Familiar Chord Sequences
Many of the songs we sing share common chord structures. This is not a problem and is not regarded as plagiarism, provided the melody is original. … More Familiar Chord Sequences
Many of the songs we sing share common chord structures. This is not a problem and is not regarded as plagiarism, provided the melody is original. … More Familiar Chord Sequences
We often use the phrase “Hands and Hearts”, to distinguish between aspects of worship training. It can be a useful phrase. “Hands” might define aspects of practical training, like developing skills, understanding music theory and working on practical musicianship. “Hearts” might define aspects of spiritual training, like developing our devotional life, understanding the way of … More Worship: Hands and Hearts?
Q. “I would like to know how to tell what key the song is in just by the chords used. As well as how to better choose chords for a song.” For songs in the major key. Identify which three major chords appear most often in the song. Of those three two will be next … More On Playing by Ear
Q. “How can one make learning to play guitar tab “not so boring”?” The short answer is, you can’t. Becoming a musician is demanding work, and even though tab is undoubtedly the shallow end of musicianship, it will still require time and repetition to master. The more important question regarding tab is, “How should I … More On Learning Tab
Q. “I’m not really sure what to ask because i don’t really know music theory so I think my question would be if there’s any tips when starting learning an instrument 🙈” The best way to learn an instrument is to take lessons. If you already have a good foundation of music theory or have … More On Learning Instruments
Q. “What is the best advice you can give when transitioning from one key to next without making it obvious?” It’s not always that important to make a seamless transition between keys, and quite often it is simply not possible. There are a number of factors that are important important to consider. For example, changing … More On How To Change Key
Making the Jump From Classical Music to the Contemporary Church Music Team I am often asked how someone can make the jump from studying classical music to playing in a contemporary church music team. For many, it seems a complete mystery, and for good reason. If your only experience of music is having every note … More Classical to Contemporary
If someone has recently begun guitar or keyboard and knows a few chords, but doesn’t have a wealth of music theory, then a letter-based chord sheet will certainly work best for them. … More Understanding Chord Sheets
In a previous blog, I already looked at How To Pitch Songs of Worship. Here I follow that up with a quick look at four misconceptions about choosing the right key. My voice works better in the key of … No, it doesn’t! Songs have keys, and voices have ranges. No voice is more suited to a certain key. Every … More Musical Myth Buster | Picking the right Key
Since people began to sing, there was normally someone unable to join in. Usually, it’s not their fault. Sometimes the song is too high, and sometimes it feels too low. This is a problem, even in the modern church. The problem usually stems from worship leaders pitching songs to suit their own voice, not the … More The Golden Zone | How To Pitch Songs of Worship