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AP 100 Piano: A Crash Course in Basics

Lesson 1: Intro to Piano, the notes, major and minor chords, Playing Bass in Left with Chords in Right, Whole Steps, Half Steps, C major scale, Fraction Chords, Jesus Is the Answer

Lesson 2: How to Play “Anointing” and “Surround Me O Lord” in C, All Major and Minor Chords in All Keys

AP 100 Organ: A Crash Course in Organ

Lesson 1: Intro to Organ, The Parts of the Organ, Footpedals, Drawbars, Vibrato, Percussion, Turning It On

Lesson 2: How to Play Songs on the Organ, Using a Right Hand Chord with a Left Hand Bass Note or Left Foot Bass Note, Basic Drawbar Settings, Jesus Is the Answer Example Song

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 1: Introduction to the Roman Numeral System and How We Use It To Play By Ear. I to IV and I to V “voice training”

Lesson 2: I to vi voice training. Freedom, Break Every Chain, Amazing Grace, Happy Birthday

AP 101-Guitar: A Crash Course in Guitar

Lesson 1: The Notes, Major & Minor Chords, Bass and Chords, C Major Scale, Roman Numerals, Exercise Songs in C

Lesson 2: How to Write Your Own Songs in the key of C, How to Play “Anointing” and “Surround Me O Lord” in C, Fraction Chords

AP 101-Bass: A Crash Course in Bass

Lesson 1: Notes on the Piano, Sharps, Flats, Half Steps/Whole Steps, Basic Notes on the Bass Guitar, C Major Scale, 3 Exercise Songs for Key of C,

Lesson 2: Learn “Anointing Fall On Me” in C with Practice Full Band Training Track, Musical Roman Numeral System, Exercise Songs, “Surround Me O Lord” in C with Practice Full Band Training Track

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

LESSON 1: Review – Play/Substitute Dominant, Minor & Major 7ths, Suspended 2 Chords. Intro to Play/Substitute Dominant, Minor, Major 9ths

LESSON 2: How to Play & Substitute Augmented (+5) & Suspended 4 Chords in C, Exercise Songs, Inversions, “Amazing Grace” & Breathe” in C, Major Pentatonic Scale in C, F, G and Ear Training PART 1: I to IV and I to V.

AP 103: Advanced Piano Chords

LESSON 1: Review of How to Play and Substitute Dominant 7ths, Minor 7ths, Major 7ths, Suspended 2, Minor 2, Augmented 7th, Half-Diminished 7th Chords & Introduction to How to Play & Substitute Dominant 9ths, Minor 9ths, and Major 9th Chords.

LESSON 2: How to Play & Substitute Dominant, Minor, Minor 9ths in C, Exercise Songs, Inversions, How to Use Them to Play “There Is No Telling” & “In the Presence of Jehovah” in C, How to Substitute them into “Surround Me O Lord” in C.

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

*LESSON 1: Review of Dominant 9ths, Minor 9ths, Major 9ths, Fully Diminished Chords, Augmented 7ths with a #9, & Dominant 7ths with a b9.

*LESSON 2: How to Play & Substitute Eleventh and Minor Eleventh Chords in C, Inversions, Exercise Songs, How to Use Them to Play “Amazing Grace,” “Anointing,” and “He’s An Ontime God” in C.

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.

LESSON 2: How to figure out the chords after you find the key and “I Give Myself Away” by William McDowell.

AP 204: The Secrets To Understanding Gospel & Pentecostal Music

Lesson 1: Introduction, Filler Notes in Different Keys, Diatonic Notes, Musical Roman Numeral System in Every Key, How to Hear Different “Family Members” By Hear and How Understand Music

Lesson 2: Studying the Most Common Movements in Music, 6 Most Common Ways to Go from I to IV and I to V in Every Key, And Hearing Them By Ear

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

LESSON 1: Time Signatures, Basic Musical Terms, Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Whole Notes, Eighth Notes, Dotted Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Dotted Quarter Notes, Sixteenth Notes, Dotted Eighth Notes, Triplet Notes, 36 Exercise Songs with Audio Tracks

LESSON 2: Treble Clef, Bass Clef, The Notes of the Treble Clef, The Notes of the Bass Clef, 23 Exercise Songs with Audio Tracks, How to Recognize What Key a Song Is In, The Secrets to Sharps and Flats in All 12 Keys

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”

LESSON 2: Right Hand Fast Songs Soloing Techniques, Magic Major and Minor Jazz Pentatonic Scales, Using these tricks in black gospel style fast songs

AP 501: A Crash Course in How to Teach Choir Parts

Lesson 1: Introduction to how Basic Parts Work and Work with Chords, The Main Three Types of Parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenor), What is Unison, Parts Example for “Can’t Stop Praising His Name

Lesson 2: How to Layer Parts, Example Song Parts, “Here I Am To Worship”, Different Ways to Teach Parts, How Passing Chords with With Parts, Going between Unison and 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

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God bless,

Richard W. Smith

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