defending accompaniment

How would you answer this question from a parent? “Why does the way we learn 7th chords only have 3 notes? To make a F#m7, isn’t that an A chord?” I’m very comfortable with the practical application of the voicing idea between the notes over both…

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Today a mother sent me an email, asking if the Accompaniment Program is a requirement in the Simply Music curriculum. Her 10-year-old son has gotten to upside down triangles and Danny Boy in Db. He has been quite resistant the whole way so far, even though…

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