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AP 100 Piano: A Crash Course in Basics
AP 100 Organ: A Crash Course in Organ
AP 100 Kids: A Crash Course in Notes and Sight-Reading
Lesson 1: Animals! – The Easiest Way to Learn the Notes on the Piano
Lesson 2: Fingers! – Using Correct Fingering on the Piano
AP 101: A Crash Course in Piano
Lesson 2: I to vi voice training. Freedom, Break Every Chain, Amazing Grace, Happy Birthday
AP 101-Guitar: A Crash Course in Guitar
AP 101-Bass: A Crash Course in Bass
AP 101-Drums: A Crash Course in Drums
Lesson 1 – Introduction to the Drums and the Different Parts of a Drum Set
Lesson 2 – Introduction to Rhythm, Metronomes and a Simple Beat, Break Every Chain Song
AP 102: A Crash Course in Chords
AP 103: Advanced Piano Chords
AP 104: How To Play Fast Songs
Lesson 1: Intro to Playing Fast Songs, Can’t Nobody, Minor to Major Vamps, Different Types of Rhythm
Lesson 2: Intro to Passing Chords, Additional Passing Chord Options, Minor Passing Chords
AP 201: Next Level Chords
AP 202: Playing In Other Keys
LESSON 1: Master the key of A!
LESSON 2: Master the key of D!
AP 203: Mastering Transcribing Songs By Ear
LESSON 1: Introduction and how to find out what key a song is in by ear.
AP 204: The Secrets To Understanding Gospel & Pentecostal Music
AP 301: Next Level Piano
LESSON 1: Different Variations of Advanced Fast Song Pentecostal Turnarounds.
LESSON 2: The Secrets of Tritones, Tritones Substitutions. and Tritone Chord Substitutions
AP 302: 12 Songs with Richard W. Smith
LESSON 1: Amazing Grace (Remix)
LESSON 2: Silver and Gold (Kirk Franklin & the Family)
AP 303: How to Play Pentecostal & Gospel Hymns
AP 304: The Secrets to Fast Songs, Gospel Blues Style, Shouting Music, Preacher Chords
LESSON 1: Advanced Gospel Pentecostal Fast Song Vamps, Example Song “Can’t Nobody Do Me Jesus”
AP 501: A Crash Course in How to Teach Choir Parts
AP 701 Gospel Jazz Chords
Lesson 1: Using Sixths and Major 7ths in C
Lesson 2: Using Dominant 7th and Augmented 7th Chords
AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings
Lesson 1: Voicings for Sixths and Major 7ths
Lesson 2: Voicings for Dominant 7th and Augmented 7th chords
AP 703: Gospel Jazz Improvisation
Lesson 1: Using the Major Scale and the Notes of It to Solo and Fill-in
Lesson 2: Using the Pentatonic Scale and the Notes of It to Solo and Fill-in
You can reach me by phone or text at 1.650.877.2473 (U.S.), via email at ApostolicPSOM@gmail.com, or you can schedule an appointment with me to talk at a time that is convenient for you.
God bless,
Richard W. Smith
www.ApostolicPraiseSchoolofMusic.com
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