Key of E Major – In the Country
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Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of E Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original tune, “In the Country.”
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Fun and ok
I was really attracted to the I+VI+IV+V chord sequence. I had not realized how fun those can be. Not sure that I still own, as I'm not familiar enough with the styles Jonny showed. Also, Jonny made "In the country" sound cool (my first exposure to C&W), and I had to google up Floyd Cramer.
This was my first course here, so I won't give five stars at this point. I did realize that I may want to check out the "easier" key signatures. I skipped those when joining. In my teens my teacher made me learn scales (up to 4 octaves and 4 flats/sharps), but there may be something worth checking out there.
Country
Enjoyed diving deeper into the diatonic chords in E and learning a new technique per country style.
Easy Country
great detail
That was a stretch
Easy slow melody but the stretch between my index & pinky was huge🤪. You always get me with something!👌
Exploring a new technique helps make some basic learning more interesting
Basic key and scale work has a reputation for being a slog, especially when the sharps or flats start piling up and it's like the 8th time studying a major key. But I loved the slip note technique thrown in to make it more interesting. I grew up hearing the Floyd Cramer sound on piano. It is very interesting to learn first hand that a "magical sound" is often just a basic technique executed masterfully. I ended up spending extra time going through the latter lessons to try and develop my own version of that sound.
Course Lessons
6
Featured Reviews
View PWJ member reviews of this course!
Fun and ok
I was really attracted to the I+VI+IV+V chord sequence. I had not realized how fun those can be. Not sure that I still own, as I'm not familiar enough with the styles Jonny showed. Also, Jonny made "In the country" sound cool (my first exposure to C&W), and I had to google up Floyd Cramer.
This was my first course here, so I won't give five stars at this point. I did realize that I may want to check out the "easier" key signatures. I skipped those when joining. In my teens my teacher made me learn scales (up to 4 octaves and 4 flats/sharps), but there may be something worth checking out there.
Country
Enjoyed diving deeper into the diatonic chords in E and learning a new technique per country style.
Easy Country
great detail
That was a stretch
Easy slow melody but the stretch between my index & pinky was huge🤪. You always get me with something!👌
Exploring a new technique helps make some basic learning more interesting
Basic key and scale work has a reputation for being a slog, especially when the sharps or flats start piling up and it's like the 8th time studying a major key. But I loved the slip note technique thrown in to make it more interesting. I grew up hearing the Floyd Cramer sound on piano. It is very interesting to learn first hand that a "magical sound" is often just a basic technique executed masterfully. I ended up spending extra time going through the latter lessons to try and develop my own version of that sound.
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