•”Hymn of the Month” Program In Improvising & Arranging The Hymns & Gospel Songs You Love!• • Please click here to learn all about the program: http://www.christian-music-lessons.com/members/ •  Hi, this is Duane and this is your invitation to the ultimate … Continue reading →
Amazing Grace On The Piano – For Beginners & For More Advanced Players Good morning. This is Duane and today I’d like to take a look at Amazing Grace on the piano. We’re going to be able to play Amazing … Continue reading →
Playing Gospel Chords On Your Piano To Make Songs Come To Life! Many people have asked me over the years to teach them “gospel chords” and “jazz chords”. Chords are chords, no matter what the song or context, and while … Continue reading →
What you Should Know about Gospel Music Classical music is an unfortunate term used to describe music usually played by orchestras, or using orchestra-type instruments. It’s an attempt to use a blanket term for many different styles of music. It’s … Continue reading →
With such a rich history supporting it, it’s difficult to pick a list of the best gospel songs. Any attempt to claim being the definitive list will no doubt meet spirited debate. That’s why a “top-ten”, or whatever other size … Continue reading →
It’s fine if you WANT to play old hymns just as they are written in the hymnbook, but you certainly don’t have to. Most hymnbooks are written in 4 parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. But you as a piano … Continue reading →
If you want to play hymns straight out of the hymnbook as is, go to it. But most hymnbooks are written for 4-part voices — not for piano — and it’s a shame to waste all those 10 fingers of … Continue reading →
The “Walk On Up Blues/Gospel Chord Progression” is an obvious but useful technique in the toolbox of the pianist. After all, the I to IV progression is used all the time in music, so there are multiple times in most … Continue reading →
If you love old hymns and gospel songs, take a look at this 7-minute video. It is a preview of a course I have in arranging hymns and gospel songs — making them more interesting and exciting using chord techniques … Continue reading →
By using chord substitutions, old hymns can be transformed into completely new arrangements.
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