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"Finally... A Way to Quickly And Easily Play All The Latest Contemporary Urban Chords, Progressions, Licks, and Tricks By Ear!

Use These Techniques To Take Your Piano & Keyboard Playing To New Heights... GUARANTEED!"

  Dear Gospel Musician,

am thrilled that you're reading this page!

In fact, it let's me know many things about you. First and foremost, I know that you're serious about improving your piano skills. Secondly, it let's me know that you acknowledge where gospel music is headed (...or should I say "where it has arrived").

It's true.

All you have to do is pop in the latest record of your favorite gospel artist and you'll hear the type of contemporary, modern, and "urban" flavor I'm talking about. It's everywhere.

Now, that's not to say that traditional music is outdated. Never that. You'll always have churches singing the hand-clapping, foot-stomping praise songs or the worship classics that we've all grown accustomed to. They never get old. In fact, we have courses dedicated to teaching each of these styles, step-by-step.

What is happening, however, is that churches are incorporating more and more contemporary-sounding songs into their worship services. What used to be reserved for "the choir" is now commonplace in opening up a church service. The church band is a lot savvier and knows how to play all styles.

If the church mother sings and old-time gospel hymn, the millennium gospel musician can follow along. If the youth choir decides to sing the latest songs on the radio, the same musician can switch styles. This is the ultimate way to be.

Who Else Wants To Be A "Versatile Musician?"

Just like you should be able to play in all twelve keys, you should also be able to play all styles of gospel music.

Of course, it doesn't come overnight. This is what you use your daily practice sessions for.

See, practicing is not about rehearsing what you already know. Rather, your practice sessions should focus on learning new chords, progressions, tricks, and styles daily.

"Practice makes perfect" right?

        Wrong! You've been fooled.

                 "Practice doesn't make perfect."

"Perfect Practice Makes Perfect!"

You can:

1) Practice things right.

2) Practice the right things.

While both statements are extremely important, I personally prefer the second option over the first. It's very easy to get sidetracked and focus on the wrong things in your practicing.

Make an effort to first practice the right things... then make sure you practice those things right rather than practicing the wrong things right. Sounds tricky. Just read it a few times. It's actually applicable to many things outside of music as well.

Some of you may relate to me on this next point...

Have you ever felt stuck in the same ole' place? Playing the same chords? The same patterns? The same progressions? The same runs you learned in the 90s?

I've been there too. Trust me. I think every musician has...

...Until they decide to make a change.

All the information one needs to excel in their playing is out there in one form or another. Either stuck in the heads of a select group of musicians (who don't want to share it) -or- in courses like the GospelKeys^TM Series.

Not to get deep or anything but energy is neither created nor destroyed --- merely transferred or converted.

Brought to musical terms:

Basically, all the chords... all the progressions... all the movements... all the fancy tricks... all the contemporary methods of playing... all the voicings ARE ALREADY OUT THERE!

The top musicians have mastered them. They know how to play all styles. They know what to do (and what not to do) to make their playing sound contemporary.

It's the musicians who don't have the privilege of hanging around the professional musicians who play for top artists, that don't get this "TRANSFERENCE" of energy (i.e. - "the right chords, movements, runs, fill-ins, etc").

Ok, simply put.

It's Called "Shedding"

It's where musicians get together to share chords, runs, licks, and tricks.

The problem is that some musicians are invited... some aren't.

It's a catch-22 because if you're already good, you shed with others and become even better. If you're not so good, you sink because you don't know the right things to practice to take your piano playing to the next level.

So you get stuck under this glass ceiling, practicing and playing the same stuff over and over --- REHEARSING what you already know rather than learning new stuff... fresh techniques... getting your piece of the knowledge that's already out there --- the "energy!"

The "Practicing Problem" --- BE GONE!

I'm going to introduce you to something that will keep you locked in a room practicing the right things for quite some time.

"Hungry musicians" are going to eat this up and master it within weeks, if not days. Some musicians will take their time and add chunks and pieces of these contemporary, "west coast" sounding chords to their playing slowly, as needed.

Wherever you fit above, continue to read every word on this page as your gospel playing will never be the same.

"Introducing My Good Friend, Mr. Jonathan Powell..."

Jonathan Powell has played for and with everyone! Out here on the west coast, he's known for his uncanny ability to form two-hand chord voicings with his signature "slide techniques" (... don't worry, he shows you all of this, step-by-step)!

He's performed with a countless number of gospel artists, groups, choirs, producers, and more. He was highly sought after and practically recruited to come to Hear and Play Music in 2005 and has been a blessing to our company ever since.

He's the lead moderator of the HearandPlay^TM Zone, our musician community and also the head music consultant in our training department. When he's not helping thousands of musicians from the community, he's traveling around the world playing for various artists! I trust no other person over him to deliver fresh, practical, easy-to-understand techniques and principles to playing urban, west coast gospel music by ear!

As a company, Hear and Play Music serves over 204,000 musicians from all around the world and supplies over 1.5 million pages of online piano lessons each and every year! Over 40,000 students rely on our paid courses to teach them cutting-edge techniques without having to pay hundreds -or- even thousands of dollars in classes and private lessons.

The "Secrets" Are Out!

Learn In 5.5 Hours What It Takes Musicians Decades to Pick Up!

 

 

• How to play tons of P-H-A-T (that is, "FULL") urban chords off every tone of the scale using the award-winning, step-by-step, "GospelKeys" approach to learning! 
  
   
• Tons of voicings, left-hand techniques, right-hand triad tricks, "runs," and more... that you can outright claim as your own!
  
   
• How to incorporate the "padding element" into your playing to help give the melody a  much smoother sound! Very important.
  
   
• Discover highly-used (but rarely talked about) "unofficial shortcuts" that allow you to add "good" dissonance and tension to your playing at the right time. Believe it or not, having a certain level of dissonance present is good when you know how and where to incorporate it.
  
   
• Learn how to shift your thinking from the right to the left. Learn full chords on the left and what to do on the right hand to accompany them. This is certainly a closely-guarded secret that's going to be completely exposed.

Never Beg For Tips And Tricks Again!
 

• Implement a host of simple tricks that are guaranteed to instantly add that well-known west coast flavor to your playing (like Jason White and Mike Burrell).
  
   
• Beef up your playing drastically by adding these small little grace notes, slides, and fill-ins to your chord transitions. Jon utilizes this trick at least 80% of the time and he spills the beans on exactly what to do to "own" it.
  
   
• How to master the art of passing chords so that your chord progressions and songs never sound dull or "predictable." As you'll learn in the course, the goal is to be "unpredictable." That's when you know you've arrived.
   
• Learn the ways of the west coast and how to contemporize your playing by using countless numbers of  "stu●pid " chords, movements, and accidentals! (Note: Please don't be offended. This is real terminology in the gospel musician community).
  
   
• How to play tons of opened and closed chords and how to use them at the right time.

"What You Don't Know, CAN Hurt You!"
 

• The Do's and Don'ts of contemporary urban gospel playing. It's all about placement. Play the right chord the wrong way and you've just changed the mood of the progression (for the worse).
  
   

• Create TONS of full-sounding chords by using a minimal amount of notes. Many people think that every finger must be occupied to play a "full-sounding" chord. This isn't always true. You can literally sound like a pro with only 3 notes pressed down on your right hand! The key is the left hand.
  
   
• Master over 77 two-hand chord voicings that can be found and heard in some of the hottest gospel hits in the industry today!
  
   
• Maximize the many ways these chords can be played by inverting them. One hand will remain the same... the other will invert. Once you get this trick, you can add it to virtually any chord pattern you know.
  
   
• Learn the secrets behind one-note pivots and how just a few little changes to the way you play chords can totally transform your sound on the piano... west-coast style!
  
   
• And much more...

Introducing THE Course That Contemporary Gospel Musicians Shouldn't Be Without.

For the first time ever, Jonathan Powell sits down with my camera crew and I and literally pours out everything he knows about playing contemporary, urban-styled gospel music by ear.

And no... this isn't just hours of showing off. We despise dvds like that. If you know us by now, you know that we're an "instructional music company."

We "teach," first and foremost before anything else.

With that said... you get the best of all worlds. The "how," the "when," and the "why."

Jon showed so much that we ended up with over 5.5 hours of footage (...and it was only suppose to be a 2-hour course)! Compared to the average prices of other courses out there, this 5.5 hour monster-course will be an absolute steal! In fact, we originally priced it at a 2-hour level course and honestly never increased the price (even though it ended up being almost triple the amount of footage we planned on offering).

So if you're like many who have benefited significantly from our past courses, then you'll definitely take a lot away from this course.

Also... you won't have to worry about seeing chords that you've already learned in past courses as you'll be exploring a whole new approach to looking at two-handed chord formations.

This is every gospel musician's #1 challenge... what to do on the left hand and how to seamlessly play both hands together. Jonathan is known as an expert in this area as you'll soon see.
 

Yes, I'm ready to reserve my course now
(or keep reading for additional information)

 

Check Out These Video Clips From GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 - "Contemporary Urban Chords & Progressions"

Here's What A Few Customers Have To Say About Our Past GospelKeys Courses...

 

"Hear and Play is a wonderful company"

"...and Jermaine Griggs is absolutely a genius, teaching people how to play by ear!"   I am so very ecstatic about Hear and Play™! Hear and Play™ is a wonderful company! Jermaine Griggs is absolutely a genius, teaching people all over the country how to play gospel music on the keyboard, by ear! I think it's phenomenal! God bless you and be prosperous! Vickie Winans Grammy® Nominated Gospel Artist http://www.VickieWinans.com

 

 

"I believe this site is a God-Given... This is the new millennium of learning!" H i everyone, This is Algieres giving the big up's to Hear and Play for all it is doing, being an impact on the world of learning how to play!  This site is a full orchestration of powerful information, taking the world of learning by storm! It is a pleasure coming to the site, if for nothing else but ideas on perfection! To God be the glory! I believe this site is a God-given resource, and a chain breaking, devil destroying work of adoration and glory to God! And this is coming from an organist who has a strong desire to be successful in playing the keyboard as well as the organ. Believe me when I say, "this is the new millennium of learning" and I am truly blessed!   Algieres Algiers.com http://zone.hearandplay.com/pages/algieres

This course is a "MUST" in order to become a better musician for your church worship team! Hi, I'm LadyD... I was surfing the web one day and found Jermaine Griggs website. I have enjoyed playing the piano since I was 8 years old! I read notes well and play keyboard on the worship team at my church. I have always longed to play without sheet music and to learn what it means to play by ear! I became a member in March of 2006. I have met over 700 buddies who share music tips, music files and songs they're working on. I purchased the 300 page course book and enjoyed the theory immensely. Learning how to harmonize melodies in Gospel Keys101 increased my understanding greatly. Gospel Keys 202 & 300, with worship and praise songs, is a must to becoming a better musician for your church worship team. Playing music by ear is a very enjoyable experience for me and a dream come true! Thanks H&P!   LadyD http://zone.hearandplay.com/pages/LadyD

"I thought it was too late for me to start..." "But after getting the GospelKeys Series, I'm now playing for my church !" I've had a strong desire to play piano since I was 12 years old. My aunt was teaching me and she died suddenly, but I never lost the urge to play. I am at the age of 38 and started 2 years ago to try and play again. Hear and Play was referred to me and I thought I'd try it out. I started with the 300 page course and was like "WOW!” I thought it was too late for me to start, but now I have all the GospelKeys series with the exception of the 500 series, and you better bet I am getting it next! "I may not know everything there is to know about the piano but what I do know is that now I'm playing for my church service on 1st and 3rd Sundays and other churches have asked me to help them out since I've been studying the courses. No lie... you may know a lot and still you will be amazed because there is so much more you can add to what you already know. Thanks Jermaine! LaQuanda

      Not only am I dropping the price of this dvd course a considerable amount, but if you order today, I will also throw in the "early-bird" bonus items below.

Here's what you'll get:

1) GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 Disc 1: This is where you'll learn various chords and voicings for the first half of the scale. Jon really takes his time and gives you an in-depth look at dozens of chords to play when you're in various situations.

2) GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 Disc 2: Jon starts from where he left off in disc one, introducing dozens more chords to you in this disc, alone! He also emphasizes the use of grace notes, slides, pivoting notes, fill-ins, and other nuances that differentiate one musician from the next.

3) GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 Disc 3: You'll study everything from major, minor, dominant, diminished, augmented, sevenths, ninths, elevenths, and thirteenths --- the big difference, however, is that you get urban and contemporary ways to voice these chords. Two musicians can play the same chord and sound two totally different ways.

4) LIMITED OFFER: GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 Disc 4: In our last product development meeting, we discussed separating disc 4 into its own category but ultimately decided to include it with this package for the next 350 serious musicians to order. Jonathan brings in a bass player (Bryan White) and shows you real-life examples and situations of these chords in use! You get a front-row seat as you watch him put all of his chords and progressions to use. You're guaranteed to walk away with tons of "A-HA" moments from this disc, by itself!!!

 For the next 350 musicians only.
(No exceptions after 350).

"How Much?"

     Even though, for all this, I could very well charge over $150 and still get tons of orders for the 5.5 hours of step-by-step training  --- plus the bonus 200+ pg chord book and the bonus live training sessions online (worth another $40 in value). With the bonuses valued at $80.00 alone and the DVD instruction valued at $165 (based on on the industry average of $30 per 1-hour dvd), I could offer this package as high as $240. In fact, many piano websites sell courses in that price range that aren't as long as 5.5 hours and not packed with as much information as ours.

But I'm not going to charge you $240 even though that's what this comprehensive package and bonuses are worth. I'm not going to charge you $200 --- I'm not even going to charge you the retail price of $165.00 for this incredible package because I want as many people as possible to take advantage of this awesome information at an affordable price.

 

For just $69.95, this entire 5.5 hour GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 package plus the bonus online chord workbook and training sessions/unlimited recordings can be yours.

This offer is subject to change at any time (so if you're really interested in these dvd courses, I suggest you act quickly --- otherwise, you might end up paying well over $100 in the future). Even worse, you may be too late and not able to take advantage of the this offer at all (we're only accepting 350 customers for the bonuses listed above).

Next price change will increase this package to $79.95.

After that, the price will change to $89.95.

 

Click here if you're ready to order this 5.5-hour package for just $69.95 through our online secure server

Even though the price  is extremely affordable (about the cost of a family of 4 meal at the local buffet restaurant), here's what's really important. If this contemporary urban pro series was just another course that just sat in your bookshelf and didn't teach you anything new, it wouldn't matter what the price was. IT WOULDN'T BE WORTH ONE PENNY.

I don't release many courses. But when I do, I want to make sure that you're getting back in information and helpful resources & tools at least two to three times what you invest. That is always my goal and  I sincerely believe this is one of the best values you'll ever come across.

 

Jermaine Griggs, President

 

If you fit any of these situations below, then you need these training courses: Are you committed to a lifelong music journey of learning? Are you sick and tired of playing the same stuff over and over? Are you trying to keep up with where gospel music is going but just can't follow along on your own like you want to? Need to improve your two-hand chord voicings to make your left and right hands work seamlessly together? Are you struggling to add "fill-ins" to your playing to make it sound less empty? Do you want to sound more contemporary?   order If you answered "Yes" to any of the questions above and are serious about learning to play the piano by ear, here are four easy ways to order: 1) Click here to order my course online with our secure server (We accept all four major credit cards and deliver to all Countries). Overseas Customers please call 1-949-206-9591 (mention the same offer number)! 3) Click here to have us call you for your ordering information. 4) If you have a Paypal Account, you may click here to send us a payment. Our order form is now configured to accept paypal orders! * We also accept online checks on our order form. If you'd rather send by mail or fax, click here REMEMBER: The next 350 to order will be guaranteed to receive the online bonus chord workbook (coupon and code sent via mail with package) and training sessions/recordings.   Your "Nothing to Lose And Everything To Gain" Guarantee If you use any of my dvd products, I personally guarantee that you will benefit from them within 90 days. Otherwise (1) you can return the course and the bonuses are yours to keep. You will receive every single dime of your money back (less the shipping costs). My staff thought I was crazy to even offer a return policy or guarantee on a video course. However, I believe in this product so much that I am willing to allow you to test drive it on me. You have 90 days to decide whether this video course is for you. At $69.95, you are losing absolutely nothing and the risk is all on me. What else can I say? Jermaine Griggs -- President HearandPlay.com & GospelKeys.com   * HearandPlay.com is a member of the Better Business Bureau     Your package is shipped via USPS Priority Mail. You will receive the GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 Series in a week or so (depending on the shipping options available) and you can get started learning new chords, voicings, and progressions the same day you receive it. You can literally be on your way to playing for your church service (or improving your current skills) in a couple of weeks!   I look forward to receiving your success story very soon. Sincerely, Jermaine Griggs, President     Do you have any questions at this time? If so, please click here to chat live with one of our knowledgeable Hear & Play Music representatives right now. We are here to answer your questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   P.S. Don't forget --- I am including a few bonuses (totaling over $80) and special pricing for those who take me up on this today. I honestly don't know how long this will last.     $200.00 (Special Offer: $69.95)   or call Toll-Free 1-877-856-4187     Hear & Play Music, Online! 15771 Rockfield Blvd. Ste 250 * Irvine, CA 92618-2847 Phone: 1-877-856-4187 | Fax: 1-877-856-4187 Copyright © 2000-2007 All Rights Reserved