Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Getting into the holiday spirit with Christmas Time Is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Music by Vince Guaraldi.
“Their minds seem like clean slates upon which we can write.”
-Dr. Cyril J. C. Kennedy and Dr. David Anchel on the benefits of electroshock therapy, 1948.
“I had just one goal–to stay alive until the next day…But it wasn’t just to survive, but to survive as me.”
-Mario Villani, survivor of four years in Argentina’s torture camps.
I wrote this for my nephew who is due to be born in 15 days.
This song is about planning an exciting future with a fine woman.
This is a song about second chances.
This is a song about showing up.
With subtle accompaniment by longtime friend Herbie Hancock, and a slide show that has opened the minds (and pocketbooks) of CEOs across the country, artist and youth activist Bill Strickland tells a quiet and astonishing tale of redemption through arts, music and unlikely partnerships.
The Collaborative Piano Blog started 31 days to better practicing on October 1st. I’m only just finding it but so far it looks like some really good advice. It would probably go well with my schedule to turbocharge your practicing.
I’ll stand by you to the end.
I’ll never desert you.
I’ll be the one you depend on.
The one you can talk to.
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This is me sketching out an idea on the piano in the key of F.
solo piano composing ballad 77bpm ToWrite
I’m trying to learn how to use my EastWest Symphonic Orchestra and I’m feeling in the holiday spirit so I decided to experiment on a Christmas tune. The good news is after much troubleshooting I’ve got it figured out.
60bpm C piano orchestra strings french horns acoustic bass
I’ve taken a few months off of posting music here but I’m back in the saddle now. It took a while to get my work flow down after my move to Boston. So I’ll be archiving all my new and old music again.
If your ear can’t understand whatever it hears, then it’s suspect. Whatever the application — composing, songwriting, singing, playing the guitar, piano, or any other instrument — there is a logic to becoming a spontaneous musician. Your goal as a musician should be to get your musical intellect to the point where it becomes intuitive.
The Christmas season, my favorite season of the entire year, is ALMOST here — and courtesy of Jermaine and HearandPlay.com, I have a PERFECT gift idea that YOU or one of your relatives would LOVE to see under the tree (…or better yet, on top of their piano)!
Jermaine just let me know about his brand [...]
Clusters usually span no more than a fifth and include both half steps and whole steps. Clusters increase tension and when preceding open chords can make them seem wider. Clusters also sound good when rolled.
Kenny Barron voicings are composed of two perfect fifths in each hand and separated by a minor second…
Upper structure chords consist of a triad-or triad inversions-over a tritone. Here’s a chart of common upper structures:
Fourth chords create harmonies reminiscent of McCoy Tyner’s playing. Stacked fourths have a wide open texture and are complimented very well by pentatonic scales. Begin on the third of a major scale and keep adding fourths as your taste dictates. Most voicings include a tritone as well as fourths. Fourth chords, similar to So What [...]
So what chords get their name from the song of the same title on Miles Davis’ record, Kind Of Blue. This voicing consists of a series of three perfect fourths with a third on top:
So what chords can be moved up and down all scale degrees of all modes very successfully. Try harmonizing melodies using [...]
about grahamI'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.
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