The Practice of Practice

Double Flats and Double Sharps Explained

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How to Practice Moving from One Chord to Another

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thepracticeofpractice.com/2021/05/14/how-to-practice-moving-from-one-chord-to-another/ Keep in mind that I'm talking mostly about trumpet pitches in this video, which are written a whole step above concert pitch (guitar, piano, etc.). So an A on piano is written as a B for trumpeters, but the pitch of the note is the same. I know, I know, it's weird and confusing. Don't shoot the messenger. This is a lesson from the "Dark Eyes" video course [https://www.trumpetlessons.teachable.com/] for intermediate and comeback trumpet players. It's got pages and pages of downloadable sheet music, downloadable backing tracks at multiple tempos and styles, and over 40 videos. Check it out at TrumptJumpstart.com [https://www.trumpetjumpstart.com/] Find me at Patreon.com/PlayTrumpet [https://www.patreon.com/learntrumpet] (printable sheet music and backing tracks for patrons) Essential Trumpet Lessons [https://www.essentialtrumpetlessons.com/]JonHarnum.com [https://www.jonharnum.com/]

What do the Numbers Next to Chords Mean?

This episode is also available as a blog post with video: What do the Numbers Next to Chords Mean? [http://thepracticeofpractice.com/2021/05/08/c7-d9-f13-what-do-the-numbers-next-to-chords-mean/] Excerpt from the best-selling book, Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music (print [https://bit.ly/ReadMusicToday], audio [https://bit.ly/BMT-Audiobook], video course [https://bit.ly/BMT-video-course])

What Does a Dot Do to a Note (or rest)?

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thepracticeofpractice.com/2021/05/11/what-does-a-dot-do/

Understand Slash Chords (AKA Chord Inversions)

This episode is also available as a blog post (with video!): http://thepracticeofpractice.com/2021/05/06/understand-slash-chords-aka-chord-inversions/