How to Create Hip, Mature and Lush HarmoniesWritten by Ronald Worthy
Copyright 2005 RAW ProductionsRarely is a chord played with its tones contained in a single octave, root on bottom, third in middle, and fifth on top. Usually chords are "voiced!" This basically means that positions of a chord's tones are scattered over keyboard. The tones may be altered, doubled, added to, missing, and so forth. There are a great variety of possibilities available in voicing chords. Voicing chords properly is an art within itself. Using correct voicing techniques in your playing will give your improvisation a "hip," mature and full sound. Chords played in root position just does not seem to do job when playing Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Gospel and "Smooth Jazz" piano. Learning and mastering good voice leading techniques in your playing is not difficult if you just follow some simple rules. 1. The most important notes in any chord is 3rd and 7th. The 3rd of chord defines whether chord is a major or minor chord. The 7th of chord will define whether chord is a dominant or major chord. Usually bass player will play root and fifth. The root and fifth are not essential tones and can be completely left our from your chord progressions. If you must use root and fifth try using it in your right hand, not your left. You should add your "color" tones in your right hand.
| | Opps I slapped go in the FaceWritten by Beth Hitesman
For years, I dreamed of becoming a certified life coach and partnering with others who really wanted to make a difference. I would get excited about idea for awhile, then drop it. After all, I reasoned, “Who am I to start my own business, My reasons for not going forward with my dream were genuine and logical: I didn’t know how to market, I didn’t know how to tell people about my service, I didn’t know how to build a webpage and I didn’t know how to get people to my webpage if I did build one, I’m getting older, I have too much to do—the list went on and on.Every time dream would reemerge, my mental list was on standby, eager to remind me of how ridiculous these thoughts were. ‘My dream was impossible,” I’d rationalize. Then it hit me! How often have I talked myself out of doing something because I decided it was impossible? How often have I stopped myself from doing something because I made decision as to what God would or would not do in my life? I believe that God gives us our dreams and that God created us for a purpose. I also believe that with God, all things are possible.
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