Playing music with an expressive approach can be difficult to grasp. How do we put emotion and feeling into our playing? I would suggest there are two roads toward more expressive playing: tempo and volume. In the video below, I talk about the latter: how you can use changes in volume to communicate expression. Expressive playing through volume In the video, I talk about developing … [Read more...]
Cornerstone + Mainstage – All Access this month
Part of the beauty of the All Access format is that I can show you some ideas, then point you exactly where you need to go for my best instruction on the specific skills you need. In addition to access to all three keyboard courses - Fluent Piano Chords, Fluent Piano Melodic, and The Mainstage Keyboard Course - you also get a monthly piano technique video and a selection of premium Mainstage … [Read more...]
Gospel chord – dominant flat-9 for piano
Some chords look a lot scarier than they really are. One example is the flat-9 dominant chord. This gospel chord can add a lot of flavor to your piano progressions without being complicated. In this post, we'll look at a simple way to approach this chord and how you can change a chart to work it in. Dominant chords The flat-9 chord typically belongs in the dominant chord category. … [Read more...]
New guide for worship keyboard artists
Do you have a clear picture of where you want to be as a keyboard artist? How about a clear picture of where you are now? I'm excited to make this guide, Essential Skills for the Worship Keyboard Artist available to you. In just a few minutes, you can see where you are and where you want to be with your playing. Just register to receive this free PDF guide below! … [Read more...]
Yamaha CP40 – new keyboard purchase
A new Yamaha CP40 concluded a recent search for a keyboard at our church. Our second keyboard - a Roland A90 - was in need of replacement. Although it was a really good keyboard - top of the class controller keyboard for its time - the keys kept breaking. Here is what was most important to me in a new keyboard: MIDI connectivity for Mainstage. Any keyboard in the given price range was … [Read more...]
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