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Feb 11, 2010
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In this web-only video master class, original Tower of Power keyboardist Chester Thompson--who over the past 20 years has played with Santana--explains some of the secrets behind his unique, bubbling, rhythmic Hammond B-3 style
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Jan 22, 2010
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by Josh DodesFinding time to practice is difficult for all of us. Whether you’re on the road, running from one gig to the next, or dealing with distractions at home, it can be daunting to keep your chops up. Whether at sound
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Jan 22, 2010
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by Clifford CarterYou hear that the government is contemplating another multi-billion dollar stimulus package. That’s an intimidating number I can’t even digest. A much kinder, gentler number is 12 — the number of notes in the
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Jan 22, 2010
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Influential recordings from the late 1960s by pioneering keyboardists (such as those by Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea with Miles Davis, and Billy Preston with the Beatles) brought the Rhodes electric piano to the forefront of modern
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Jan 22, 2010
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by Matt BeckMatt Beck, known for his burning keyboard and guitar work with pop icons Rod Stewart and Rob Thomas, just released his latest solo CD, Anything Which Gives You Pleasure. Learn more at myspace.com mattbecktwenty.
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Dec 01, 2009
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It’s part comedy and part drama. Early
rockers, Broadway rehearsal pianists, and
Jersey rockers alike have used and abused
the piano glissando. It’s dramatic, cool, and
aggressive, but it’s also a tad clichéd —
which could
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Oct 01, 2009
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Last month, we dove into the theory
behind the whole tone scale and explored
some creative ways to play with it. This
month, we go deeper, using the whole tone
scale for more complex melodies and figures.
Remember to dial up
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Jul 01, 2009
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Like a lot of analog patches, this isn’t
too hard to replicate, and the secret is all in
the fine-tuning. This month, I’ll show you
how to create the “Fly Like An Eagle” intro
using GForce Minimonsta, a software Minimoog-
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Jul 01, 2009
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A good way for you to incorporate this
unusual chord into your own playing is to
first substitute it for a maj7 chord. Next, you
can start to use this color as a substitute for
other types of chords. A good exercise is to
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Jul 01, 2009
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In my new book The Dream Theater Keyboard Experience, I tried a teaching method that I first was introduced to during my pre-college days at Juilliard.
I remember picking up the Alfred Cortot edition of the Chopin Études and
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Jul 01, 2009
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The music theory behind this
technique is deceptively simple: Use triads
in inversions — three-note voicings
with the melody doubled an octave
below. Always keep in mind that any good
melody has a beginning and an end, a
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Jul 01, 2009
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Central to Rob’s single is a simple, but
unconventional, four-bar chord progression
played on a toy piano sound. Underneath
that, he adds a grooving, syncopated synth
bass line. Check out the examples below to
play “Her
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Jun 24, 2009
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Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future indeed. Released in 1976, Steve Miller’s “Fly Like an Eagle” became an FM rock radio classic. But it also showed Steve’s penchant for synth-driven space rock with the
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Jun 11, 2009
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Ever wonder what a guru like Keyboard Corner moderator Dave Bryce has in his home studio? So did fellow gear geek and Keyboard editor Stephen Fortner. In spite of finding goodies like an original protoype Andromeda with a maroon
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Jun 02, 2008
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If you’ve ever played a piano, the process seems perfectly natural: The loudness of the note depends on how hard you strike the key. But even in the piano, quite a lot of technology (in the form of carefully balanced levers) goes
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