Speaking of Harmony

Gabriel Santiago
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A daily music-related Podcast, from the perspective of a professional musician. Thoughts on Harmony, Melody, Improvisation, Composition, Guitar and the day-by-day challenges of being a musician, all in real time.

  1. 06/28/2022

    Speaking of Harmony - Episode 66 | Anatomy of a Song - All The Things You Are

    Here it is guys! The podcast is back! I finally was able to get back into a schedule to make these videos. Excited to be doing another breakdown type episode, this one about the latest video - my arrangement of the classic All The Things You Are. Since a lot of people messaged me wanting a breakdown of the arrangement, I did an extensive one! I'm really dissecting the arrangement and going step by step into all the sections, the devices I'm using and you can follow the harmony with chord changes on screen so I think y'all will like this one! Let me know what you think and what would you like to hear next! Enjoy! best GS

    35 min

  2. 02/23/2021

    Speaking of Harmony - Ep.65 | 2021 Album Launch

    Hi everyone, it's here! the 2021 album launch - My newest record upright is out and I couldn't be happier! Lots of work went into this and I will share a bit of that with you all here. But if you want the full picture you can only see it when you get the special edition CD (links below), with an array of exclusive content designed only for this release. I really hope you enjoy the album!! let me know what you think! ➡️ GET THE NEW ALBUM ➜ https://go.gabrielsantiagoproject.com/​ ➡️ Listen ANYWHERE ➜ https://ffm.to/uprightalbumlaunch

    8 min

  3. 01/30/2021

    Speaking of Harmony - Ep.64 | Chord Duality

    Why do these chords sound so good? That's a great question. In this episode I'm gonna attempt to answer that - by looking at this particular chord and how it works differently for different contexts. So many cool outcomes can be explored here however you look at this chord. Fun! Let me know what you think!

    30 min

  4. 12/28/2020

    Speaking of Harmony - Episode 63 | Anatomy of a Song - All I Need Jacob Collier

    You asked, you shall receive! a deep insight on the All I Need Challenge by the great Jacob Collier. That's what we are covering on this episode of the podcast, in the anatomy of a song series. A full breakdown on what my approach was blowing over these changes, few tips on how to deal with those chords and some insights on groove as well. Fun Times! Let me know what you think!

    24 min

  5. 12/25/2020

    Speaking of Harmony - Episode 62 | Anatomy of a Song - Christmas Time is Here

    A lot of you have asked: How did I Orchestrate Christmas Time is Here, the gorgeous Vince Guaraldi classic! That's what's gonna be answered on today's Podcast Series, Anatomy of a Song! I'm gonna dive in the process of recording the arrangement, orchestration choices, form, flow, drama and things like that. I hope you get a lot of info from this episode. Let me know if some other questions come to mind, I'm happy to address them. Enjoy!

    21 min

  6. 12/22/2020

    Speaking of Harmony - Episode 61 | Walking Bass

    All right, some of my Patrons at Patreon (and some of you guys in the comments as well) have been asking me about walking bass for the past couple weeks after the straight ahead jazz Christmas songs videos I posted recently, This is a more comprehensive breakdown of how I approach walking bass lines for guitar. For me it's all about the bass! I'm showing a lot of the fine details I use while creating lines like that. Let me know if that was valuable info for you guys and let me know if you have more questions, I'm happy to address them. Enjoy!!

    36 min

  7. 12/20/2020

    Speaking of Harmony - Episode 60 | Anatomy of a Song - Upright

    All right gang! Here's the new podcast episode, another Anatomy of a Song one where I do a full breakdown of the just released new single Upright. Enjoy!

    17 min

  8. 12/04/2020

    Speaking of Harmony - Episode 59 | Anatomy of a Song - Giant Steps

    Playing Giant Steps on guitar was always quite a challenge for me. The "go-to" tune when it comes to master your technique, harmonic and improvisation skills. Having played it so much and for so many years, I slowly developed a really far out take on this classic with my group back a few years ago. When it was the time to record my then new album (named "Connections"), this arrangement was a perfect fit for the kind of recording I was doing at the time. So for this new podcast episode, I'm doing a breakdown of the arrangement, per request from some of you guys. First of all, I'm sorry for this REVERB FEST hahaha I've made a mistake while tracking this and the reverb got printed into the tracking.. 🤦🏽‍♂️ So you will be hearing me basically talking within a bathroom haha I apologize. there's also a few other versions here at my YouTube channel (a solo guitar one and a few live performances) that I'm linking here as well. I hope you enjoy this one and let me know what you think in the comments! ➡️ Guitar Solo Version ➜ https://youtu.be/m-k9-HWfumM ➡️ GS4 Live Version ➜ https://youtu.be/BQTKNZIxLXQ?t=3054

    27 min
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A daily music-related Podcast, from the perspective of a professional musician. Thoughts on Harmony, Melody, Improvisation, Composition, Guitar and the day-by-day challenges of being a musician, all in real time.

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  • Creator
    Gabriel Santiago
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    66
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©2020 Gabriel Santiago Project
  • Show Website
    Speaking of Harmony