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Ableton Tip - Tempo Tracks
Special thanks my friend, Joey for the recommendation to talk more about Ableton in my blog! There are so many things that can be done...
Key Centers Part 2 - Melodic Analysis
Today, I want to look at the melodic structure of a song and the use of Key Centers in the melody. If you think of melodic passages in...
Key Centers - Song Analysis
Today, I would like to talk about song analysis in the Jazz genre. I love doing these! I am going to take the tune, "All The Things You...
Tritone Substitutions
Today I️ want to take what was discussed in the last blog II-V-I️ Alterations and build on that. So if you haven’t checked out last...
II-V-I Alterations
Today, I want to talk about some basic II-V-I alterations. If you refer to my blog from October 22, 2017 entitled “Be A Close - Talker”,...
GEAR!
Today I’m going to go in depth on some gear that I use when I play live. I don’t consider myself a gear head, by any means. I’ve only...
Key Cues
Singers, have you ever found yourself in a singing situation where you have a spontaneous moment and want to sing a song off the cuff,...
Be a Close - Talker
Using 4-Way Close Voicings I was talking to a band mate of mine today about piano voicings and it brought back to my memory one of the...
I Love What I Do
First of all, a big thank you to everyone who is taking the time to read my blog. This blog is still very much a work in progress and...
What Key Are We In?
Is there a right and wrong way to name keys? As a sideman bassist and keyboardist for various artists and church music ministries, I have...
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