Gospel Piano – Track 2

Follow this Learning Track to master the gospel style.

Section 1

Medium

Explore medium-tempo gospel grooves.

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1
Gospel Earth

Learn the infectious Gospel Earth Groove from the Gospel Groove Series. Explore Gospel Chords, syncopations, chromatic Dominant 7th walkdowns, & the Gospel turnaround.

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2
Gospel Love

Learn the Gospel Love groove from the Gospel Groove Series. Master a Gospel-Rhumba bass line, Gospel rolls, syncopated bass, tritone substitutes, turns, & more.

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Section 2

Slow

Explore slow-tempo gospel grooves.

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1
Amazing Grace Piano Hymn – Slow Gospel Blues 2

Revamp the traditional Amazing Grace piano hymn into the Slow Gospel Blues style. We'll take the basic lead sheet and add a left hand gospel groove, right hand embellishments, a stock gospel intro and outro, and discuss how to improvise a solo.

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2
Gospel Soul

Jam on Gospel Soul from the Gospel Groove Series.  You'll learn an inspiring "lifting" progression, gorgeous inverted sus2 chords, minor 11 chords, altered chords, diatonic slides, & more.

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Section 3

Up-tempo

Explore up-tempo gospel grooves.

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1
Go Tell It On the Mountain – Gospel Funk 2

Learn an advanced gospel funk piano arrangement of Go Tell It on the Mountain. Starting with the lead sheet, we'll learn the melody & chords, how to stylize the left hand, embellish the right hand, and other advanced gospel techniques.

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2
Gospel Spell

Rock out with Gospel Spell from the Gospel Groove Series.  You'll learn an infectious driving bass line, the chromatic chord walkup, how to create "rub" between chords, and fat Dominant chords.

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3
Funk Gospel Piano Chords and Bass

Learn this Funk-Gospel jam that uses fat minor 7 chords, 2nd-Inversion Gospel chords, slides, & syncopated bass.

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4
Gospel Piano Chords and Walking Bass

Learn traditional gospel piano techniques to accompany congregational songs in a charismatic style with bass runs, stylized chords and more.

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Section 4

Improvisation

Explore gospel improvisation.

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1
The Circular Progression 2

Learn the Circular Progression 1, and important "cyclic" progression used in Jazz & Gospel music. Discover the chords, how to add jazz harmony, and improvisation techniques using various scales.

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Gospel
4 sections
Learning Focus
  • Learn essential gospel chords & how gospel harmony works
  • Discover common groove patterns & bass lines to accompany other musicians
  • Learn how to fill in gospel music with fat 9th punches, diminished chords, brushes, and rolls
  • Explore gospel improvisation techniques
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With this structured Gospel Learning Track, you’ll learn essential gospel chord progressions, grooves, harmonies, bass lines, fills, and improvisation techniques.

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