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 About Musicademy
• The Musicademy team!
!

DVDs"
Guitar, Vocals, Keys!
Drums, Bass, Orchestral!
!

• Worship Backing band

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We will cover:
• Chord based playing!
• Left and right hand rhythm!
• Melodic ideas and fills!
• Different styles and patterns!
• Effective use of riffs!
• Extended chords!
• Leading worship from the keyboard!
• Using various sounds

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Chords based playing

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• First things first - get to know different keys!
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• Chords are based on scale notes!
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• Understand major and minor chords
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The Nashville System
• Re numbering a chord chart – number notes
in the key 1-7 !
• Just think alphabet!!
– One of each letter name!
– Never mix sharps and flats!
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1!
Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

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Chord voicing
• Voicing is the order in which you play notes!
• If the bass note is right you can play the
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other notes in any order!
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• 3 ways to play any major or minor chord
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• Aim for smooth voice leading.!
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• Economy of movement
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Rhythm
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• Keep it simple - 1/4 notes often best!
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• Try 1/8 notes (and occasionally 1/16 notes)!
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• 2 rhythms to be aware of:

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Melody
• Melodic parts add interest!
• Be careful and sparing!
• Use chord notes, passing notes, auxiliary
notes!
• Approach your destination by step (or from
another chord note)!
• Make good use of the 3rd-4th and 7th-8th
notes in the key (the semitones)!
• Don’t cut across others in the band
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• Sus chords
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More chords
• 7th chords - 4 types!!
• 7, m7, maj7 and maj-min7!!
• ‘Dominant’ 7th important because of the
pull towards!"" chord 1:
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More chords
• Be careful with all 7ths in major chords -
they always change the sound!
• You can nearly always use a 7th in a minor
chord (particularly in a major key) - it simply
makes the sound richer

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Use riffs for parts
• A riff is a short repeating pattern!
• Usually a snippet of melody!
• Experiment at home and in rehearsal!
• Don’t take it too far

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Different sounds
• 5 main types of sound - piano, EP, Pad,
Strings, B3!
• Understand the style of music you’re
playing!
• Remember you don’t always need to play

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Leading worship...
• Practise all of your songs on your own so
that the keyboard part is automatic!
• Keep your playing simple!
• Remember not to take up too much space

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Conclusion
• Just because you can doesn’t mean you
should!!
• Keep it simple!
• BUT be creative where you can!
• Always try to support the sound and meaning
of the song

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