ChristmasEve Chord Challenge

Hey everyone! Hope you having a beautiful holiday. This is going to be short. Only because my student(s) are giving me a brief challenge to help them with their music making. I thought I’d pass it along to you. Today is Christmas, but I thought I’d still label it the “Christmas Eve” Chord Challenge because […]

Christmas Tunes

Oh, hello! Nice to see you again. I’ve been thinking about the biggest thing that happened this week in my online studio. It seems to be “Christmas Tunes”. It’s a huge topic in my classes this past week. What will my students play for Christmas? Also, there are some students who are opting-out for holiday […]

CMAJOR CHORD CHANGES

Have you ever noticed how many CMajor Chords there are in a song that’s written in the key of F Major? What about other keys other than C, such as G or D? This past week, I had some fun with one of my students who wanted to transpose a Christmas tune to a “better […]

Three Chords!

This week’s homework is all about three chords. We’re encouraging you to explore Christmas songs on your own that use up to three chords. Which three chords will you use for the following songs? The choice is yours. Have fun! Here We Come A – Wassailing Go, Tell It on the Mountain The Friendly Beasts […]

Summertime Christmas Chords

The CMajor Before The Show podcast Hi there!–Did you check out our Friday episode yet? We pre-recorded it a day early so that we can be ready to attend some events that we were invited to here in the Greater New York City Area. In case you missed our episode about summertime Christmas Chords–check out […]