{"id":124,"date":"2008-08-06T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T22:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/index.php\/we-turn-8-today\/"},"modified":"2011-12-12T10:08:18","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T18:08:18","slug":"we-turn-8-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/we-turn-8-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 8th Birthday HearandPlay.com!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s been eight years since I first launched HearandPlay.com! I could have never imagined its impact way back on August 6, 2000 when I registered the domain name that would not only change my life but hundreds of thousands of musicians all around the world.<\/p>\n<p>And I want to take this time to thank all of our dedicated customers, subscribers, and fans for molding us into what we are today. We couldn&#8217;t have achieved eight years without you!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I want to thank God for giving us another year! The success of this site wouldn&#8217;t be possible without his guidance and direction.<\/p>\n<p>For some of you interested, here&#8217;s a little snapshot of our history&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/happy8bday.jpg\" class=\"videopic\">* Hearandplay.com was founded in August 2000 by Jermaine Griggs.<br \/>\n    * From August 2000 to March 2002, we offered 5 workbooks that taught people how to start playing piano.<br \/>\n    * These 5 smaller workbooks were replaced by a comprehensive 300-pg &#8220;The Secrets to Playing Piano by Ear&#8221; course in March 2002.<br \/>\n    * We opened our office in Long Beach, CA in January 2003.<br \/>\n    * We were up to 52,000 on our mailing list<br \/>\n    * Our second product was GospelKeys 300 dvd in July 2003.<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys 101 next in Dec 2003 (I know, backwards but that&#8217;s how we did it&#8230; &#8220;praise songs&#8221; were more in demand and I finished that one first anyway)<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys 202 (first version) in Sept 2004. Great hit!<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys X in February 2005.<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys 202 Special Edition (the final edition) in October 2005. Another great hit!<br \/>\n    * We were up to 113,000 on our mailing list<br \/>\n    * We released Christmas Keys version 1 in December 2005.<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys 500 in January 2006.<br \/>\n    * We re-released GospelKeys 101 and GospelKeys 300 as dvd in February 2006.<br \/>\n    * We were up to 203,000 on our mailing list<br \/>\n    * We announced our new community, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hearandplayzone.com\">http:\/\/www.hearandplayzone.com<\/a> in February 2006.<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys Urban Xtreme in April 2006.<br \/>\n    * We released Hear and Play Pitch Ear-Training Software in August 2006.<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys Organ 350 and 450 in November 2006<br \/>\n    * We moved to our new Irvine, CA Office in January 2007.<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys Urban Pro 600 in April 2007.<br \/>\n    * We released Hear &amp; Play Drums 101 &#8211; 103 in May 2007.<br \/>\n    * We released Hear &amp; Play Chords 101 and 102 in June 2007.<br \/>\n    * We released Hear &amp; Play Jazz 101 in October 2007.<br \/>\n    * We released GospelKeys Urban Pro 625 Audio in January 2008.<br \/>\n    * GospelKeys Tritone Xtravaganza was released in February 2008.<br \/>\n    * Hear and Play Jazz 201 was released in March 2008.<br \/>\n    * Hear and Play Starter 702 Series was released in April 2008.<br \/>\n    * Hear and Play Hanon Volume I was released in May 2008.<br \/>\n    * We were up to 301,500 on our mailing list<br \/>\n    * GospelKeys Master Class Featuring Mike Bereal was released in June 2008.<br \/>\n    * Hear and Play Vocal Mastery Series was released in July 2008.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s been eight years since I first launched HearandPlay.com! <\/p>\n<p>Yup yup! 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