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Introducing the ALL-NEW Hear & Play® Salsa Piano 101 Series!_Disc 02The time is finally here! Learning to play Salsa Piano by Ear and being able to play an entirely different style of music has never been easier. No more having to struggle to learn it on your own. No more paying endless amounts of money for a private instructor just to tell you: “You’ll get there soon.” If you truly want to start playing Salsa-By-Ear right away, look no further.In this 2-hour, 2-disc set of step-by-step instruction, you’ll be taken by the hand and shown, step-by-step, how to master TONS of Rhythmical Patterns, Chords, Claves, Harmonizations, Tricks, and Techniques, as well as the underlying concepts behind them, without any reliance on sheet music, whatsoever. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience playing in other genres, you’ll take away several techniques from the program.This course has been systematically designed so that it starts at a place where most musicians (even beginners) can understand the concepts and get to work right away —but challenging enough to keep our experienced players occupied.Discover:♫- Learn several Latin rhythms that you can start playing today. Like the «Montuno», «Clave», and more!♫- Incorporate the fundamentals of harmony and Afro-Latin Rhythms and add loads of flavor to your patterns.♫- Discover how to play the popular «Montuno Pattern» and how to incorporate various chord progressions with it to give you the Classic Latin Sound everyone knows (even if you’ve never played this style before).♫- Two «Clave Phrasings» you must know in order to play Salsa Music. You’ll learn both the «2-3» and «3-2» Phrasings and how to integrate them with your Salsa Patterns.♫- How to easily play tons of Salsa and Latin Chord Patterns that are guaranteed to make you look like you’ve been playing for years.♫- How to play a «1-4-5» Progression like you’ve never played it before. When broken up and applied to salsa rhythms, «1-4-5» Progressions are a different beast!♫- Various “hot and spicy” Major and Minor Salsa Progressions you can start playing right away.♫- How to inject your own flavor into these Salsa Rhythms and Patterns and come away with a style all your own!♫- The difference between «Montunos» and «Claves» and how one affects the other.♫- How to play several Salsa Bass Lines on your Left Hand and accompany them with powerful Right-Hand Chord Patterns.♫- How a Drum Pedal can help you keep and improve your timing. It is imperative that you stay on beat and locked in with the band.♫- How to incorporate «Major 7 Chords» into your Salsa Progressions. You’ll love this one! It’s along the line of Salsa Jazz.♫- Why the Sixth and Seventh Degree of your Major Scale is so important, melodically, in various Salsa Chord Patterns.♫- The power of the «5th Tone» and how you can use it as a temporary home base to create awesome-sounding chord movements.♫- The role of other rhythm instruments in a salsa band and how to best lock “cleanly” with other members of the band.♫- How to know the difference between the “2-Side” of the Clave and the “3-side” and why knowing this can keep you sync with other members of the rhythm section.♫- Over 12 different Salsa Patterns that you can play, one after the other! You can literally put on your own salsa concert in your living room after learning these patterns (no joke)!♫- How to master the «Off-Beat Bass». Warning: It can be challenging at first but you’ll learn many strategies to make sure you’re playing your Bass Lines correctly.♫- How to break up chords to get the traditional Salsa & Latin Sound everyone’s used to hearing! Just this alone will have you playing Salsa Rhythms right away!♫- How to incorporate minor and diminished chords into your «Montuno Patterns». This definitely spices things up, trust me.♫- The secret to operating in the «Harmonic Minor Scale» and how to borrow chords from that scale to play more interesting movements.♫- How to easily «Transpose» what you know in one key to another in just 2 easy steps.♫- The key to creating beautiful Melodic Movements over various Latin Chord Progressions.♫- How to «Clap» and master the «Montuno Patterns» even before you sit down at the piano. Half of the battle is won when you’re away from the piano.♫- Obtain a concrete understanding of key auxiliaries of the Salsa Rhythm Section: Conga, Bongo, Bell, Timbales, and Bass! And your role as the Piano Player.♫- Easily integrate four professional Latin Chords used by the most popular salsa bands around!♫- Strengthen your Left Hand with 5 simple, yet effective «Bass Walks» that’ll add tons of flavor to literally any Salsa Track!♫- Understand the role of the «Clave» as it relates to the other instruments in the band (Conga, Timbales, Bass, etc.).♫- Learn how to apply both the «Forward Clave» and the «Reverse Clave» to your Chord Progressions. Knowing the difference is crucial to your salsa playing.♫- Learn what the «Pulse» is and how to adapt to it. This is probably one of the most important concepts you’ll learn.♫- Learn the secrets of «Syncopation» and how it applies to your Latin playing.♫- Combine the «Clave» and the «Montuno Pattern» simultaneously and watch heads turn as the energy explodes!♫- The rules on how to experiment with your own Left-Hand Bass Lines. Now you’ll learn how to lay them underneath the basic «Montuno Pattern», on demand!♫- Spice up your Latin playing by sliding in several Passing Tones you can apply to virtually every chord you play.♫- Give your Salsa Sound some major kick by harmonizing the «Montuno Pattern» in higher Inversions. You’ll learn all about this…♫- Color up your playing by learning the hidden tricks to playing off the «6th Degree». (Many musicians don’t even know this, but trust me, once you try the «6th», you’ll never leave it alone.)♫- How to lock in with the band and ensure that you’re always playing the right rhythms at the right time (and how to listen for them).♫- And much, much more…ⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷ� ��ⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷ� �ⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷIntroducing the Salsa Piano Maestro, Mr. Jeffrey Goodkind.Jeffrey Goodkind has been playing and performing for over 15 years and still recalls the day he fell in love with Salsa Music around 8 years ago. Having been trained classically for many years, Jeff eventually took the plunge into the ear world and found that he had a knack for playing Salsa, Latin, and Afro-Cuban styles. He’s since traveled the world playing for many well-known artists and recording his own music. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he studied piano performance and music and spends his time teaching private students and traveling globally on tours.ⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷ� ��ⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷ� �ⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷⱷVideo Disc_02Codec: AVC1Name: H.264/MPEG-4 AVCKbps: 1560frames/s: 29.961Pic(wxh): 640 x 480Audio Disc_02Codec: mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LCInfo: 44100Hz; 126 kb/s tot; stereo (2/0)