This section of The Versatile Musician contains every live Zoom Workshop we have ever had since 2021!
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December 4th, 2024 - Song-a-Palooza: Songs from the early 2000s!
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November 25th, 2024 - Jazzy Christmas Workshop
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- Jazzy Christmas Intro **PRINTABLES** (2:52)
- All Jazzy Lead Sheets - Downloadable!
- 1 - Chords (3:47)
- 2 - Inversions and Voicings (5:34)
- 3 - Intros (2:35)
- 4 - Endings (0:52)
- 5 - Acompaniment strategies (10:35)
- 6 - Four Feel (9:35)
- 7 - Ballad (6:50)
- 8 - Improvised Solo (4:16)
- Conclusion (4:03)
- Q&A (11:44)
- Auld Lang Syne - Traditional (Beginner-Advanced) (13:18)
- Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley (Beginner/Intermediate Christmas Rock) (19:13)
- Christmastime is Here - Vince Guaraldi (Intermediate Jazz) (28:31)
- Feliz Navidad (Beginner/Intermediate Latin Christmas) (8:42)
- Last Christmas - Wham! (Beginner-Intermediate Pop) (11:29)
- Please Come Home for Christmas - The Eagles (Beginner-Intermediate Rock) (19:49)
- This Christmas Donny Hathaway (Intermediate/Advanced Christmas R&B) (14:18)
November 13, 2024 - Voice Lesson Workshop: Brenda works one-on-one with members!
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- Introduction (7:02)
- #1 - Steve: Balancing registers (16:54)
- #2 - David: New singer finding his voice (15:36)
- #3 - John: Finding the right key and supporting the sound (15:44)
- #4 - Walter: Finding falsetto/head register on high notes (17:23)
- Conclusion (9:07)
- Announcements (1:59)
- ***How to play voice exercises on piano mini lesson*** (18:05)
- Getting Started (8:28)
- Voice Lesson Advice (6:57)
- Voice Lesson Protocol (4:45)
- A Note on Fingerings (4:39)
- Exercise #1 - Five Note Scales (9:00)
- Exercise #2: Five Notes Scales and Triad Outline (7:13)
- Exercise #3: Broken Triads (7:03)
- Exercise #4: One Octave Arpeggios (10:28)
- Exercise #5: Nine Note Scales (15:38)
- The Handy-Dandy Transposition Chart (3:14)
- Transpose music easily with The Transposenator 3000 (4:25)
October 16, 2024 Jazz Piano Improvisation part 2
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- Jazz Piano Improv 2 - INTRO and PRINTABLES (2:56)
- 1 - Improv Protocol Review Take the A Train (5:16)
- 2 - Modes (12:08)
- 3 - Modes application to Take the A Train (5:32)
- 4 - Modes Application to All of Me (8:24)
- 5 - Improvising using the modes All of Me (3:12)
- 6 - Troubleshooting (8:34)
- 7 - Rhythm Work (6:30)
- 8 - Recap iReal Pro and Announcements (11:32)
- How to use the iReal Pro practice app - INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APP! (9:22)
- How to practice with the iReal Pro (22:12)
- 1 - Singing Modes in Solfege Diatonic (11:32)
- 2 - Tonic Modes (14:50)
- 3 - Practice ideas and wrap up (6:53)
September 25th 2024 - Rock and Roll Piano Part 2 BLUES ROCK
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August 21st, 2024 - Faking Classical Music
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- Introduction and **PRINTABLES** (4:58)
- Song Learning Procedure (7:11)
- 1 - Alberti Bass (8:30)
- 2 - Oom Pah (9:22)
- Speed and Acuracy of Oom Pahs (4:41)
- 3 - Waltz (6:41)
- 4 - Pulsing (3:57)
- 5 - Rolling (10:28)
- Other ideas - Conclusion (4:42)
- Questions (11:54)
- Ode to Joy Tutorial (4:47)
- Fur Elise Tutorial (14:02)
- The Entertainer tutorial (25:13)
- Canon in D (Pachelbel's Canon) tutorial (20:58)
August 14th, 2024 - Jazz Standards Song-a-Palooza
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- Introduction!! **PRINTABLES** (7:04)
- It Had to Be You 1 chords (4:58)
- Question about what chord inversion to use (2:08)
- It Had to Be You 2 voicings (6:02)
- It Had to Be You 3 comping (7:11)
- It Had to Be You 4 Improvised solo (6:31)
- It Had to Be You 5 Play through (4:35)
- Fly Me to the Moon 1 (6:43)
- Fly Me to the Moon 2 Comping (6:50)
- Fly Me to the Moon 3 play through (3:26)
- Conclusion (8:54)
- Announcements (3:22)
July 17th - The Piano Music of Bruce Springsteen
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- Bruce Springsteen Intro and **PRINTABLE (6:42)
- Roy J. Bittan (6:46)
- Because the Night part 1 and **PRINTABLE (15:09)
- Because the Night part 2 (6:43)
- **Because the Night - EDITED SONG TUTORIAL** (21:26)
- Born to Run part 1 (10:02)
- Born to Run part 2 (15:15)
- Born to Run Play Through (5:41)
- Q&A (5:48)
- Hungry Heart- Bruce Springsteen (Intermediate/Advanced - Rock) (20:21)
July 10th 2024 - Jazz Improvisation Workshop - 3 Steps to Improv!
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- Introduction and **PRINTABLES** (3:49)
- Jazz Chord Symbols Tutorials and Printables (16:02)
- 1 - Left Hand Options (3:13)
- 2 - Improv Using Melody (7:35)
- 3 - Improv using chords (10:42)
- 4 - Melody and chords (5:22)
- 5 - Pentatonic Scales (9:07)
- 6 - Pentatonic Scales part 2 (9:18)
- 7 - Pentatonic Scales part 3 (6:39)
- Additional Songs to Learn! (7:46)
June 18th 2024 - Uptempo Instrumental Piano Arrangements
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- Introduction and **PRINTABLE** (7:10)
- 1 - Brown Eyed Girl (9:56)
- 2 - Sweet Caroline (7:14)
- 3 - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (3:53)
- 4 - Penny Lane (4:12)
- 5 - Heartbreak Hotel - Old time Rock and Roll (7:24)
- 6 - I'm Still Standing (4:54)
- 7 - Embellishments (3:32)
- 8 - I Only Wanna Be With You (2:56)
- Recap (4:36)
- Q&A (10:55)
June 5th 2024 - PotPourri
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- Introduction **PRINTABLE** (2:04)
- 1 - Vocal Warmup Basics (11:53)
- 2 - Coordinating Hands When Improvising (11:42)
- 3 - How to set long term goals and meet them with daily practice (10:36)
- 4 - How to work on tricky vocal passages (8:44)
- 5 - Translating guitar sounds to piano (10:39)
- 6 - Solfege application to songs (12:39)
- Conclusion Q&A (8:46)
May 22, 2024 - Song Analysis Workshop
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April 17th 2024 - Rock and Roll Piano Part 1
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April 3rd 2024 - Instrumental Piano Song-A-Palooza
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- Introduction and **PRINTABLES** (2:11)
- Sound of Silence part one *Lead Sheet* (7:38)
- Sound of Silence part two (5:15)
- Sound of Silence part three (9:54)
- Sound of Silence part four (9:12)
- Tiny Dancer part one *Lead Sheet (6:10)
- Tiny Dancer part two (8:18)
- Tiny Dancer part three (2:34)
- Conclusion (4:17)
- Q&A (7:34)
March 20th, 2024 - All About Minor
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- Introduction **PRINTABLE** (4:07)
- Understanding tonality and minor scales (10:43)
- Chords come from scales (8:09)
- Tonal 1-4-1-5-1 Harmony in Minor (6:48)
- Tonal Harmony in Minor song examples (5:26)
- Hit the Road Jack Chord Progression (5:24)
- Hit the Road Jack song examples (5:48)
- Wrap up, analysis, practice tips (5:20)
- Q&A (14:02)
March 6th 2024 - Block chording melodies
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- Introduction and **PRINTABLES** (3:28)
- Work on the Chord inversions (2:13)
- Analyze where to put the chords (6:36)
- Choose which inversions to use (3:54)
- LH Accompaniment 1: LH single note (1:57)
- LH Accompaniment 3: LH 5ths (2:34)
- LH Accompaniment 3: LH pulsing 5ths (2:27)
- LH Accompaniment 4: LH broken (3:10)
- LH Accompaniment 5: LH broken 8th notes (1:29)
- Work through entire process on Wonderful Tonight (16:32)
- Conclusion (3:03)
- Q&A (12:51)
February 8th 2024 - Chord Inversion Olympics
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- 1 - Intro **PRINTABLE** (4:53)
- 2 - Fingerings (3:02)
- 3 - Isolation inversions (5:52)
- 4 - Triad Inversions in MINOR (4:32)
- 5 - Voice Leading Exercises root position (3:59)
- 6 - Voice Leading exercises plagal 1st inversion and 2nd inversion (3:59)
- 7 - Voice Leading exercises perfect cadence (3:57)
- 8 - Voice leading exercises in minor (3:33)
- 9 - Tricky Exercise (3:59)
- 10 - Application (6:53)
- 11 - Application 2 (7:15)
- 12 - Q&A (4:31)
January 19th 2024 - Country Piano Workshop
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- Introduction (6:25)
- 1 - Understanding Musical Style (4:17)
- 2 - Country Music Attributes (4:58)
- 3 - Accompaniment Strategy - Oom Pah and Country Twang (7:28)
- 4 -Accompaniment Strategy - Country Twang Version 2 (4:08)
- 5 - Accompaniment Strategy Twang Pah (7:43)
- 6 - Fills (5:21)
- 7 - Fill -2 (3:59)
- 8 - Fill -3 (4:23)
- 9 - Next 2 fills (4:10)
- 10 - Wrap Up (3:46)
January 10th, 2024 - MUSIC THEORY! Intervals, Key Signatures and Relative Major/Relative Minor
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- Introduction and **PRINTABLES** (2:44)
- 1 - The Basics, Perfect and Major Intervals (5:29)
- 2 - Minor Intervals (3:45)
- 3 - intervals Cheat Sheet (3:16)
- 4 - Ear Training Intervals (6:02)
- 5 - Ear Training Minor Intervals (8:28)
- 6 - Questions about Intervals (3:10)
- Key Signatures 2 (3:10)
- Key Signatures 3 (3:34)
- Key Signatures (8:47)
- Relative Majors and Minors (5:03)
- Wrap Up (6:30)
December 7th 2023 - Potpourri Q&A for 90 minutes!
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November 28th 2023 Christmas Songapalooza
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- Christmas Songapalooza Intro **SHEET MUSIC and COURSE BOOK** (3:34)
- Quick Instrumental Accompaniments #1 - Primary Chords or Cadences (4:46)
- Quick Instrumental Accompaniments #2 - How to work on songs (4:28)
- Quick Instrumental Accompaniments #3 - Intros! (2:40)
- Quick Instrumental Accompaniments #4 - Song protocol on Silent Night (10:25)
- Quick Instrumental Accompaniments #5 - Song Protocol on Hark the Herald Angels Sing (5:09)
- Quick Instrumental Accompaniments #6 - Wrap up (1:53)
- Jazzy Christmas Songs #1 - Walking Bass Lines (6:01)
- Jazz Christmas Songs #2 - RH rhythms, four note chords and jazz voicings (7:20)
- WRAP UP (14:46)
- Q and A (8:33)
November 8th, 2023 How to Sing Harmony
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- How to Sing Harmony - Intro and **PRINTABLE** (3:55)
- Exercise 1: Harmonize in 3rds (6:27)
- Exercise 2: Harmonize a 6th below (12:07)
- Exercise 3: Finding the Fifth (3:40)
- Exercise 4: Vocalizing over chords (4:10)
- Exercise 5: Find harmonies to an existing song (10:24)
- Exercise 6: Learning from recordings (19:50)
- Wrap Up (3:40)
- Q and A (12:59)
October 13th - How to Sing Better
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September 13, 2023 - Piano Pedaling Techniques and Dominant 7th Chord Workshop
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August 9, 2023 - Worship Music 101
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- Worship - Introduction **PRINTABLE** (10:27)
- 1 - Getting People to Sing - Teaching them the song (8:01)
- 2 - Picking the Right Keys (1:53)
- 3 - Introductions that help (6:26)
- 4 - Other considerations (3:31)
- 5 - Accompaniment Strategies Traditional Hymns (8:03)
- 6 - Faking Hymns (9:13)
- 7 - Singalong-style songs (2:32)
- 8 - Pop-Rock (4:18)
- 9 - Incidental Music (2:08)
- 10 - Resources (3:59)
- 11 - Q&A (10:59)
July 26, 2023: Adding Interest to Basic Chords Using Cadences and Sus Chords:
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July 12, 2023: Solo Jazz Piano Styles - Stride Piano and More!
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June 22nd, 2023 - How to Harmonize Melodies
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June 7th 2023 - Instrumental Piano Arrangements
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- Introduction and **PRINTABLE** (4:53)
- LH Strategy #1 and #2 - Simple (3:40)
- LH Strategy #3 - 5ths (3:53)
- LH Strategy #4 - 1 5 1 (4:03)
- LH Strategy #5 - 1 5 1 5 (2:38)
- LH Strategy #6 - 1 3 5 1 (1:34)
- LH Strategy #7: 1 5 1 3 (3:35)
- LH Strategy #8: The Oom Pahs (5:58)
- LH Strategy #9: Waltz (3:05)
- LH Strategy Recap and Ideas (1:59)
- RH Strategy #1: Single Note (2:32)
- RH Strategy #2: 6ths (3:47)
- RH Strategy #3: Octaves (1:19)
- RH Strategy #4: Octave + 1 (4:30)
- Conclusion (3:20)
- Q & A (6:37)
May 17th - Classical Piano/Notated Music Techniques and Practice Protocol
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April 26th, 2023 - Boogie Woogie Piano mini workshop and how to solo over a pop song
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March 11th, 2023 - Learning Songs by Ear - my special method
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February 17th 2023 - Pop Piano Voicings and Fills
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January 6, 2023: 2023 Planning Session and Practice Breakdown!
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December 9th, 2022 - Ear Training Workshop
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November 18th 2023 - Holiday Song Learning Extravaganza!
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Live Zoom Calls 2022
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- Friday, October 14, 2022 - Song Learning Extravaganza! (90:41)
- Live Member's Zoom - September 26th, 2022 (51:23)
- July 19th, 2022 - Sight Reading at the Piano and Jazz Piano Tips and tricks (59:49)
- June 29th, 2022 - How to play a basic rock groove and how to solo over a groove (64:22)
- Live Zoom - May 15th, 2022 (76:23)
- Friday, April 22, 2022 - Let's Talk About Music Theory (54:16)
- Friday, March 18th, 2022 - How to Read Chord Symbols and How to Create Great Piano Accompaniments (31:07)
- Friday, February 8, 2022 - Discussion on Piano Skills for Singers and different styles of piano training. (45:51)
- Friday, January 7th, 2022 - Practice Tips, Goals and Playing By Ear (52:48)
Live Zooms 2021
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