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How Seventh Chords Work (part 2) - Music Theory Lesson 3 Rhaptapsody 291 views This really just wraps up the whole concept of seventh chords we started in the last video. The chords we cover here are the major/minor seventh, the diminished sevenths, a...
How Seventh Chords Work (part 1) - Music Theory Lesson 2 Rhaptapsody 607 views This is the second music theory lesson in this little series, and this one is on seventh chords (chords with four notes). For some reason a lot of people learn the basic tr...
Granados - Spanish Dance #2 (Oriental) Rhaptapsody 329 views Enrique Granados, Op 37. Danza Espanola No. 2 (Orientale). I think this is one of the first real pieces of music I learned on piano.
How Basic Chords Work - Music Theory Lesson 1 Rhaptapsody 1,965 views This is a little music theory lesson on chords, how they work, and the basic intervals that make them up. Learning the underlying music theory behind chords will not only a...
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d'un autre ete: L'aprés midi Rhaptapsody 264 views The song is Comptine d'un autre été: L'après midi by Yann Tiersen. It's very pretty.
Metamorphosis Three - Philip Glass Rhaptapsody 815 views Part three of the 5 part song cycle. Easily my favorite one. Here's the first two, if you're interested. Metamorphosis One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSnCjsM6TyY Met...
Metamorphosis Two - Philip Glass Rhaptapsody 1,980 views It's Metamorphosis Two! Turns out this one is a lot harder than Metamorphosis One. You can watch Metamorphisis One here, if you care to be chronological. http://www.y...
Metamorphosis One - Philip Glass Rhaptapsody 1,822 views I haven't had much direction with piano lately, so I think I'm going to try to learn/record/upload all five movements in the Metamorphosis song cycle. I'm going to try for ...
Opeth - Closure Rhaptapsody 813 views This is my little guitar cover of Closure by Opeth. As much as I love Opeth, I kind of prefer Closure without the vocals.
Wichita Sutra Vortex - Philip Glass Rhaptapsody 1,842 views This is my all-time favorite Philip Glass piece. There's just something beautiful about the way it develops. It's written in response to Allen Ginsberg's anti-war poem, "Wi...

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About four years ago I bailed on a degree in mechanical engineering at UCF. I realized I hated it, and would never be happy if I stayed with it. Since nothing else seemed appealing, I decided to audition for the school's music department. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. Fast forward to now, and I've just gotten my bachelor's in music performance.

Music still feels new to me. Four years went by fast. I'm currently teaching music lessons, which is keeping me alive, and since that's the case, I've decided to spend the next several years finishing what I started. Malcolm Gladwell says it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to become proficient in something, and I figure I have about 5,000 to go. YouTube is a place for me to evolve; to be surrounded by amazing people who's art I can learn from and immerse myself in, and who's thoughts and comments can help me get to where I want to be.

There are a lot of people who absolutely love to play. Music just flows out of them and they enjoy every minute of it. I'm not one of those people. I have those moments, but I spend just as much time feeling frustrated and fighting with the music. I love it, and I don't want to be doing anything else, but it's hard. Probably the hardest thing I've ever tried to do.

I have every intention of spending the next several years practicing, playing, writing, and becoming the best musician I can be. I think YouTube and all the people on it will help me get there. I appreciate compliments, criticism, anyone who enjoys what I do, and anyone who likes to create. Thanks for watching.

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