUSICIAN TRANSFORMATION - THE MISSING CHAPTER"
is available for download! (at no cost)


https://hearandplay.infusionsoft.com/link/2009e2920/19f0a0

* Full-size, high quality version of Musician
Transformation "Next Level" Troubleshooting Guide


http://www.hearandplay.com/mtchart.pdf

* Candid audio talk about how hearandplay.com got started and how the musician
transformation concept came to be:

https://hearandplay.infusionsoft.com/link/2b8de21e0/1cfde0


http://www.hearandplay.com/getaudio

* This program is 5 dvds, 7 cds...12 discs TOTAL and the most comprehensive
package of its kind. The packages will be released on Tuesday, Nov 26, 2009 at
exactly 6pm pacific (that's 9pm eastern) at this website:


http://www.hearandplay.com/mt.html

The first dvd, "Fundamental Factory" specializes in
teaching you everything you need to know to get started.

If you recall in the 44-pg report, this section covered note
names, major and minor scales, the number system, major-minor
relationships, the law of 12, and more. And not only pure
'fundamental' stuff, but how they fall into the WHOLE system
(the most important part).

In other words, if you have no experience, F.F. will take care
of you!

(Remember, this package is 5 dvds in 1. "Fundamental Factory"
is only ONE of the dvds. Once you master it, you'll be
comfortable enough to move on to "Chord County," "Pattern
Paradise," "Song Station," and "Ear Elevator." But you'll start

* 2 New Videos


http://www.hearandplay.com/morecoolstuff

One video is 30 minutes and taken directly from the 3rd
dvd ("Pattern Paradise") in the Musician Transformation
collection. It's really good.

The second video is a 14-minute lesson taken directly from
the Gospel Music Training Center, which you'll also have
access to on Tuesday while you wait for your Musician
Transformation package to arrive in the mail.

* 90-minute teleseminar
explaining each element of the M.T. formula

https://hearandplay.infusionsoft.com/opt?o=0&i=102898&e=322e83e7&m=71420

* VIDEO LESSON: The MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE to playing almost any song out there



Jermaine Griggs, Founder of Hearandplay.com shares even more great information on how to play virtually any song pattern you want by understanding how scales and chords connect together. THIS INFORMATION CONNECTS EVERYTHING TOGETHER FOR YOU.

Order The Musician Transformation Collection tomorrow!

All the best,
~ LadyD








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How To Use Grace Notes

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Are you familiar with grace notes, or crushed notes? Do you use them in your piano playing? Nothing gets your sound more soulful quicker than throwing in some grace notes. Grace notes are notes that a played very briefly and often very softly before the "main" note is played.

Grace notes sound good because they introduce an element of notes that do not fall into the scale you are using. It brings a bit more emotion to your sound -- sometimes playfulness, sometimes sadness.

Like everything else in music, it's not a matter of throwing in any old chromatic note. Let me give you three principles for using grace notes that I learned:

1) Blues Grace Notes - if you are working in the major scale (or in the minor scale as well, I suppose, though I haven't worked that out yet) identify your major scale, then identify the minor blues scale of that same key. Like this:

C major scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
C minor blues: C, Eb, F, Gb, G, Bb, C

Now, you don't have to pay in the minor blues scale per se (indeed, many major scale songs won't "allow" it), but you want to "borrow" notes from this second scale strategically.

You can apply this in your right hand soloing. Next time you're doing a run up the major scale, introduce some of the blues minor scale notes, very briefly, as grace notes.

Example. Instead of playing:

F, G, A, B

play

F, G, A, (Bb), B [Bb is your grace note]

You can also apply it to your chords. Instead of just playing

G - B - D [G major]

play

G - (Bb slide into) B - D

Practice doing it very lightly and subtly for a nice soul feel. But why does this work, besides the fact that you are borrowing from the blues scale? Well...

2) Minors into Majors - The basic idea is that just about any major chord can be made to sound soulful by sliding from its minor to its major in a split second. Works on piano, works even better on guitar.

Some examples:

C major = C, (Eb into) E, G
F major = F, (Ab into) A, C
G major = G, (Bb into) B, D

3) Tension and Release - Tension and Release is a major concept in writing lead parts. It is the process of building up a bit of tension via dissonance and then release that tension by creating consonance. In other words...

in the chord of C major (C-E-G) in your left hand with an F in your right hand
would be considered a dissonance, because although F falls into the C major scale, it is not part of the chord. However, slide that F up to G and now that G is consonant. Congratulations -- you've just created a tension and release.

Now, we can use this as another principle for grace noting. Instead of going straight into your intended note, touch on a dissonant, yet diatonic, note on the first beat then glide into your intended note. That should create a lovely bit of sweet emotion.


Some more applications of grace notes:

a) use it to create lovely 7th chords. Can't decide whether you want to use a bluesy dominant seventh or a jazzy major seventh? Use both! Crush the dominant into the major like this:

C-E-G-(Bb into) B

furthermore this relatively "open" voicing sounds pretty sophisticated, even "Burt Bacharach-ish."

b) create phat bass lines in a piano roll.

http://www.flipside.singingcrane.com/FL/index.php?topic=1725.0

c) relearn your major scales with blues grace notes thrown in to enhance your soloing.




* Related Posts:

http://ladydpiano.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

* Urban Pro600

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.

http://ladydpiano.blogspot.com/2007/09/west-coast-urban-feel.html


http://www.hearandplay.com/441295/gkurban.html

Clip from GospelKeys Urban... How To Use Grace Notes

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Digital Downloads at Hear and Play.com

First, I want to thank all of you who are in the military, serving our country, to protect our freedom!

Then, this new post on Memorial Day, 2009 is to let you know of a sale that will end tonight... I apologize for the late notice! It seems Jermaine Griggs, the founder of HearandPlay, who teaches you how to play the piano by ear, is now going digital!

Yes, I just got word from my good friend, Jermaine Griggs over at Hear and Play Music... that he's running a "Memorial Day Weekend" 40% off sale that ends
tonight (Monday, May 25, 2009).

Digital Downloads

But what's so special about it is that for the first time ever, he's released "digital
downloads" of all his courses.

That means that you can literally download his courses to your computer and start learning piano within minutes after your purchase.

And if you've heard me talk about hearandplay before, then you know how good their courses are for learning piano by ear (especially gospel and soul music).

They've got material all the way from gospel to jazz and salsa --- from chords to worship patterns... from piano and organ to drums and even singing.

Digital Downloads

But if you're interested in their digitally downloadable material, now is really the time to take action because you're not going to beat their 40% off deal going on thru midnight tonight.

(And if you know Jermaine, you know that he doesn't do these sales often. Heck it took him 9 years to finally decide to release downloadable material. So take advantage while he's doing it).

Digital Downloads

Here's what Jermaine says, "And as you know by now, I've used this special
holiday weekend to announce, for the first time
ever, "digital downloads!"

That means you can now download our courses
directly to your computer minutes after
ordering. In 9 years online, this is the *first*
time we've ever offered this opportunity to download
our courses.

And to celebrate, I'm slashing 40% off now thru
11:59 pm tonight (Monday, May 25, 2009).

This rare 40% off special is also my way of saying
"THANK YOU" for taking action and doing what it
takes to take your playing to the next level.

Here's why you want to take advantage of this
"digital downloads" opportunity...
---------------------------------------------

-Save $7-$24 on shipping fees
(there are *NO* shipping costs)

-Now thru TONIGHT (11:59 pm), I'm slashing an
additional 40% off so not only do you save on
shipping but you get an amazing deal on the
actual courses.

-Download our best-selling courses in minutes. Start
learning from the comfort of your own home TODAY.

-No waiting for your package to arrive in the mail.

-Download any time you want, on as many computers
as you want. I've invested $15,000 to create a
download center from the ground up. This download
center allows you to log in from anywhere and
download courses you've purchased any time. So you
never have to worry about your computer crashing
or losing what you've paid for... or anything like
that.

-Go green! By downloading our courses electronically,
you're helping the environment. No dvds to
manufacture, no pollution caused by delivery trucks,
no storage. Everything's digital!



Happy Memorial Day!
~ LadyD

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Play Piano By Ear - Free Video

I came across these play by ear free videos from the founder of HearandPlay, Jermaine Griggs. My students will love these flash cards that help you learn the number system.

VIDEO LESSON: Finding the key to any song


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zm9-YtDGqA

Jermaine Griggs of Hearandplay.com teaches you how to find the key of any song... 30 minute lesson.


VIDEO LESSON: The KEY to getting to the next level in your piano playing (FREE link to 28-pg report included)...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf6qJ

Free pdf for numbers flash cards:
www.hearandplay.com/numbers

Jermaine Griggs, Founder of Hearandplay.com, shares another strategy for getting to the next level. Here he explores the "number system" and why it's so important in playing songs, chords, and patterns on the piano. THIS INFORMATION IS INVALUABLE.

Here's another related topic:

http://ladydpiano.blogspot.com/2008/08/nashville-number-system-explained.html

Have a great weekend!