James Gilbert MusicPart 3 of our ongoing series about chords is now available on YouTube. In this video we talk about Augmented and Diminished chords. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOVHzQ9Ggos?hl=en&fs=1] You can think of Diminished chords as minor chords with a flat-5th. You can think of Augmented chords as major chords with a sharp-5th. When adding 7ths to diminished chords, […]
Part two of my continuing video tutorials about chords is now available on YouTube: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCvHrSsyDWY?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] This video gives an intro to chords that have more than 3 notes, like 7th and 9th chords. Any comments or questions, feel free to ask.
I’ve started a new video series on my YouTube channel. The first part of an introduction to chords is there. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmezVWK0Ex8?hl=en&fs=1] The major and minor chord charts shown in the video are available for download in the Free Titles section of the music catalog: www.jamesgilbertmusic.com/catalog.php There are also some other chord related files there […]
My opinions on the matter… As a piano teacher, I wonder sometimes how people can afford lessons. But when I see the cost of cell phone plans, cable tv, eating out, I wonder how people can afford those things too. I think it is a matter of priority. If the cost of lessons is such […]