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Pitch: Highness or Lowness of Sound: Part 1
The overall high level or low level heard in sound is known as Pitch. Consider Happy Birthday to You. The elevated tone is on the third...

Kaymery Swart
Sep 8, 20211 min read
SOUND: Pitch, Dynamics, and Tone Colour
Sounds consistently besiege our ear: the sound of rainfall, laughter, birds chirping etc. Because of sound, we are informed of the...

Kaymery Swart
Sep 6, 20212 min read


BEATLES STYLING
Practicing your much-loved Beatles songs and rhythms in this posts will result in you mastering the majority of them. It will be fun too!...

Kaymery Swart
Sep 3, 20211 min read


Diminished Chords
YOU ONLY NEED TO LEARN THREE SHAPES !!! An interesting and helpful aspect to keep in mind- with regards to diminished chords- is that...

Kaymery Swart
Sep 1, 20211 min read


MANNILOW MOOD
A little chordal structure centered on Barry Mannilow's style is worth a shot to learn advanced chords! So, here we go! This is in light...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 27, 20212 min read


Bluff Your Way- '9', '11' and 'sus4'
CHORDS: One Magic Formula The more tunes you play, the more you will see chords, or chords, with the numbers 9, 11 and sus4 behind them....

Kaymery Swart
Aug 25, 20212 min read


Bossa Nova Bounce Rhythm
Today we’ll look at the Bossa Nova Bounce Rhythm. Diagrams are used to explain this rhythm because it is easier to understand this way,...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 23, 20211 min read


3 Beat Bounce Rhythm
Today we’ll look at a new rhythm. One that is utilised by songs written 3 beats per bar, or 3/ 4. A steady three beat bar is played by...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 20, 20211 min read


Slash Chords and Bass Runs
Today we're learning about Slash Chords and Bass Runs! Symbols like the ones below are often seen. In this scenario, these symbols...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 18, 20211 min read


HALF BEAT BOUNCE RHYTHM
Today we’ll learn the Half Beat Bounce Rhythm. Slower songs make use of this rhythm. Four beats per bar is played by your right hand...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 16, 20211 min read


APPLYING THE BALLAD STYLE TO MELODIES
Today we’ll be learning how to apply the ballad style to melodies with three simple steps. STEP 1: The Left Hand An exceptionally simple...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 13, 20211 min read
GAIN FROM BEETHOVEN
Today we’ll be learning from Beethoven! Improvisation rookies regularly play arbitrary and aimless notes since they envision that in the...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 11, 20211 min read


An effective method to CREATE MELODIES and IMPROVISE
Most melodies depend on WORDS and SENTENCES. Musicians, songwriters specifically, infrequently compose a tune and afterward add words to...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 9, 20211 min read


EXERCISE 4: Expanding the range of notes
Let’s look at our next exercise! The more notes that you realize will work, the more assortment you can bring to your improvisations. How...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 6, 20212 min read


EXERCISE 2: Adding the right hand notes
Play the accompanying succession of notes (based on the C chord) ONE note at a time from the low C up to the E then back down to the G (8...

Kaymery Swart
Aug 4, 20211 min read


BALLAD STYLE: A Structured Approach
Today, we take a look at different manners by which you can make your playing more musically organized and thus more energizing....

Kaymery Swart
Aug 2, 20211 min read


Ballad Style Exercise 2
Today we’re learning The Magical Pentatonic Scale. We have the left handed patterns sorted, now we’re on to the right. Today you’ll learn...

Kaymery Swart
Jul 7, 20211 min read


BALLAD STYLE
Today we look at how we can develop a basic ballad style. “Getting the Feel Of It” As strange as it may sound, improvising a Ballad Style...

Kaymery Swart
Jul 7, 20211 min read


Blueberry Hill Rhythm
Today we’re learning rhythm 3, better known as 12/8 TIME or TRIPLE FEEL. Triple Feel refers to the three-noted groups the basic rhythm...

Kaymery Swart
Jul 7, 20212 min read


Straight Eight Boogie
Today we’re learning rhythm 2! PART 1 Play the notes separately with your left hand: from the C note up to Bb, then back down to E. (Note...

Kaymery Swart
Jul 7, 20212 min read
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