2. When you are taking a solo and not "comping" (accompanying) for another soloist you should play your chord voicings in your left hand, so that right hand can be free to improvise, do fills, double left hand, add extensions, etc.

3. The range of your voicings is also very important. A good rule of thumb to remember when voicing your chords, is to always try to voice your chords around middle C. Keeping your voicings around middle C will sound full and clear. Limits of approximately an octave above or below will assure best results by preventing voicing from assuming a quality of thinness or muddiness.

By not following my dreams, I had denied everything I believed.

We have His promise that He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to power that works in us. When we don’t go for our dreams, we never give God chance to show us depth of his exceedingly, abundant power.

By not following our dreams, we are telling God that our fears and doubts are stronger than His power.

God’s intentions toward us are clear, “I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope (Jeremiah 29:11)”. He can and wants to do more than we can ever imagine: we just have to give him chance.

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Beth is a certified life coach and founder of reallifestrategies.com She partners with brilliant women turning dreams and callings into realities. For free coaching and tips visit beth @ www.reallifestrategies.com