Success Story #1: Jamal Hartwell, Contemporary Worship
Series
Jermaine and I have been
affiliate partners for a long time and it has been very successful for me as
a business owner and as a ministry. The GospelKeys courses are good for
beginners and in this line of work, it is very hard to teach and have material for the brand new beginner. The courses allow me to fill in the gaps where my product lines are deficient.
Success Story #2: Andre Hayward, Jazz Trombonist & Educator
Hello Fellow Musicians,
I want to take this time and thank Jermaine
Griggs for his ingenuity in creating these
gospel piano courses. I'm a jazz trombonist/jazz
educator in Boston and have purchased countless
number of books and videos related to jazz piano.
The materials I have are great, but there
seems to be more emphasis on intricate harmonic
concepts as opposed to the spiritual aspects of
piano playing. Also, these books and videos tend
to skim over basic harmonic structures such as
triadic harmony, simple chord progressions, and
the gospel and blues traditions. Jermaine Griggs
has changed all that and finally there exists a
comprehensive course that covers the spiritual
and the intellectual components of music.
Whether an individual is a jazz, gospel, r&b, blues,
country, or classical player, there's something
to be gained at Hear and Play Music.
Jermaine explains all the details in a clear, concise, and enjoyable fashion. I've personally
been able to fill a lot of gaps in my playing
since I've been studying his course. The whole concept of chord voicings has never been so
clear until now.
Jermaine, keep up the great work and continue to
educate us dedicated students. Look forward to
upcoming products in the near future.
God Bless!
Andre L. Hayward Jazz Trombonist & Educator
Success Story #3: Eric Farewell,
AskEricFarewell.com
Jermaine,
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for setting up your new affiliate tools! In each section of the new support site, it is incredibly apparent just how much you guys put into it.
Though I'm part of a lot of different affiliate programs, I can't think of many that are even CLOSE to supporting my efforts like you and your company do.
Give my appreciation to Brian for all of his hard work as well, he's really been a blessing when it comes to answering all of my questions and coming up with great marketing ideas (and solutions!).
Thanks again for all of your hard work Jermaine!
Eric Farewell AskEricFarewell.com
Success Story #4: Mel Owens, God's Gospel
A word of advice from a top HearandPlay.com Affiliate
Hi,
I'm Mel Owens, HearandPlay Super Affiliate and Webminister of Music of
GOD'S GOSPEL . com. As a HearandPlay Affiliate I earned more the first
week than I did in 3 Months of ALL my other affiliate programs combined!
I'm going to be completely honest with you. There are a few secrets to
making money with an affiliate program. I'm going to let you in on three
of them now so you don't waste your valuable time and energy spinning
your wheels
These are the 3 most
important lessons I've learned before I started to make any real money
with an affiliate program: 1. Select a high commissioned affiliate
program like HearandPlay to really promote by email or on your site.
And if you have a website, make sure the affiliate program is
specifically targeted to your web site's audience. Buy the product
yourself so that you are familiar with it and can confidently assure
your audience that it is of high quality and worthy of their
consideration. In reality most affiliate programs are a waste of your
time. Earning 5% on a $10.00 sale will only make you frustrated in time.
The only reason I have
those links on my site is for the content of the products related to my
site for my visitor's convenience. I make no real money there and you
won't either. With HearandPlay you can make a whopping 20 to 30% commission and even
more on some special promotions. 2.
The second secret. Don't try to reinvent the wheel. It's already been
done. Take what has worked for others and make it work for you.
Follow the proven instructions to the letter. There are no shortcuts. I
repeat, there are no shortcuts.
Copying success is the best form of
flattery and the most profitable. If I can help you succeed by becoming
one of my HearandPlay sub affiliates you are in turn helping me to
continue to do the same. People on the internet are looking for
information. If you are looking to sell them something you've already
failed. If you are willing to provide them with the targeted information
that they are seeking for a price, you're halfway there. Customer
service is the key. There is none better than at HearandPlay.
Now, when you get a email promotion from
HearandPlay send out an email blast to
your mailing list and everyone you know. If you don't you're just
leaving money on the table that should be going into your own pocket. 3.
The third secret. No matter what anybody tells you to the contrary
listen to this. It takes money to make money. No affiliate program worth
having is truly free. Targeted traffic is the cornerstone to success. The key is to invest as little money as
possible to get the highest return available in the shortest amount of
time. Spending $50.00 to make $100.00 in less than five minutes
with an automated process is far better than wasting your time spending
$1.00 to make $1.05 after hours and hours of work.
The key is to get the product in front of
your targeted audience. You do so by using web site promotions, search
engine submissions, email blasts, and yes, even local papers and
publications. Promote, Promote, Promote! If you are willing to
internalize the 3 secrets above and act accordingly you have what it
takes to be a successful affiliate marketer. Then I invite you to join
the HearandPlay program as a sub-affiliate of mine by going to
GodsGospel.com. By Doing so you will be provided with all the tools and
guidance you need to be very successful. I can help you make the most
out of the HearandPlay Affiliate. It worked for me. Now I can help it
work for you.
Thanks for listening and Be Blessed.
Sincerely,
Mel Owens, Webminister of
Music God's Gospel
What our customers are saying
I
thought I had a decent grasp on music theory after
having played guitar for 13 years. I tried my best to
apply this knowledge to the piano when I decided to
learn to play. I had very limited results. But after
one night (literally) of watching the online lessons
on this site, my understanding of chord structure and
my playing ability was revolutionized. Thanks
Hearandplay!
Jermaine
Griggs's resources have helped me tremendously. I have
been playing keys since 1993, but didn't really
understand the concept of theory, progressions, and all
my keys until I heard of Hearandplay.com. I purchased
his thick course, the 300 pg workbook. I got through
with it within 3 months. Since purchasing the book, I am
currently playing for three different churches. One
church as the main director, and two as a keyboardist. I
don't really have a favorite key anymore. It used to be
Bb, until I heard of Hearandplay.com. I play all styles
now, not just gospel. So if you are serious, and serious
only, then this is the site to invest in your playing.
Thanks & be blessed!
I have really been blessed
by being a part of the HearandPlay community! I
recommend it to everyone!
I've been playing piano
for about 10 years now, and wanted to enhance my playing
skills. It is hard to find someone willing to teach a
visually impaired person, but since we discovered
HearandPlay, it's been tight!
I own all the GospelKeys
piano lesson dvds, including the 300pg piano workbook! I
really enjoy my dvds and the newsletters are really
good. The zone is off the hook!
What can I say... It's been
a blessing getting to learn piano on the internet! I am
slow at learning good and hard techniques but I
challenge myself to learn it all! I love it!
I try to get on everyday
to learn even better things because I truly love the
piano. It's a great chance for me as a young girl to
start playing at my church. God bless you, Jermaine, and
your ministry!
A friend first introduced
me to HearandPlay.com and ever since, my piano playing
has moved to an advanced level. This is just from a
week's worth of lessons online.
I can't imagine how
excellent I will be playing after completing the 300pg
course. I have told friends and will continue to
recommend this site to every individual for the great
resources it offers! Thanks!
After I learned about
this helpful website, I decided to check it out to see
what it was all about. To my surprise, I found out that
Mr. Griggs had so MANY helpful tips for those who want
to play the piano. While I've been an organist for some
time now, I have played the piano for about 2 years now,
and because of this website, I am able to speak to other
musicians from all over and receive helpful advice
straight from Mr. Griggs's free lessons.
Before playing piano, I
played the organ for about 10 years and the piano
lessons are helping me with my organ playing as well! I
like to play Caribbean styled music, so his lessons help
me to learn how to use rhythm in the music. Sometimes,
pianists may forget that the rhythm is a big part in
playing the piano.
I also enjoy this online
community of helpful people who are always there to
encourage me. Everyone is so friendly; it's amazing!
This community feels like family because the people here
actually care and they care to see everyone succeed in
their various artistic passions. I hope you will find
this website to be a blessing just as I have. :) You can
visit me at my website! God bless!
Hi,
my name is Miguel A. Martinez. I started playing the
keyboard when I was sixteen years old. Time had passed
and I was not getting any better. The teacher that I had
did not teach many chords or progressions. I really
wanted to learn everything that there was to learn on
the keyboard so I decided to go online and order
whatever they had to offer for keyboard learners.
While I was searching for
different sites to see which one was good, the
hearandplay website soon appeared. I started to look at
it and read the information that it provided about how
to learn to play keyboard by ear. That was what made me
go into it even more.
It gave helpful video
samples on what I would get after ordering the dvds.
Jermaine Griggs is good at playing the keyboard and I
was really impressed on how much Jermaine Griggs knew
about the many chords and progressions. I thought that
what I knew was the limit of the variety of chords out
there on the keyboard, but I was wrong because there are
a lot.
Since I first I got it,
I'm still learning many things. As of right now, I know
the scales and chords. Now I'm studying the different
progressions. The virtual chord finder is great too. I
really like it and use it every time I forget a certain
chord. I still have lots to learn but I know that one
day I will be really good and any song that I hear, I
will be able to play it. Thank You Jermaine Griggs!!!
I
am 51 years old. I have played piano for most of my
life, and have played the keyboard on our church praise
and worship team for about 8 years.
I was drawn to the
hearandplay.com site because I have always wanted to be
the type of musician who can take requests and "play on
demand." I purchased the software P.I.T.C.H. about 6
weeks ago, but have only used it 4 or 5 times because of
my busy schedule. Apparently I have benefited from it
despite this!
Our worship team is
rather creative with our instrumental intros and tags,
but we sometimes fail to write these down after using
them for a church service. I remembered the introduction
we had used for "Think about His Love" and as usual had
the tune in my head. In the past, I would have been
frustrated because my ears couldn't tell my fingers what
to do. But this time I was shocked when I was able to
play it without any trouble at all. One of the other
musicians said they were glad I had written it down and
was surprised to learn I hadn't! I am sure I have
P.I.T.C.H. to thank for this and look forward to using
it more in the future!
Jermaine
has cleaned the window to my mind of understanding. I
now pick out the chord progressions in songs just by
hearing them. After years someone has given ear trained
musicians the resource they need to truly play by ear.
Thanks Hear and Play!
I
have been playing the piano for 10 years and I've never
been able to place at the level I should be until I ran
across Jermaine's Hear and Play website. After I ordered
my first set of DVD's, "Mastering Worship Chords," and I
began to master those chords, I found myself playing
songs that I have never ever heard of before. Jermaine,
what you guys have done to come up with a way to teach
slow music learners like myself... MAN, THIS IS AWESOME
STUFF!!!!
This is Algieres giving
the big up's to Hear and Play for all it is
doing, being an impact on the world of learning how to
play!
This site is a full
orchestration of powerful information, taking the world
of learning by storm, with competent assistance from the
likes of Hammondman, Midiman, Jpowell, and with a very
capable leader, Jermaine Griggs.
It is a pleasure coming
to the site, if for nothing else but ideas on
perfection! To God be the glory! I believe this site is
a God-given resource, and a chain breaking, devil
destroying work of adoration and glory to God! And this
is coming from an organist who has a strong desire to be
successful in playing the keyboard as well as the organ.
I am known around the
boards as the man who says " no one says it like Gieres"
and I am known for having different approaches and
sounds to my chords, as heard on many of clips at my
site
http://www.algieres.com.
Believe me when I say,
"this is the new millennium of learning" and I am truly
blessed!
WOW! I can't really
express how much your courses have helped me already. I
bought the Gospel Keys 101 and have been able to play a
couple of my favorite songs. The understanding I have
received from your course is awesome. I had been praying
for the Lord to teach me how to play and that is when I
came across your site.
Bless the Lord, he sent
me to the right person!! I have since ordered and
received Gospel Keys 202 as well as the 300 pg course. I
am taking my time reading each page so that I can grasp
the concept of what you are teaching me. I love the mini
quizzes at the end of each chapter. Thank you a million
times for sharing this great gift that the Lord has
entrusted to you! I love you! God Bless you and your
beautiful family!
GospelKeys
is a GREAT creation and the number of musicians, skill
levels and talent on the site have opened my eyes to
much more than book learning. The sharing of music
knowledge, style and technique learned from working with
other musicians has really helped me become a better
student of music overall.
Yes, I have certainly
benefited from HearandPlay.com's lessons and dvds. I am
more confident in my playing now. I have always wanted
to play for a church and now I am doing just that!
Hallelujah!!!
I continue to study
because I am still working on picking up the keys as I
play. I think this has a lot to do with my busy schedule
which does not permit me to work on my ear training as
much as I would like. Thanks HearandPlay.com and God
Bless!
Consuella
Johnson-Caldwell
I started playing music
whilst in High School serving in the School Band. I
played the horns and thoroughly enjoyed it. In 1993, the
Lord called me into full-time ministry and I did my
Missionary Training in Tasmania, Australia where I met
my husband James and we served on Flinders Island, a
remote Island in Australia.
I decided to learn to
play the keyboard, so that music could be included in
our home fellowship. I tried using different piano
playing resources, but always felt frustrated and
thought I would never succeed. Some of these resources
were so boring and so technical that I almost gave up.
I had a deep longing to
worship God through music because of the many wonderful
touches I had experienced from the Lord. The Psalmists
encourages us to sing with joy and make music to the
Lord with all sorts of musical instruments for God
delights in the praises of His people.
One day I came across
HearandPlay.com through Cory Rudl's website. I purchased
the GospelKey202 series and have never regretted it.
Jermaine, thanks for your tutorial, which is so simple
to follow and for making it so enjoyable. I am pleased
that I can play some of my favourites now. I still have
got a long way to go. I am so glad you used the gift the
Lord has given you to bless and teach others.
You are raising up a
great company of musicians for the Lord's glory who
deserves to be worshipped with majestic splendour
through the sound of music which He created.
I
am very pleased with the Hear and Play system. I have
been an affiliate for about 2 years and have reaped
greatly from marketing the products.
I also own some of the
products as well and they are a great teaching tool. I
am sharing the information with everyone I know and they
are being blessed as well.
I just wanted you to know
how invaluable your products have been to me personally.
As you know, I'm the owner of 3 Piano Lesson Websites
and I perform professionally in the Pop and Smooth Jazz
arena. Despite my modest success, I never thought I
would ever play in Church. My focus has always been on
secular genres.
When we spoke last summer
and exchanged our products, I then had an opportunity to
carefully review your Gospel Keys package. I learned so
much from just one of your DVDs. I finally learned
voicings and chord progressions that characterizes
Gospel Piano style. But more importantly, your passion
for teaching assures that anyone can finally learn to
play Gospel Piano, if they apply the concepts you've
carefully crafted in your courses. Jermaine, I wish you
continued success!
I purchased your DVD
courses and I was very impressed by the professional
quality of your product. I plan on ordering even more of
your products in the future. This is in great contrast
to other products I've ordered online. I ordered
instructional materials from [various sites], and I was
not impressed. Yours is truly a "good deal" for the
money, and I will send many folks your way! God Bless!
I
am truly blessed to have found this
website. I took music lessons in my youth and
never really took playing seriously. I was trained in
classical music and could only play what was in front of
me.
With the help of The
Gospel Keys courses and unlimited community assistance,
I am learning all kinds of tricks and have a renewed
excitement about playing the piano. I never thought I
could master the art of improvisation, coming up with
fill-ins to sheet music and other venues, but now I am
not only doing fill-ins but am improving my ability to
play what I HEAR!
My name is Nigel Vera
Jackson. I live in Puerto Rico. I have GospelKeys 202,
300, 500, ChristmasKeys, GospelKeys Ultimate Collection,
and I have learned a lot from them because I combine all
the styles into one, since every teacher has their own
style.
I believe watching and
learning is a faster way to learn. I am blessed to have
friends in the HearandPlay Zone and Jermaine Griggs for
these dvd courses. I watch them just about everyday and
hope for more dvds to come out to keep learning more.
Thanks again J. Griggs!
Your GospelKeys course
was just what I needed. I prayed that I would one day be
able to take my piano playing to the next level. In a
matter of minutes, I was playing like the pros. I
recommend this course to anyone whose serious about
lifting up the name of JESUS through their playing!
I've
had a strong desire to play piano since I was 12 years
old. My aunt was teaching me and she died suddenly, but
I never lost the urge to play.
I am at the age of 38 and
started 2 years ago to try and play again. Hear and Play
was referred to me and I thought I'd try it out. I
started with the 300 page course and was like "WOW!”
I thought it was too late
for me to start, but now I have all the GospelKeys
series with the exception of the 500 series, and you
better bet I am getting it next!
"I may not know
everything there is to know about the piano but what I
do know is that now I'm playing for my church service on
1st and 3rd Sundays and other churches have asked me to
help them out since I've been studying the courses. No
lie... you may know a lot and still you will be amazed
because there is so much more you can add to what you
already know. Thanks Jermaine!
LaQuanda
The Zone community of
hearandplay.com has truly been a blessing!
There are those who are
not afraid to invite me as a buddy, and who always make
certain to wish me a good day. That means a lot to me.
Thanks HearandPlay for
providing me with resources to help improve my playing!
I'm Evelyn. I've been
playing piano for 9 months. Since I've discovered this
site, I only knew some chords to play but now my piano
playing has improved greatly!
Not only that, I've
learned some gospel songs, accessed many piano lessons
online, and downloaded videos for free. And most of all
there are so many friends who encourage and feed me the
word of God. Of course, I love the zone because it's
free!
I
can honestly say that the Hear and Play Community has
been very beneficial to me.
I've met so many people
and in the process have become more comfortable with my
piano playing skills. I've also been able to acquire the
advice of expert players when uncertain about different
chords. The best part of the Community though is that it
is totally FREE!
From: Pastor Willie A. Moten, Jr
New Life Christian Ministries
New Orleans, Louisiana
I started out in piano music very young around age 6. I
learned to read music and play classical music created
by European composers Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms,
etc.
I took lessons until I
was about 12 or 13 years old. My music teacher told me
that she had taken me as far as she could. I never
learned to play piano by ear and eventually I loss
interest because I thought that you had to be born with
a musical gift to play by ear.
I looked all over New
Orleans for someone who could teach me how to use my ear
to play music. I went to several teachers over an 8 or 9
year period. I learned a little, but not much. I
discovered Hear and Play this year in 2006 right after
my family and I were devastated by Hurricane Katrina and
the breaking of the levees in New Orleans.
While I was working in
Houston Texas, I looked up "gospel videos" on the
internet because I was looking for a way to continue to
learn how to play gospel music by ear, and I
accidentally discovered Hear and Play. I purchased
GospelKeys 101, 202, 300, 500, and ChristmasKeys.
I have enjoyed each one
of these DVDs, and I have learned a great deal from
them, and my piano playing is beginning to sound more
professional than it ever did before. The GospelKeys
DVDs are excellent. In my opinion, it is the best piano
instruction on the market. I've purchased other DVDs,
but none of them come close to the DVD piano instruction
that is put out by Jermaine Griggs. Thank you for Hear
and Play. I looking forward to your next piano
instruction DVD.
Pastor
Willie A. Moten, Jr.
Hello,
This is Charles Shelton Jr., the World Renowned Gospel
drummer. Some of you all might know me from the Bobby
Jones Show, The Charles Shelton Jr Show on the Word
Network, My Instructional Drumming dvd, P.A.X. Network,
Angel 2 Network, and many other events.
I think that this site is
a very informative learning tool. You can learn various
songs, chords and meet other musicians. Jermaine is
doing a great job by offering instructional dvds and
helpful clips and emails to help you along the way.
I have been playing for
about 10 years and I am still learning and having fun. I
also promote this site on my webpage as well so that is
saying a lot!
The
courses are great! I've learned quite a bit more on
theory and it has eased my frustration and allowed me to
freely express myself musically. The on-line lessons are
convenient and opens up my creative juices, where once I
was experiencing a mental creative block. I love the
community too, as I can mingle, collaborate, and get to
know other musicians in the community. I am preparing
for my third CD, which will be dedicated to the
wonderful nature of true spirituality and the gospel. I
plan to mention this web site on my next CD as an
inspiration to my craft and new endeavors.
I have been
learning online from HearandPlay for less than 6 months
and to my amazement I have learned more now than I have
at any time from anyone else in the past. I was to the
point where I was going to give up trying to learn to
play the piano even though it was a big desire of mine.
I was blessed to find HearandPlay and the gift that I
have received, it has not only taught me how to play the
piano, but now I can hear songs playing and can
recognize what key it is playing in and to me that is
amazing because I didn't know a C major from a D major
before.
What's so
good is the learning is endless and the material is so
easy to follow. Also, not sure if anyone will ever read
this but if so... believe me, if you really want to play
the piano by ear this is the place. May GOD bless this
site and the people behind it.
I
thank God I was lead to this website about a year ago
and my playing has gone to the next level because of it.
My playing was okay, but I felt I wasn't quite where I
needed to be. I've been playing seriously for about six
years, and I've learned more in the past year from the
material on this website and the dvds than I learned
from private lessons. I just want to say keep up the
excellent work and God Bless you all for having a
website that's helping so many people grow in the very
important ministry of music.
I just want to thank you
and hear and play for allowing a musician like myself to
learn how to play by ear! Your site has been helping me
a lot! With the understanding of chord and progressions,
I'll be bad on the drums and keys soon!
I
have tried everything I knew to do and being that my
father is a very well accomplished musician and has been
all my life, I have always wanted to play like him. I
would ask him to show me things but I never really got
too far with that. Either I got yelled at or overlooked
but I thank God that I stumbled upon this site.
I have a totally different
outlook on music and I love it more and more. I had been
playing for a church and just stumbled my way through
but thanks to this site I have really come a long way
with all the patterns and things that they show me. I am
very blessed and grateful for that.
I love the site;
everything from the music theory to the silly messages
that members post. And I'm 16 years old and understand
everything so I know anyone can do it. While most of it
is easy to learn, it can be challenging at times but in
the end, it pays off greatly.
The community is great
and the people you meet here are great too because
everyone is like family trying to help everyone out. You
never will feel left out. Thanks Hearandplay for
everything you do!
I am Betty Robinson and I've been studying with
Jermaine Griggs for about nine months. I've been playing
piano for my church for more than 20 years. I've gone to
gospel music workshops, taken classes in piano and
organ, trying to improve my music skills.
This process has worked
some but I still didn't understand the "fill-in" chords
I was looking or listening for. About nine months ago I
came across the website by Jermaine Griggs,
Hearandplay.com. I immediately ordered the series
starting with 101, 202, and 300. I am currently working
with the PITCH software also.
The 101 through 300 was
the most helpful because it helped me understand what I
was lacking in my fingering and also chord structure. It
was as if there was a teacher right there with me to
help immediately. I am now able to play in every key. I
am still working on fill-ins with different chords. I'm
sure with the help of all my friends in the zone, I will
be able to accomplish this goal.
Thanks to Jermaine for
being such a wonderful and patient teacher. I must say
that with this class I enjoy practicing daily. It was
money well spent. Thanks again.
Betty
Robinson
Hello,
I am Karen, a user of
Jermaine's GospelKeys courses and a member of the
community, Hear and Play Zone.
I am telling you this
tool is great for you no matter what level you are at.
There is lessons for beginners and even those who want
to try new things but are not sure how to start. I
invested in GK101, GK202, GK300 and GK500. The first two
have helped me tremendously. I can now understand
concepts to playing music by ear.
Before I would only play
3 chords for songs. Now I can play progressions and even
some fill-ins. It's fantastic! You will be rewarded
great if you invest in the dvds. I know I have. I play
so much better that I amaze myself at times.
You know what is also
rewarding as well is the community site. You can chat
with members who study from the course and other
musicians from all over the world. Thank you Jermaine
for providing a simple way of learning to play music by
ear. May you be richly blessed!
I love
the Hear and Play Zone Forum! I'm a grandmother of 8
girls, and a novelist. I'm also lately indulging in a
life long desire to play piano by ear, and the help I'm
getting from all the wonderfully talented people on the
forum is invaluable. Thank you so much for the zone!
Certainly
it has been a blessing to have come across a website
just for musicians. I have been blessed instructionally,
spiritually, and encouraged. I have great expectations
in the future. My playing can only get better.
The founder Jermaine is
very personable and keeps you updated on any events or
changes within the site. I have met people all over the
world and we are like one big happy family. Join in this
affair and be blessed.
"I first
started learning with this piano course about 3 months ago
and I can't even begin to explain how much it has helped me.
If I had to buy this course all over again, I wouldn't mind
paying $500 for it. I especially enjoy how interactive it is
and the opportunity to hear all of the examples on the CD. I
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Jane Choi, 33, California
"I have to
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newsletters, I finally realized that this guy knows what he
's talking about. Consequently, I purchased the course and
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short, after three weeks, I was playing over 30 different
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Jerry
Reid, 29, Utah
"Thank u
Hear and Play!"
Maggie,
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"It's amazing how much
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playing or even learn piano from scratch."
Maggie
Haynes, 41, South Carolina
"This
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this course and may God bless you.
Regina
Connelly, 37, Virginia
"I
started learning with the piano course about 5 weeks ago and
I can't even begin to express how well it has helped my
piano playing. Choosing this course was one of the wisest
decisions I could have ever made. Thank you
HearandPlay.com!"
Shirley
Johnson, 38, Idaho
"At first,
I have to admit that I was skeptical about ordering your
piano course. After a few weeks of your free online lessons,
I decided to purchase the "Secrets to playing piano by ear"
home study course. To make a long story short, I now play
for the children's choir at my church as well as teach
beginning lessons to students at my daycare. I am so
thankful that I stumbled across this site one day. Keep up
the good work Hear & Play Music. Thanks again!"
Margaret
Hines, 45, New Mexico
"I am a
Pastor of a Church and was without a musician for months. I
was finally fed up with how most musicians were not
committed to the ministry and were driven by a paycheck. I
have always wanted my daughter to play the piano and when I
came across Hearandplay.com, I thought it was too good to be
true. Being a preacher, I am skeptical about many things but
I decided to buy the course for my daughter. I do not have
enough time to tell you the details of my success story, but
I can tell you this ... after 6 months, she now plays for my
Children's Choir and Morning Worship Services."
Rev. J. A
Lewis, 50, Florida
"I've passed this
course on to friends because they have been so amazed at my
piano playing. I have played for my church for 6 years but
never like I've played the last 4 months. I decided to try
some of the altered chord techniques and now my chords sound
so good that people come up to me and wonder if I am the
same musician that played for the choir 6 months ago. Thank
you Hear & Play!"
Corine
Butler, 46, Nevada
*Gospel
Case Studies*
"I have to admit. I was
one of those people that would post help ads on websites
asking for chords to this song and that song. I just
couldn't figure out these songs on my own no matter what I
did. I had no structure to my playing and I'm not ashamed to
admit it. That was before I came across HearandPlay.com.
Your videos have helped me to understand how gospel music is
structured and I can't exchange anything for this knowledge
you've given me. It feels good to learn songs on my own now
instead of bothering other folks for chords all the time.
Now I'm glad to be helping people myself."
Charlene
Huntley, 40, West Virginia
"I had been playing for
11 years and still couldn't follow worship leaders and
soloists in my church. I would always hide behind the
organist but wouldn't dare play by myself. Then a friend
of mine told me about Hearandplay.com and how they were
teaching gospel music. So to make this real short, I
started working with your resources and made up in my
heart that I would be serious about my playing and in
about 2 months, I began to pick up songs all by myself.
I've learned about a dozen or two songs and am constantly
learning new ones each week. I no longer feel the need to
hide behind another musician and am building my confidence
because of HearandPlay.com. This is a Godsend.
Jim
Malano, 49, New York
"I may not know
everything there is to know about the piano but what I do
know is that now I'm playing for my church service. I've had
a strong desire to play piano and for years, I watched
musicians come and go, but never stepped out on faith and
got started myself. I couldn't really afford a piano teacher
and when I did use one, the whole idea of playing nursery
rhymes wasn't interesting to me, so I stopped. It's now been
18 months since I've been learning with you and I can truly
say that this has been the best investment I've ever made in
myself. You are truly a blessing to many people.
Peter
Willis, 63, Florida
"... I just have to say
that my experience with HearandPlay.com and Jermaine
Griggs has been awesome!"
Bishop Karl Robinson
Good Success Christian
Fellowship Church, CA
"I could never get help
from musicians around here so I decided to search online for
help. I found HearandPlay.com about five months ago and
couldn't believe that this much information was available
online. Not only did I learn all of my chords, but I am able
to hear them in songs and actually play them now."
Reida
Moore, 54, AZ
"...I've
personally witnessed Jermaine's expertise and knowledge
about piano playing by ear. At a seminar in Orlando, FL, I
witnessed him take one of the speakers and teach him exactly
how to play tunes by ear with no sheet music whatsoever!
This course is a direct representation of his expertise and
knowledge and It definitely works because I've seen it in
action!"
Air'n Monahan, CA
"Being
in my school band for years, I learned how to sight read
pretty well. But I found that when I didn't have sheet music
in front of me, I was stuck. That's when I found Hear and
Play and began taking your lessons. In just six months of
learning all my chords and progressions, I am not only able
to play without sheet music, but I'm composing my own songs
on the piano. Thank you for all your support!"
Percy
Voorhies, 17, NY
This is
one of the best sites on the net for musicians seeking
advice on how to play by ear. I've been playing for 7 years
now and have learned more in three weeks at this site than
in all my career. You guys are an inspiration to many."
Thomas
Lanksy, 44, NC
"I don't know who
blessed you with all of this knowledge but I do know that it
has totally changed the way I look at music. Before using
your techniques, it was taking me literally hours to learn
basic songs. I won't even talk about difficult songs because
these might have taken days to learn. Now I can truly say
that most songs come to me in less than 30 minutes. This
definitely beats sitting in front of the piano three to four
hours guessing which chords work. You have definitely made a
believer out of me that there is a better way to learn
piano. Thank you."
Patty
Goldberg, 44, Texas
"I had never touched a
piano before coming in contact with this method. I didn't
know anything about music. I just wanted to play. I wanted
to play gospel music but I wanted results faster than I
had seen in my children's playing years ago. I took them
to piano lessons for years before they played complete
songs and those weren't gospel songs neither. After
studying with you, I have been able to play about a dozen
hymns in all major keys and I accomplished this in less
than 2 months. I wouldn't trade anything for this
training. God bless the hearandplay family. I will be
coming back."
Donald
Jesby, 59, Massachusetts
"I am a retired music
teacher, band director, and a member of the board of
education in the city of New York. I am currently working in
a church part time as well. I have come across much music
during my experience as a teacher but your course is far and
away, the best I've ever seen. Even though I am a jazz
instrumentalist and arranger, I have learned much in the
short 2 weeks I've had this course. Your course has given me
the same kind of freedom I have playing jazz in terms of
opening up my creativity. Being a latecomer to sacred music,
I am so grateful that God led me to your course. I will
definitely be going through the other GospelKeys videos when
they are available."
Alexander
Lombard, 65, New York
"I've been purchasing
materials from HearandPlay.com for about two years and they
have never cease to amaze me with their professionalism.
Everyone knows that there is a lack of resources out there
for gospel musicians but no longer can it be said that there
is no one catering to the gospel community. Jermaine and his
team has definitely filled a void that many organizations
have been unwilling to venture into in the past. As a
corporate leader, I know the struggles and thank God for a
company that is striving to excel in teaching musicians how
to play gospel music by ear. God Bless You."
Hello Fellow Musicians,
Jermaine,
Hi,
I'm Mel Owens, HearandPlay Super Affiliate and Webminister of Music of
GOD'S GOSPEL . com. As a HearandPlay Affiliate I earned more the first
week than I did in 3 Months of ALL my other affiliate programs combined!
I'm going to be completely honest with you. There are a few secrets to
making money with an affiliate program. I'm going to let you in on three
of them now so you don't waste your valuable time and energy spinning
your wheels
Jermaine
Griggs's resources have helped me tremendously. I have
been playing keys since 1993, but didn't really
understand the concept of theory, progressions, and all
my keys until I heard of Hearandplay.com. I purchased
his thick course, the 300 pg workbook. I got through
with it within 3 months. Since purchasing the book, I am
currently playing for three different churches. One
church as the main director, and two as a keyboardist. I
don't really have a favorite key anymore. It used to be
Bb, until I heard of Hearandplay.com. I play all styles
now, not just gospel. So if you are serious, and serious
only, then this is the site to invest in your playing.
Thanks & be blessed!
I
have been playing the piano for 10 years and I've never
been able to place at the level I should be until I ran
across Jermaine's Hear and Play website. After I ordered
my first set of DVD's, "Mastering Worship Chords," and I
began to master those chords, I found myself playing
songs that I have never ever heard of before. Jermaine,
what you guys have done to come up with a way to teach
slow music learners like myself... MAN, THIS IS AWESOME
STUFF!!!!
I've
had a strong desire to play piano since I was 12 years
old. My aunt was teaching me and she died suddenly, but
I never lost the urge to play.
The
courses are great! I've learned quite a bit more on
theory and it has eased my frustration and allowed me to
freely express myself musically. The on-line lessons are
convenient and opens up my creative juices, where once I
was experiencing a mental creative block. I love the
community too, as I can mingle, collaborate, and get to
know other musicians in the community. I am preparing
for my third CD, which will be dedicated to the
wonderful nature of true spirituality and the gospel. I
plan to mention this web site on my next CD as an
inspiration to my craft and new endeavors.
I
have tried everything I knew to do and being that my
father is a very well accomplished musician and has been
all my life, I have always wanted to play like him. I
would ask him to show me things but I never really got
too far with that. Either I got yelled at or overlooked
but I thank God that I stumbled upon this site.
Hello,
"Being
in my school band for years, I learned how to sight read
pretty well. But I found that when I didn't have sheet music
in front of me, I was stuck. That's when I found Hear and
Play and began taking your lessons. In just six months of
learning all my chords and progressions, I am not only able
to play without sheet music, but I'm composing my own songs
on the piano. Thank you for all your support!"
