PPP227: Travis Lohmann Paints Musical Portraits

PPP227: Travis Lohmann Paints Musical Portraits

Travis Lohmann is a composer and piano teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. We first met Travis on the podcast when he chatted with Jeremy Duck and me about church modes in episode 207.You can listen to PPP207: Teacher Chat about Church Modes with Jeremy Duck and Travis Lohmann here.I invited him back today to share his personal piano story as well as his current composition project. Listen to the full episode here Here is a short video clip from my interview with Travis Lohmann Travis works out his compositions with old-fashioned pencil and paper. Each page in his music journal…
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PPP207: Teacher Chat About Church Modes with Jeremy Duck and Travis Lohmann

PPP207: Teacher Chat About Church Modes with Jeremy Duck and Travis Lohmann

Just when you thought you had mastered Major and minor scales, you hear the infomercial announcer say, "What, there's more!" With a collection of 12 tones, you would think the Major and minor scales would have all the bases covered. Today's show shares just a few of the other sounds and possibilities that can come from playing various combinations of those 12 tones. On today's teacher chat, Jeremy Duck and Travis Lohmann share both the historical significance and current practical use of Church Modes, or Gregorian Modes. Click here to find other teacher chats. Listen to the full episode here.…
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