Jeff Cubeta virtually teaches people all around the globe. Beginners to advanced piano players!
A graduation speaker tried to praise AI in her speech, calling it "the next industrial revolution". All of the students started booing her.
The kids are alright. 🤜🏼🤛🏼
The Epstein Class is not afraid of you being angry. They’re afraid of you being disciplined.
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03/20/2026
Did you know you can access more than just the 7 chords in the major or minor scale to make chord progressions? Here's something I've been working on lately that uses this concept. In the first section I'm playing mostly harmonised add9 chord shapes from the key of Bb minor, moving through the I-IV-III-bII of the key, or in other words: Bbminadd9 - Ebminadd9 - Dbmajadd9 - Bmajadd9 # 11. There's also a drone note happening on the F string throughout most of the changes, which helps it flow well, and ties all the chord changes together nicely.
The first 3 chords are just from the key of Bb minor, but the fourth chord is borrowed from the parallel Phrygian mode through modal interchange. This is an approach where you can borrow chords from modes that start with the same root, in this case the note Bb. So you could borrow chords from Bb Ionian (major), or Bb Lydian, or Bb Mixolydian, or Bb Locrian or dozens of other modes and use them with chords from Bb Aeolian (minor). This still keeps an overall key centre which provides stability and structure, but also opens up WAY more chord options to try for your progressions.
The second section modulates to the parallel major, Bb major, and then the chords come from that key for two changes, then back to borrowing from Bb minor for the last two changes in the turnaround. The scale degrees they're happening on are I-IV-bVI-V, and the chords are Bbmajadd9 - Ab6/9 (but I feel this more as like Eb sus practically, Ebsus4add2/Ab basically) - Gbmaj7 # 11 - Fsus4 - Fmajadd4. Okay and the name on that last chord I don't know if it's perfectly right but it does the job. 😜🤘🏻
I teach guitar and music! No matter what's holding back your playing I'll help you get through it and start making some progress again. Or if you just want to learn some cool new things and get inspired we can do that too. I teach all skill levels including total beginners. Drop me a message to book a lesson. 😎🎸
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From Jeff: My buddy Ori teaches guitar virtually! You should study with them! : D 🎸
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I'm very thrilled that my buddy has released another beautiful track! ♥️ Link in his bio!!
In his own words:
"I'm stoked to announce the music video for my latest release Unbroken Heart! 🌹Big thanks to for the amazing visuals!
Premieres Monday, Feb 9. Save link in bio!"
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There is a clear theoretical definition of what a concentr*tion c*amp is. Allow a star historian explain it. Please repost.
01/13/2026
_SCAM ALERT_! Friends, I cannot tell you the number of times I have received this kind of "I'm giving away my late husband's piano" email in the last 4 or 5 years. Please warn your musician friends to be on guard for this one. Also please warn friends who may work administratively for a church or arts organization, as I know firsthand that church offices have been receiving these emails as well. It's wild how creatively evil scammers are getting, but this one is definitely rampant.
The other one I get with some frequency is, "I am marrying my beautiful bride in a private ceremony in a friend's apartment on the Upper West Side on March 22nd. Can you provide music for the wedding?" Sigh
If you pay bills by mail or vote by mail, you need to hear this. A sneaky USPS change in 2026 could cost people money — and their vote.
What if you mailed your ballot on time… and it still didn’t count?
Under the new USPS postmark policy, your mail is no longer guaranteed to get a same-day postmark when you drop it in the box. Instead, postmarks may reflect when the mail is processed at a sorting center — not when you mailed it.
That’s a problem for mail-in ballots in states where postmarked date matters for your vote to count.
In some places, ballots mailed on election day might not be postmarked on time — meaning they could be rejected, even if mailed before the deadline.
Want to guarantee your mail shows the right date? You may have to visit a post office counter for a manual postmark or use tracked services.
These USPS changes aren’t just postage wins or losses — they can impact voting rights, ballot deadlines, tax filings, legal forms, and more.
So if you plan to vote by mail — send your ballot early, use a post office counter postmark if you can, and stay informed. Our democracy depends on it.
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Know your rights about ICE
!!!!!!The WHISTLES WORK!!!!!!
🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥
When you see an ICE agent or vehicle whistle beep beep beep- broken cadence means they're in the area.
When they start taking people...
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!
- this means 🚨 CODE RED 🚨
FORM A CROWD, 📣GET LOUD📣!!!
GET YOUR WHISTLE !!!
VOTE NO ❌❌❌ BALLOT PROPOSALS 1-6
We Demand Accessible Housing For All📣📣📣
These Measures Only Support Wealthy Individuals & Will INCREASE GENTRIFICATION! Not Having Clear Definitions Allows For Corporations & Affiliate Groups To Placate New Yorkers!!
— Developers shouldn’t get to rewrite environmental protections. This would be a loss for all of NYS.
— Too little binding accountability, no guarantee of deeply affordable housing, and no fix for the real delays
— Gives too much to developers, nothing guaranteed for us
— Local communities lose their last line of defense.
-Our Families Are Not Benefiting From This Vague Ballot Measures
Enough is Enough!
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01/10/2025
I’ve worked many times with the lovely and brilliant drummer Robin Macmillan. His and his partner Adron’s house was lost in the LA fires and barely anything was saved. If you are inclined to help a working artist during this crisis, please visit the GoFundMe link in my bio.