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60 Free online Gospel piano lessons. Courses: Easily learn jazz, black, southern, christian, traditional, contemporary and urban gospel piano, organ and keyboard. Beginner to advanced.
Sep 21, 2008 · This series of Piano Lessons provides Instruction that focuses on learning to play Spirituals and other Hymns associated with Black Gospel Music. Playing Gospel Sounds - Just A Closer...
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- Piano Lessons by Charley
Redone! Piano Lessons - Black Gospel - Just A Closer Walk With Thee - YouTube. Download the full version of this program at:https://easypiano.com/lessons/about-gospel-hymns-revisited-southern ...
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- Piano Lessons by Charley
Aug 18, 2013 · http://easypiano.com/piano-lessons/courses/gs7.htmlhttp://twitter.com/easypianoPiano Lessons providing Instruction that focus on learning to play Spirituals ...
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- Piano Lessons by Charley
- The Basic Gospel Piano Progression
- Gospel Tweak #1: Walk-ups and Walk-Downs
- Gospel Tweak #2: Chromatic Grace Notes
- Gospel Tweak #3: Pentatonic Riff
- Final Tip
Let’s start with a simple chord progression: Get to know this progression well and practice it a few times. The chords we’ve chosen already hint towards a gospel sound. For example, we play a dominant 7th chord (E7) instead of a normal E Major chord (E). This gives the progression an extra jazzy sound. We’ll also use a slash chord (F/G). Another na...
A simple way to make any chord progression more interesting is to put interesting stuff between the chords. Erskine adds some meat to the bass by playing chromatic octaves with his left hand. All he’s doing here is approaching each bass note by starting two half-steps away. It’s deceptively simple, but the effect is huge! To add an even bigger sens...
That chromatic sound is essential to gospel music, and another way to add more of it to your progression is with grace note slides. Use neighboring black notes to slide into your target white notes, or vice versa. You can also play two chromatic grace notes to your target note too. This works well for the thirds in your chords.
As a final gospel flair, Erskine ends the progression with short, pentatonic riff in both hands to approach the final chord: A major pentatonic scaleconsists of the notes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. So, to find a pentatonic riff that works with your chord progression, find your progression’s key signature and then the key’s pentatonic scale degrees. Then, pl...
Don’t be too polished! Gospel music isn’t meant to be an exact science. Your hands don’t have to land together precisely. Instead, play freely and organically. Case in point: Erskine likes to play with a “trashcanny” feel. We hope you enjoyed this lesson! You can learn more gospel piano (for free!) here: 1. The Gospel Piano Chord Progression You Ne...
Gospel Piano Lessons. Learn to play songs via online at your leisure. Amaze your friends and family with your musical abilities. Free tutorial. 4.1 (267 ratings) 26,260 students. 2hr 44min of on-demand video.
6 Steps to Play Gospel Piano. Step 1: Identify the Basic Chord Progression. Step 2: Identify the Passing Chords. Step 3: Add the 7ths. Step 4: Add the Slip Notes. Step 5: Add the Money Notes. Step 6: Put It All Together. Bonus Section: Gospel Piano Improv.
