This is why


How to start your own business


Should you change a composer's music?


Light video humor


The trumpet is just a fad...


Why is saying the right thing so hard?


New Dell laptop


Performance thoughts


The myth of retirement


More thoughts about beauty


Four levels of learning


Request for help


Dino concert: A blast from the past


Viral marketing


Survival mode: Help for musicians who can no longer sell CDs


Updates on things I am working on


We are messed up


Video Lesson: Open voicing


Want to start your own business?


Relating melody to harmony


Christmas blowout is now a New Years blowout


Drama in Tennessee


Thoughts about Haiti


Reharmonization example of "Jesus Loves Me"


Update from the Wilds Music Conference


Slow posting


Shaping an arrangement


Rubato - benefits and dangers


Success isn't everything


Kelsey's violin performances


You are appreciated


Carry on


Three important components of learning music


Easy and inexpensive Christmas gifts


Amazing Grace: Debunking a myth


Be kind to retailers


Training young musicians (Part 3)


Training young musicians (Part 2)


About training young musicians


Christmas Sale: $5 CDs and Inspirational Improvisation for just $99!


From Harkness to George Schuler


Video Lesson: Silent Night Reharmonization


Harkness and Jazz (Part 2)


Don't stop learning


Summary of minor chord substitution posts


Minor chord substitutions video demonstration (Part 2)


Pianists seminars


Tips for performances


Harkness and jazz (Part 1)


Minor chord substitutions video demonstration (Part 1)


Minor chord substitutions


Clip of the week: Tim Parton and "God's Been Good"


Robert Harkness - The man who pioneered church piano music


Last weekend in Macon


What does this teach?


Church piano music history: The background


Light posting and other news


Objective Standards - Time to wrap this up


Mark Richt vs. college football fans


How church music functions


Dealing with sharks


Guess who said this?


Something worth reading


Macon piano seminar coming up on October 24


Piano tip - Using the minor iv chord


Thanks for the help


Stan Whitmire plays "He Looked Beyond My Faults"


Objective Standards - Is beauty absolute or subjective?


Request for help


Why history is important


Health insurance dilemma


Reharmonization on "Silent Night"


Bear story


A simple tip for performance


Objective Standards - Musical development


Serena Williams - Just another day in the office


Dacula, GA concert tomorrow


Customer service stories


Back from a trip to Pennsylvania


Atlanta concert at Grace Baptist Chuch, Dacula on 9/13/09


Objective Standards - Why they are "subjective"


What is your left thumb good for?


I don't get it


Madonna and Gypsies


When is the last time you changed your mind?


Objective Standards - Who Needs Classical Music?


Objective Standards - Part 1


News from the music industry


If you are going to protest, do it in a respectable way


Chord changes in "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"


Do chords need to appear in a certain order?


Help Wanted (Refer someone and earn $250!)


Interview with Keith Jarrett


Poverty


Concerts cancelled for weekend


Recession thoughts


Marketing in 2009


Another appetizer for the upcoming big music question


Analysis of Heaven Came Down from Portraits of Hope


Kansas Trip


More free music


Absolutes in music (and other arts)


Daybreak CD - Hymns available for free download


Savior Like a Shepherd - Harmony insight (Part 2)


Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us - Insight into the harmony


Snapping Shoals


Magic Show at the Howletts


Extending free download offer for Portraits of Hope


Do you need variety in a CD?


The goals of Portraits of Hope


FREE download of Portraits of Hope


Backstage video from Portraits of Hope


Portraits of Hope arrangements and soundtracks now available


Was it worth it?


Inspiration from the past


Health care debate


Teaching children to play by ear


Truth and Slippery Slopes


Weekend plans


Improving the ending to a song


How to learn beginning theory


Developing a style


Weekend recap


Is counterpoint a necessary element of good music?


Tritone substitutions


Plans for the summer


The death of record labels


Secrets of live performances


What I think of Twitter


Thoughts about Squire Parsons


Can we attack ideas without attacking people?


Do you have to be a virtuoso?


Rootless voicings


Kelsey's recital


Is there hope?


View from bedroom in Scotland


How should one worship?


Initial thoughts about Scotland trip


Leaving for Scotland


Children and music competitions


Two ways to add 7ths to your music


Turning a blind eye


How to chart a song


Now this is a video worth watching


Practical mixing fixes


More on Kenny Perry


The Masters


Another update on Portraits of Hope


Short primer on adding 7ths


Why I do what I do


Dogmatism: Friend or foe?


Michael Jordan on failure


Writing out the arrangements


Learning is a marathon


Nostalgia in music


Samples online.... Portraits of Hope is available for purchase!


Mixing done... CDs in a week


Why digital downloads are a threat to musical quality


March Madness


Mixing Update


A contract is a contract


Why I play hymns


More on Jarrett


Keith Jarrett on improvising


Finally done recording


Photography tip for the piano


Cautions about being judgmental


Bulk mailing (junk mail) as a business


Another long day


Increasing your chord palate (part 2)


Increasing your chord palate


Snow


Can you start a website and make money?


Name of new CD


How does it feel?


Interesting emails


Skiing Thoughts


Rubato as a technique


Rough Mix: To God Be The Glory


Naming the new CD


Photos from Monday


Why the Transparency?


Home again


What recording means to me


Webcast from Nashville


Piano pickiness


A small town lawyer named Bill Childers


Lessons in relevance from the banking industry


How to win friends


The Golden Rule of Musical Composition


Excerpts from an email


Thoughts on the historic week


Divine Timing - The story of my life (Part 3)


Divine Timing - The story of my life (Part 2)


Divine Timing - The story of my life


How good is your ear?


The tale of Markus Frind


Another rhythm chart


Surround yourself with people better than you


Preparations for recording


Praise Him, Praise Him - A thought about functional harmony


Facebook Artist Page


Hiring a designer


Making a hook interesting


An article worth reading


Changing V-I progressions to ii-V-I progressions


Watching the bowl games


A good New Year's resolution for church pianists


Thank God for growth


Recording studio work


Do you think you are a good musician?


The Shack: A Review


My "light" schedule


Smooth chord progressions


Hilarious key change


Christian music philosophy that actually makes sense


Which color notes belong to each chord


Sight reading - How to read ahead


Global warming and thoughts about trends


Why I do not play many Christmas carols


Relationships


Should you play by ear?


Biting My Tongue


One of My Heros


New CD - Recording Process Part 2


New CD - The Recording Process


A Sad Goodbye


Optimism: A Necessary Trait


DVD Series - Inspirational Improvisation


Changes at GregHowlett.com


Dave McCoy - A Business Person to Emulate


A Busy Summer


Free Piano Lessons


More Travel


Review of Reflections on a Journey


Parkersburg, WV


Going on the Road


 

Free Lessons

A simple tip for performance
About training young musicians
Analysis of Heaven Came Down from Portraits of Hope
Changing V-I progressions to ii-V-I progressions
Chord changes in "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Developing a style
Do chords need to appear in a certain order?
Don't stop learning
Excerpts from an email
Four levels of learning
Free Piano Lessons
How does it feel?
How to chart a song
How to learn beginning theory
Improving the ending to a song
Increasing your chord palate
Increasing your chord palate (part 2)
Interview with Keith Jarrett
Is counterpoint a necessary element of good music?
Making a hook interesting
Minor chord substitutions
Minor chord substitutions video demonstration (Part 1)
Minor chord substitutions video demonstration (Part 2)
Performance thoughts
Photography tip for the piano
Piano pickiness
Piano tip - Using the minor iv chord
Praise Him, Praise Him - A thought about functional harmony
Reharmonization example of "Jesus Loves Me"
Reharmonization on "Silent Night"
Relating melody to harmony
Rootless voicings
Rubato - benefits and dangers
Rubato as a technique
Savior Like a Shepherd - Harmony insight (Part 2)
Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us - Insight into the harmony
Shaping an arrangement
Short primer on adding 7ths
Should you change a composer's music?
Sight reading - How to read ahead
Smooth chord progressions
Summary of minor chord substitution posts
Teaching children to play by ear
The Golden Rule of Musical Composition
Three important components of learning music
Tips for performances
Tritone substitutions
Two ways to add 7ths to your music
Video Lesson: Open voicing
Video Lesson: Silent Night Reharmonization
What is your left thumb good for?
Which color notes belong to each chord
Why is saying the right thing so hard?

Music Philosophy

Absolutes in music (and other arts)
Another appetizer for the upcoming big music question
Church piano music history: The background
Do you have to be a virtuoso?
From Harkness to George Schuler
Guess who said this?
Harkness and jazz (Part 1)
Harkness and Jazz (Part 2)
How church music functions
How should one worship?
More thoughts about beauty
Objective Standards - Is beauty absolute or subjective?
Objective Standards - Musical development
Objective Standards - Part 1
Objective Standards - Time to wrap this up
Objective Standards - Who Needs Classical Music?
Objective Standards - Why they are "subjective"
Request for help
Robert Harkness - The man who pioneered church piano music
Should you play by ear?
Stan Whitmire plays "He Looked Beyond My Faults"
Thanks for the help
The trumpet is just a fad...
This is why
Thoughts about Squire Parsons
Training young musicians (Part 2)
Training young musicians (Part 3)
Why history is important

News

A Busy Summer
Another rhythm chart
Another update on Portraits of Hope
Atlanta concert at Grace Baptist Chuch, Dacula on 9/13/09
Backstage video from Portraits of Hope
Changes at GregHowlett.com
Christmas blowout is now a New Years blowout
Christmas Sale: $5 CDs and Inspirational Improvisation for just $99!
Concerts cancelled for weekend
Dacula, GA concert tomorrow
Daybreak CD - Hymns available for free download
DVD Series - Inspirational Improvisation
Easy and inexpensive Christmas gifts
Extending free download offer for Portraits of Hope
Facebook Artist Page
Finally done recording
FREE download of Portraits of Hope
Going on the Road
Help Wanted (Refer someone and earn $250!)
Home again
How good is your ear?
Initial thoughts about Scotland trip
Kansas Trip
Kelsey's recital
Kelsey's violin performances
Last weekend in Macon
Leaving for Scotland
Light posting and other news
Macon piano seminar coming up on October 24
Mixing done... CDs in a week
Mixing Update
More free music
More Travel
My "light" schedule
Name of new CD
Naming the new CD
New CD - Recording Process Part 2
New CD - The Recording Process
News from the music industry
Parkersburg, WV
Photos from Monday
Pianists seminars
Plans for the summer
Portraits of Hope arrangements and soundtracks now available
Practical mixing fixes
Preparations for recording
Request for help
Review of Reflections on a Journey
Rough Mix: To God Be The Glory
Samples online.... Portraits of Hope is available for purchase!
Slow posting
Snapping Shoals
The goals of Portraits of Hope
Update from the Wilds Music Conference
Updates on things I am working on
Webcast from Nashville
Weekend plans
Weekend recap
Writing out the arrangements

Thoughts

A contract is a contract
A good New Year's resolution for church pianists
A Sad Goodbye
A small town lawyer named Bill Childers
Amazing Grace: Debunking a myth
An article worth reading
Another long day
Back from a trip to Pennsylvania
Be kind to retailers
Bear story
Biting My Tongue
Bulk mailing (junk mail) as a business
Can we attack ideas without attacking people?
Can you start a website and make money?
Carry on
Cautions about being judgmental
Children and music competitions
Christian music philosophy that actually makes sense
Clip of the week: Tim Parton and "God's Been Good"
Customer service stories
Dave McCoy - A Business Person to Emulate
Dealing with sharks
Dino concert: A blast from the past
Divine Timing - The story of my life
Divine Timing - The story of my life (Part 2)
Divine Timing - The story of my life (Part 3)
Do you need variety in a CD?
Do you think you are a good musician?
Dogmatism: Friend or foe?
Drama in Tennessee
Global warming and thoughts about trends
Health care debate
Health insurance dilemma
Hilarious key change
Hiring a designer
How to start your own business
How to win friends
I don't get it
If you are going to protest, do it in a respectable way
Inspiration from the past
Interesting emails
Is there hope?
Keith Jarrett on improvising
Learning is a marathon
Lessons in relevance from the banking industry
Light video humor
Madonna and Gypsies
Magic Show at the Howletts
March Madness
Mark Richt vs. college football fans
Marketing in 2009
Michael Jordan on failure
More on Jarrett
More on Kenny Perry
New Dell laptop
Nostalgia in music
Now this is a video worth watching
One of My Heros
Optimism: A Necessary Trait
Poverty
Recession thoughts
Recording studio work
Relationships
Secrets of live performances
Serena Williams - Just another day in the office
Skiing Thoughts
Snow
Something worth reading
Success isn't everything
Surround yourself with people better than you
Survival mode: Help for musicians who can no longer sell CDs
Thank God for growth
The death of record labels
The Masters
The myth of retirement
The Shack: A Review
The tale of Markus Frind
Thoughts about Haiti
Thoughts on the historic week
Truth and Slippery Slopes
Turning a blind eye
View from bedroom in Scotland
Viral marketing
Want to start your own business?
Was it worth it?
Watching the bowl games
We are messed up
What does this teach?
What I think of Twitter
What recording means to me
When is the last time you changed your mind?
Why digital downloads are a threat to musical quality
Why I do not play many Christmas carols
Why I do what I do
Why I play hymns
Why the Transparency?
You are appreciated



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