I’m here to give you some secret formulas for playing chords and you don’t need to know ANYTHING about music except the notes on the piano which I’ve included below and a short lesson on half steps.
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Sing Free Now! Tip #5: Be an Intentional Singer (Not a Hopeful One)
You can’t be a hopeful singer but an intentional singer. It puts your head in the wrong mindset and leads you to doom rather than success
Why You Need to Make Friends with Your Belly
Have you ever been told to “speak up” and make friends with your belly? How many people tell you to sing from your diaphragm? What does that really mean?
Learn How to Use Chord Voicing
This video teaches you a beautiful chord voicing (arrangement of notes in a chord) that uses both hands.
Why You Need to Sing to Your Audience
Mark Bosnian is back to let Making Music and our readers know how important it is to sing to your audience
Watch How Dynamics Can Change a Song Entirely
In Mark Bosnian’s second tip from his list of 10 tips for a better performance he talks about dynamics and why they are so important when it comes to music.
How to Improvise with the 12-Bar Blues
In the last blues lesson (12-bar blues), you learned how to play the 12-bar blues in the key of F, using simplified 2-note chords. You also learned easy right-hand patterns using three of the six tones in the blues scale ( F, Eb and Ab). It’s time to take it to the next step and learn to improvise with the 12-bar blues.
How to Play The 12-Bar Blues
If you want to play jazz, you need to know the 12-bar blues! It’s how many musicians actually improvise when it comes to blues as well.
One Common Chord Progression: 12 Different Songs
What do “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “Don’t Stop Believing” and “Blue Moon” have in common? They all use the same chord progression! Watch as Debbie plays 12 different songs using the same chord progression
Tip #1 for a Better Performance – Know Your Song!
In Mark’s last article he did a brief overview of how to make your performances better. Mark is now breaking the tips down; starting with the first one: know your song.