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M-Audio KeyStation Mini 32… MIDI control on the GO!
The M-Audio KeyStation Mini 32 is a bus-powered mini keyboard controller you can easily take with you. It’s sleek design and low profile keys make it great for mobile studios! Featuring 4 assignable controls and and selectable velocity curves, this keyboard comes in at a ultra-low 0.78in high… 32 Keys have never been so portable!
Ethan Capone – New Keyboard Instructor!!!
Please welcome Ethan Capone, our new keyboard instructor, to the ranks of independent teachers here at Easy Music Center*!
You can find my original write up for Ethan at the bottom of this email. BUT! I had to change my tact on the write up for Ethan after hearing him play with the group Jazz Story at Jazz minds this past Tuesday night. GOOD GRACIOUS! Ethan is not only a phenomenal teacher and a nice guy; he is AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER ON THE KEYBOARD! My jaws dropped when he came on. He is so casual. You would never think that he rips so hard at Jazz piano. I’ve heard him play before in the store as a customer and I knew he was versatile and an excellent player, but there is something about seeing him play with this group that reveals how talented he is. Oh…by the way, Gil Batangan, our new guitar instructor also plays in this group. He was also unreal! You have to get down there to see these guys play. You would be hard pressed to find more a more talented awesome sounding Jazz group in another major city.
Ethan is a great teacher. He explained a difficult concept to me with ease and he has a very calm and even tempo when teaching.
Ethan will be teaching one day a week in Pearl City and one day a week at the Honolulu store. Get signed up before he fills up! We’ve been notoriously understaffed and over-requested on piano/keyboard inquiries. He will fill up quickly.
This was the original review I was in the process of writing before I saw him play. It just doesn’t do him justice after seeing him perform…check it anyway if you want to know more about the modes, how easy he made them seem, and how to use the FORCE:
As far as my guitar goes, I’ve gotten better over the years. Keyboard? Not so much….I actually started off in music as a pianist. Really…I know. I went the classical piano route for about 5 years. I hated it and quit eventually. I only learned how to site read, and I understood exactly zero about musical theory and composition. Shoot…I couldn’t even play cool pop songs. All I could do was read music and not that well, refusing to use a metronome, I sucked at the piano way worse than I do on the guitar. Needless to say, my introduction to piano was a major turnoff on playing music. I didn’t even attempt to play another instrument for 10 years after this.
I still feel a little intimidated by the piano. I walked into my crash course lesson with Ethan wondering what I could possibly take away from a piano lesson (besides that I don’t like playing it). I decided, as I always do, to steer the lesson in a direction that would interest me. I’ve been learning about the modes on the guitar for a few weeks now so I thought I would pick Ethan’s brain about that.
First, what are the modes? Essentially, you can play a major scale, and depending on the background chords played, the scale takes on a totally different flavor…Don’t believe me? Try it. Get a looper pedal. Play a G major chord and loop it. Play the G major scale over it. It will sound happy (Ionian). Try playing just an A minor chord now and loop it. Play the same scale over it. It sounds different right? The flavor changes altogether. It sounds kind of dark and jazzy (Dorian).
Melodica : 32 Notes In One Breath!
The melodica is a unique instrument. It combines the techniques that both horn/woodwind and piano players use. Sound from this instrument is made by blowing into the tube and holding down the specific notes or chords. The majority of entertainers use this instrument to play melody lines. The types of genre you will hear the melodica are reggae, indie, and folk. Check out this video we made. I hope you get an idea what this instrument sounds like.
Yamaha DGX-640 Digial Piano
The DGX-640 is a great digital piano for those looking for an 88 key, weighted key piano to use at home. It comes complete with well over 400 voices and includes a stylish stand (shown above). Create songs with the built in Easy Song Arranger and Performance Assistant Technology, or give yourself lessons with the Yamaha Education Suite and follow along with the Music Notation Display. This keyboard works great as a practice piano and as a furniture piece for your living room!Available in both Walnut and Cherry wood styles (Walnut shown in pic). Come down to Easy Music Center and check them out!
Clearance! Clearance! Clearance!
You heard it right folks! We have a bunch of items on clearance here at our Pearl City store! Come down and see what we have on sale! Also make sure to sign your email up to our website for additional information on Sales, Clinics, Performances and more!
