Stories from Chord du Jour
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Secret Side Quest
Chord du Jour &bull Jun 25, 2011
I've seemed to neglect our weekly hiatus updates, taking the concept of weekly very loosely. We are currently working on a supplemental feature for Chord du Jour that would make our current weekly song goal a bit more interesting, and… Full Story »
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Streamlining the Production Process with Templates
Chord du Jour &bull Jun 16, 2011
We've used Pro Tools as our digital audio workstation of choice for about the past five years. While every little project should, theoretically, have its own unique approach, we're in the process of creating music as quickly as possible. So,… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Rock
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Weekly Updates (Temporarily)
Chord du Jour &bull Jun 8, 2011
Quickly recording actual songs, as opposed to spur-of-the-moment, single-progression jam sessions, is taking longer than we'd like. So far we're tracking the drums to the songs that have already been written (and they've been written quickly). Once the drums are… Full Story »
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Make That a Few More Weeks...
Chord du Jour &bull Apr 25, 2011
Chord du Jour will probably return in early June (we need more time to work behind the scenes!). In the meanwhile, we'll post periodic updates at the DeRamos Music website. We'll see you all again in June! Cheers! We'd love… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Chords
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Two Week Break
Chord du Jour &bull Apr 18, 2011
Exciting things are afoot at Chord du Jour! So exciting, that we'll need to take a couple of weeks off to get a good running start at: 1. Recording Sessions! We plan to take our Jam Sessions concept to another… Full Story »
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F Mixolydian (Guitar)
Chord du Jour &bull Apr 14, 2011
We'd love to hear from you! If you spot a typo or musical inconsistency (it sometimes happens), please let us know (please be nice, too). Thanks! Comments on each post close after seven days. Subscribe (Podcast Only)Chord du Jour is… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Guitar
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Jam Session Rewind: 212o -- The Closing Track
Chord du Jour &bull Apr 13, 2011
This week's rewind, Jam Session 212o (6:13; see original show notes) closes out our 12-week run of...well, reruns. I personally like the spacey groove of this jam session. We'd love to hear from you! If you spot a typo or… Full Story »
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F Minor Pentatonic ("F Aeolian" Position, Guitar)
Chord du Jour &bull Apr 12, 2011
We'd love to hear from you! If you spot a typo or musical inconsistency (it sometimes happens), please let us know (please be nice, too). Thanks! Comments on each post close after seven days. Subscribe (Podcast Only)Chord du Jour is… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Guitar
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F Dorian (Guitar)
Chord du Jour &bull Apr 11, 2011
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Topics:
- Guitar
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Bb Chord (Piano)
Chord du Jour &bull Apr 8, 2011
We'd love to hear from you! If you spot a typo or musical inconsistency (it sometimes happens), please let us know (please be nice, too). Thanks! Comments on each post close after seven days. Subscribe (Podcast Only)Chord du Jour is… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Chords
