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Gospel School: Intro #4

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A shortened version of #3… to be repeated ad lib in order to build the energy in preparation for a shout…

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January 15, 2017 Gospel School

Gospel School: The Gospel V7 Chord

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A definitive harmonic device used in Gospel music is the unique voicing of the V7 chord…

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January 5, 2017 Gospel School

Gospel School: Left Hand Rocking Octaves (Swing Feel)

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Rocking octaves in the left hand are a simple, but effective way to establish a deep groove in Gospel Piano…

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January 4, 2017 Gospel School

Gospel School: Left Hand Rocking Octaves (Straight Feel)

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Rocking octaves in the left hand are a simple, but effective way to establish a deep groove in Gospel Piano…

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January 4, 2017 Gospel School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Intro/Turnaround #3

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A good intro builds excitement and establishes expectations before jumping into a tune…

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July 20, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Repeated Notes

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Repeated notes are a great way to keep the time moving or to build excitement…

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July 2, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues School: Vamp #4

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This vamp makes use of all the blue notes (b3, b7, b5)…

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May 4, 2015 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #3

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A relentless, circular bass line in the left hand with neighbor chords and minor-major mixture in the right…

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May 3, 2015 Blues School

Blues School: 12 Bar Major Blues Form & Harmony – Variation #8

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This commonly-used 12-bar Blues variation combines many of the variations we have already seen…

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January 8, 2015 Blues School

Blues School: 12 Bar Major Blues Form & Harmony – Variation #6

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This commonly-used 12-bar Blues variation inserts a secondary dominant A7 (V7/ii) in bar 8 to feed the Dm7 (ii7) in bar 9…

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January 6, 2015 Blues School

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