Jerry Kovarsky
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Jerry Kovarsky is a music industry veteran who has worked as a product/brand manager, marketing director, product developer and demonstrator for numerous keyboard manufacturers over a 30-plus year career. An accomplished keyboardist/synthesist, Jerry has been a passionate advocate for making music with keyboards and likes to live at the intersection of technology and art. Author of the popular book "Keyboard For Dummies," he graduated with a BA in Jazz Studies from William Paterson College (after time also spent at the University of Miami), when his musical aspirations were sidetracked by an opportunity to demonstrate early portable keyboards. These days, he’s returned to his musical roots, performing, recording and teaching on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
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SEARCH ALL CONTENTFunctional Harmony, Part 1 | Apr 27
In last month’s Well-Rounded Keyboardist posting, I described how a Dominant seventh chord has an inherent tension that wants to be released by resolving into a triad a fourth above / fifth below (i.e.,
Read MoreFunctional Harmony, Part 2 | May 25
In Part 1 of this series, we described how to add passing chords based on Dominant seventh chord resolutions. In this installment, we’ll dig a little deeper into this concept by creating longer sequences
Read MorePop/Rock Voicings, Part 1 | Jun 29
The application of harmonic concepts, as well as your choice of chord voicings (the way you arrange the notes across your two hands), can vary significantly depending upon the genre of music you’re playing. Pop and rock styles are
Read MorePop/Rock Voicings, Part 2 | Jul 27
In Part 1 of this three-part article, we explored using inversions to connect your chords, as well as the use of some basic passing chords when playing in a pop or rock style of
Read MoreDiscovering Digital FM: John Chowning Remembers | Aug 17
There have been only a few major turning points in the history of synthesis. After the seminal work of Bob Moog and his analog modular designs in the 1960s, it can be argued that instrument development travelled a mostly
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