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HearandPlay GMTC Webinar Poll

Today I sat in on a two hour HearandPlay Webinar that basically did two things. First it outlined the material found in the “Foundations” section of the GMTC Gospel Music Training Center. Second it was a marketing concept to try and get new members to join GMTC which did in fact provide a nice overview of the system. Although most of the info provided I already knew, it was interesting from a technology standpoint to watch Mr. Griggs work through the Webinar software and learn how he skillfully presented the material. I must applaud Jermaine Griggs for being a very good speaker and presenter. In addition he is very good at embracing new technology and incorporating it into his product and marketing machine. If you are not into learning Gospel Keys, one could certainly pick up a think or two about marketing on the internet.

Posted above is a screenshot of a Poll question that was presented to viewers of the Webinar. Jermaine Griggs mentioned there were about 1,000 people attending the webinar. There is no way to verify that, but I’m sure there were quite a few people. In any event, one question that I thought was interesting was “Which of the 5 areas do you think you struggle with the most?”. These five areas correspond to the “Foundations” area within the GMTC learning center which I briefly spoke about in my previous post.

I selected “Pattern Proficiency” because it’s the one area that I both enjoy the most and feel I could learn more about. Pattern Proficiency is basically the idea of learning the ins and outs of patterns, progressions, circle of fifths, side stepping, and common movements. This is where you discuss everything about 2-5-1, 1-4-5, 7-3-6-2-5-1-4 movements and so on. Sincere there were many beginners listening to the Hearandplay webinar, many selected basic fundamentals or learning chords as their weakest point.

All in all, the webinar was pretty cool. It was also quite long at two hours which was a lot, but nice for Jermaine Griggs to dedicate such ample time for the show. Of course it had the typical HearandPlay marketing push, but because I am already a member of GMTC I could see right through it and understand from experience that the GMTC has been a great place to learn. I don’t think I would join a webinar of the same topic again, but Jermaine definitely understands how to run an online conference, so it was cool to watch him work the chalkboard, pen, and powerpoint screens..LOL.