Robert Greenberg Understanding the Fundamentals of Music download. We all know that beneath the surface of music, beyond the joy or excitement or even heartache that this beautiful language of sound can stir within us, lies the often mysterious realm of music theory – a complex syntax of structural and instrumental resources that composers may draw on. No matter what kind of music we listen to – symphony or string quartet, saxophone solo or vocal ballad, hip hop or Gregorian chant – we feel the impact of that music and have done so all our lives, even though we...

Peter Madcat Ruth Anyone Can Play Harmonica. Here’s a lesson for people of any age who want to play the harmonica. This pocket-size instrument has been a favorite for generations, and there’s no easier way to get started than this basic lesson. All you need is a 10-hole harmonica in the key of C and you’ll be playing in no time. Peter Madcat Ruth starts by showing you how to simply inhale and exhale to make sounds on the harmonica, and then turns this into a basic “train rhythm” exercise. By narrowing your lips to get single notes, you’ll...

Music Theory for Songwriters Harmony with Julian Velard. Music theory is fundamental to making and playing music but it can be kind of dry. Music Theory for Songwriters is taught in a user-friendly and songwriting-focused way, demonstrating techniques on both keyboard and guitar, allowing songwriters to learn music theory while they learn song craft. In this installment, musician Julian Velard digs into more intermediate-level music theory topics. Starting with minor scales, he shows examples of classic songs in minor keys, and then explores the modes of the diatonic scale (e.g., the mixolydian mode). Next, Julian dives into chords with...

Music Theory for Songwriters The Fundamentals. By Julian Velard. Music theory is fundamental to making and playing music. However, no one has taught it in such a user-friendly and songwriting-focused way as we do here, using both keyboard and guitar to demonstrate the techniques. Professional musician Julian Velard starts the course with the building blocks of harmony: notes, scales, intervals, chords, inversions, and basic chord progressions. He then goes into voice leading – showing how to move from one chord to another by changing just one or two notes – and reviews common song forms, from the familiar verse/chorus/verse...

Joe Lovano Jazz Improvisation A Personal Approach download. Develop your own voice with the practice techniques that have helped make Joe Lovano one of the most respected improvisers of our time. In this Workshop, Lovano shows you how to play with the greater spontaneity and feeling. He’ll teach you how to interpret the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic essence of a tune. Create your improvisational ideas from within these musical elements. And make sure your journeys arrive somewhere. Lovano brings these ideas to life in solo, duo, trio, and quartet performances filled with his expressive sax lines. His lessons will...

Gaye Adegbalola Learn to Sing the Blues. Here’s a vocal workshop that will help bring your blues songs to life! W. C. Handy Award-winner Gaye Adegbalola has identified 17 key points to help a singer put his or her song across. As she puts it: “My mission is give you some ideas to help you relay a story… lay your soul bare… share an experience… say aloud what others feel deep inside.” In an engaging and forceful way, Gaye shares the elements of singing that she has gleaned from years of performing experience. She discusses her ideas on communicating...

Lessons from Adam Gussow from Beginners to Advanced. A lot of examples on harmonica in the key of Bb, but do not worry those who have a harmonica in a different key. Important principle of what Gussow says, not the notes, which are extracted. Even those who are not fluent in English understand what says Mr. Gussow, because he describes everything very very good, sometimes even drawing diagrams. Lessons in the format flv, once were downloaded from YouTube, approx 150 videos, plus a couple of videos about the band, which plays Adam, is also very interesting, because you can...

Master Superchops – a video tutorial how to play wind instruments, created by Jerome Callet. The training course includes 3 lessons by Jerome, 6 demonstrations (trumpet, trombone, flute and French horn), as well as practical advice and instruction in the form of discussions and musical performances. CD includes the following videos: Csaba Kelemen – trumpet, Mac Gollehon – trumpet, Keith Underwood – flute. Jerome Callet is a musician, teacher and designer of brass instruments. Jerome Callet is the most well-known teacher of the “Tongue Controlled Embouchure” method for brass instruments. The method is all about a focused tone, perfect...

The Sitar is most well know to the Western World as the instrument of India. Although it is believed that the Sitar has existed in its current form since the 1700’s its popularity among the West is a very recent phenomenon. Musicians such as George Harrison of the Beatles and Ravi Shankar helped popularize the instrument during the late 60’s and early 70’s. With its beautiful Eastern melodies, the Sitar became an easily recognizable instrument in Western Popular culture. Although the majority of its melodies are played on only a few strings, the Sitar is a very complicated instrument...

Everything you need to know and everything you need to play properly is explained and demonstrated in these two dvd’s. All the fingering techniques and movements are shown to you in close up detail and played very slowly for easy understanding. The notation of how all these movements are written are explained in detail and I then play them for you to hear how they should sound. Bobby has been a pipe major of several pipe bands with varying degrees of success and developed a tuition program that should be totally fool proof. There are no “grey areas” in...