Comments on: Spiritually Preparing For Gospel Piano Lessons http://www.piano-lessons-central.com/gospel-piano/gospel-piano-lessons-2/ Piano Lessons Blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erik Thiede http://www.piano-lessons-central.com/gospel-piano/gospel-piano-lessons-2/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Erik Thiede Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:25:46 +0000 http://www.piano-lessons-central.com/?p=378#comment-222 Hmmmm....Not really sure...IMO, They all seem to be difference expressions of the same African-inspired music...My <strong>GUESS </strong> is gospel came before jazz. Jazz seems to come out of a more progressive time in the African-American experience; where gospel and blues were more of a staple early on... Also, Jazz chords seem to be less note intensive than gospel. Many of my gospel piano friends tend to use 8,9, even ten-figure chords; where, IN GENERAL, jazz chords use less notes but are more complicated...Just my opinion, for now...lol Hmmmm….Not really sure…IMO, They all seem to be difference expressions of the same African-inspired music…My GUESS is gospel came before jazz.

Jazz seems to come out of a more progressive time in the African-American experience; where gospel and blues were more of a staple early on…

Also, Jazz chords seem to be less note intensive than gospel. Many of my gospel piano friends tend to use 8,9, even ten-figure chords; where, IN GENERAL, jazz chords use less notes but are more complicated…Just my opinion, for now…lol

]]> By: Emmanuel http://www.piano-lessons-central.com/gospel-piano/gospel-piano-lessons-2/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Emmanuel Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:04:38 +0000 http://www.piano-lessons-central.com/?p=378#comment-221 I play Piano at a (Church of God in Christ) Church. or COGIC. And a lot of people have been asking be this question. Does the sound and the form of gospel piano come from Jazz and Blues. Even my self when I’m playing I Do hear similarity in Jazz Piano to my ear. In my church we use the blues very extensively. I play a lot of tri-tones diminished, blues scales, Arguments, 9ths 11ths 13ths and so on etc… Even long ago before I started to play black gospel music. A gospel keyboardist asked me have I ever played Jazz before. So is this really true? I play Piano at a (Church of God in Christ) Church. or COGIC. And a lot of people have been asking be this question. Does the sound and the form of gospel piano come from Jazz and Blues. Even my self when I’m playing I Do hear similarity in Jazz Piano to my ear. In my church we use the blues very extensively. I play a lot of tri-tones diminished, blues scales, Arguments, 9ths 11ths 13ths and so on etc…

Even long ago before I started to play black gospel music. A gospel keyboardist asked me have I ever played Jazz before. So is this really true?

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