{"id":48,"date":"2012-01-30T14:13:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T22:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gospel.hearandplay.com\/main\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2012-01-30T14:13:44","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T22:13:44","slug":"about-hearandplay-com","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gospelhap.wpenginepowered.com\/about-gmtc\/about-hearandplay-com\/","title":{"rendered":"About HearandPlay.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gospelhap.wpenginepowered.com\/about-gmtc\/\">About GMTC<\/a>  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/gospelhap.wpenginepowered.com\/about-gmtc\/about-hearandplay-com\/\">About HearandPlay.com<\/a>  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/gospelhap.wpenginepowered.com\/about-gmtc\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy<\/a>  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/gospelhap.wpenginepowered.com\/about-gmtc\/about-jonathan-powell\/\">Jonathan Powell<\/a>  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/gospelhap.wpenginepowered.com\/about-gmtc\/about-jermaine-griggs\/\">Jermaine Griggs<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/buildingsmall.jpg\" hspace=\"10\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>Founded in August 2000 with $70, Hear and Play Music now helps over 2 million aspiring musicians every year through free online lessons, newsletters, videos, and training programs.<\/p>\n<p>Originally created for piano players, Hear and Play now caters to pianists, organists, guitarists, drummers, vocalists, and woodwind players in a variety of genres: gospel, jazz, salsa, pop, and more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/christmas\/goldsealgifsmaller.gif\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\">The product line includes video and audio courses, software tools, online training programs, and intensive home study programs. 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