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Adobe Acrobat Free Download
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Blank Staff Paper with Ten Staves
This is a PDF file of a blank music page with ten staves. Download this for free and make as many copies as you like. This is perfect for music theory students or those wanting to try their hand at composing!
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Blank Piano Staff Paper
This PDF contains two pages of blank staff paper with piano pages. The first page contains 5 sytems and has a line for a title. The 2nd page has 6 sytems. Download this and make as many copies as you like for free!
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Blank Staves for Piano & Solo Vocal
This PDF contains staves for Piano & Solo Vocal. It has a solo line with treble clef above a grand staff for easy arranging of music for solo vocal with accompanying piano. The first page has a title line.
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Piano and Choral Staves
This PDF staff paper is designed for piano and choir in closed position. There are three measures to a line and three systems to a page. This should work well for basic choral arranging.
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Draw a Circle on the Circle
This is a brand resource to help understand how to use the Circle of Fifths to identify the most likely Major/Minor chords that you would look for when playing by ear.
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Playing by Ear - Chords to Listen For
This is a PDF file that shows the chords to listen for when learning to play by ear. From top to bottom, this list the logical progression of Major and Minor triads that might be used. This is for the keys of C, F, and G, however, the same numbers based on the scale will work in any key once you understand the concept. Also, there is a brand new circle of fifths that I designed in June 2008.
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NEW! - Like a River Endings
In this example, I use "Like a River Glorious" to show numerous types of endings that can be improvised or arranged at the end of songs.
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Chords for Modulation
In this excercise I talk about how to transpose by focusing on common notes and the chords in each key that lead to the I chord. There is also a chart that contains the scales and transition/dominant chords of all twelve keys.
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Hymn Variations on "Like a River Glorious"
Here are some simple variation ideas for "Like a River Glorious." This PDF file can be used as an aid to learning how to improvise on hymns.
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12 Bar Blues with a Walking Bass
This PDF contains three different 12 bar blue patterns in B flat that are progressively more difficult. It shows the blues scale and offers some suggestions on working to develop skills on using a "Walking Bass." Hope this is helpful to you!
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Hymn Variations on "Coronation"
Here are some simple hymn variations for "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name." This PDF file can be used as an aid to learning how to improvise on hymns.
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Modulation to Any Key
In this excercise, I demonstrate in the key of C how to transpose to any other key. It is important to learn how to make smooth transistions in modulation. It is a challenge to do it in every key and not just the few that we are comfortable with.
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How to Read a Chord Chart
This shows how to understand the chord symbols on a praise chart. I use this in the workshop I do entitled, "Chord Chemistry 101." It starts with the most basic triads and moves to complex chords.
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Basic Chords in All 12 Keys
This is a chart that lists 13 of the most basic triads, 6th and 7th chords and shows how to play it on the staff in every key.
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Accompaniment Patterns for Chords
Here is a PDF where I have taken four chords of a progression and show 18 different chord patterns that can be used in an accompaniment.
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Improv Etude
This is a great tool for learning how to improvise melodies and different accompaniment patterns. This exercise loops through half of the keys and will help the pianist improve his/her skills.
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Mark Hayes' Improv Notes
Mark Hayes is one of the premier arrangers of piano music today. This is a link to a page in Mark's web-site that is dedicated to providing improvisational resources for the church pianist that deal with modulations, transistions, leadsheets, harmonizations, etc. An excellent site!
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Hear and Play Zone
This is a fabulous web-site for pianists that allows interaction with other musicians around the world. There are many free lessons and advice to be found, but also, there are some great courses created by Jermaine Griggs that are aimed at assisting Christian keyboard players in learning contemporary, gospel styles of playing. I highly recommend The Hear and Play Zone and often participate myself in the discussion groups. To sign up and participate is completely free although there are some in depth courses that may be purchased.
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Gospel Piano Today!
GospelPianoToday.com features DVD courses and books that will teach you everything you need to know to play contemporary gospel styles of music. While these are items that are available to purchase, it is definitely something that should be considered for musicians that want to get a quick start. Great for beginners and advanced players alike!
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Audio Series Chords 101
Audio Series Chords is a brand new audio course released July 2007. These CDs are great for sticking in your car and learning while on the road. Check it out!
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Free Piano Playing Tips!
FreePianoPlayingTips.com offers some free e-mail video lessons from virtuoso teacher, Yoke Wong. She has some excellent DVD lessons and books that may be purchased as well. A another great choice for those wanting to take their improv to another level.
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Recordings from Piano Books
Listen to some MP3 files where I play from my piano books. Just click on the titles that are listed.
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Without Love... We Have Nothing
Information about the international hit song originating in Korea, "Without Love... We Have Nothing," written by James Michael Stevens and Joseph M. Martin.
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Check out my MySpace Page
Visit my MySpace Page to hear the famous Korean version of my song "Without Love... We Have Nothing" and to read about how I am trying to create awareness of International Copyright Infringement.
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