Key Signatures – what are they? What do they tell us? How do you identify them? These are some questions that all musicians, guitarists, pianist, singers and theorist alike will ask. There are 15 major keys and 15 minor keys…
Category: Music Theory
This beloved hymn written by Major Daniel Webster Whittle, the exact date of his composition is not known, but it was originally published in 1883 in Gospel Hymns No. 4. It is one of about two hundred hymns composed by…
I once heard a wise Preacher and great Chorister say “Every bird sings except a buzzard!” I don’t really know if that is the truth in regards to birds and buzzards, but the Bible does encourage and admonish us to…
To understand the Soprano part it is imperative that you first understand vocal range. Technically, vocal range is “the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate.” * In layman’s terms vocal range is the musical…
There are many amateur Acoustic Guitar players who struggle and try to get by on only three chords, G, C and D, but there are only 4 more basic chords that you could learn that would give you the ability…
Absolute pitch is represented by the musical letters A B C D E F G. Absolute pitch never changes. As related to Auditory perception, Absolute pitch is the ability of a person to identify a musical tone without the aid…
Do You Make Any Of These Mistakes In Your Gospel Piano Playing? There are four main attitudes that hinder musicians from progressing in their abilities to play gospel music by ear. Let me explain… Attitude #1: “Learning songs by myself…