Technical, practical guides for working musicians — voicings, reharmonisation, groove and the craft of playing live.
South African Gospel piano demands more than basic triads. The signature sound relies on thick, extended voicings, non-functional harmony, and rapid passing…
There is a massive difference between a robot playing a MIDI file perfectly and a human being playing a song with soul.…
Amapiano dominates the global charts. The production process inside a professional Jozi studio remains deeply collaborative but highly technical. The fusion of…
Imagine walking into your first rehearsal with a professional church band. You sit down at the keyboard, and the Musical Director looks…
In the early days of church music, you sat down at a wooden acoustic piano, played the keys, and that was your…
Picture this: You are playing your heart out on a Sunday morning. Your chords are lush, your timing is locked in the…
We have all been there. The drummer counts off a fast praise song, the adrenaline kicks in, and by the second chorus,…
Modal interchange is the practice of borrowing chords from a parallel mode (a scale that shares the same root note but has…
If you want to play piano by ear, predict chord progressions before they happen, and effortlessly transpose songs into any key, there…
Have you ever been playing on stage, completely lost in the music, only to realise you have no idea what part of…