Musicality Now
Ever wondered why some people seem to have a gift for music? Have you wished that you could play by ear, sing in tune, improvise and jam? You are in the right place.
Musicality Now is a mix of interviews and teaching, featuring some of the most inspiring and insightful musicians and music educators, talking about how to learn the core inner skills you need to feel like a "natural" in music and enjoy freedom, creativity and confidence.
Topics include: Playing by ear, Singing in tune, Jamming with other musicians, Having a good sense of rhythm, Writing your own music, Writing notation, Improvising a solo, Talking intelligently about music, Understanding Music Theory, Clapping in time, Knowing your instrument inside and out, Tuning your instrument by ear, Reading notation, Sight-reading music, Playing from a lead sheet, Performing live, and Playing multiple instruments.
Musicality Now is brought to you by Musical U (musical-u.com), the leading provider of musicality training online. Learn more and get shownotes at musicalitynow.com.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 317
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2024
117: About Playing in Any Style
Musical U welcomes back Steve Nixon of FreeJazzLessons.com to discuss the art of playing in multiple genres, and the skills and knowledge that will help you shine in jazz, rock, pop, classical, and c…
116: Designing for Joyful Learning, with Anne Mileski (Anacrusic)
Today we’re joined by Anne Mileski of Anacrusic.com and The Anacrusic Podcast. Anne is trained in several of the musicianship approaches we’ve covered here on the show before, including Kodály, Orff,…
115: About Taking it Step by Step
The Musical U team discusses the importance of taking it step by step in music - and breaking your practice down into "chunks" that make sense for you.
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114: Focusing on What Matters, with Jeff Schneider
Today we're joined by Jeff Schneider, award-winning composer and music educator whose YouTube videos for saxophone and piano, online courses, and blog and email lessons are helping musicians around t…
113: About the Message in the Music
The Musical U team discusses the messages contained in music, inspiring your listener to feel something, and finding something you want to express through your instrument.
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112: Becoming an Expert Learner, with Josh Plotner
Today we're talking with Josh Plotner, a man who plays seemingly pretty much every woodwind instrument, from saxophones to flutes to recorders to clarinets - and a ton of world instruments you may ne…
111: About Listening as the Route to Musicality
The Musical U team tackles the topic of active and deliberate listening, and the benefits it brings to your musicality.
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110: Emotion and Efficiency, with Marc Gelfo (Modacity)
Today we're joined by Marc Gelfo, a self-described “Neuro-symphonic Hornist” who has played French Horn in some of the top symphony orchestras and is the creator of the Modacity app which helps you p…
109: The Importance of Joy and Pleasure
The Musical U team gets together to talk about the importance of having fun on your musical journey, and how it ties in with creativity, satisfaction, and achievement.
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108: What You May Not Know About Blues Harmonica, with David Barrett
Today we're talking with David Barrett, one of the world’s leading harmonica teachers and experts in blues music. David is the author of over 70 music education books including Mel Bay’s main harmoni…
107: About Exploring Without Self-Judgement
The Musical U team discusses the practice of exploring and pushing the boundaries of your musicality without self-judgement - and the wonderful breakthroughs it can lead to.
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106: Learning, Playing, and Thriving with Elisa Janson-Jones (Music Ed Mentor)
Today on the show we’re joined by a musician, music teacher, entrepreneur, author, online summit host, small business coach, podcaster and band director. Which might sound like we have a crowd of gue…
105: About You Being Musical Inside Already
In this roundtable-discussion episode, the members of the Musical U team discuss the idea that everyone is already musical inside - all it takes is equipping yourself with the tools and mindset to un…
104: Exploring the Chord Genome, with Austin Brentley
One of the main skills we teach at Musical U is the ability to recognise chords by ear in music. This is a really cool skill to have, whether you play chords yourself, like on guitar or piano, or you…
103: About Keeping It Simple
In this roundtable-discussion episode, the members of the Musical U team discuss the idea of "keeping it simple", with anecdotes from their musical lives to illustrate the benefits of this mindset.
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102: Music Theory You'll Love to Learn, with Glory St. Germain (Ultimate Music Theory)
We always love when we have a guest on the show is hugely passionate about their subject of expertise, and we think that goes double when the subject is music theory.
Because it's a subject that can …
101: Unlocking Your Musicality - Part Two
Welcome back to this special pair of episodes celebrating hitting the 100 mark of the Musicality Podcast! If you haven't already heard Episode 100 then make sure you go back and listen to it too beca…
100: Unlocking Your Musicality - Part One
Welcome to episode 100 of the Musicality Podcast!
It is hard to believe - but we have reached Episode 100 of the podcast!
It's been just about a year since we launched the show and it has been an abs…
099: About Creating Music Worth Sharing
In this episode, we tackle the seemingly intimidating topic of writing your own music, and give you tips on how you can share it with the world.
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098: Today's Music Industry and Finding Your Fans, with Todd McCarty (Heat on the Street)
Today we’re joined by Todd McCarty of the Heat On The Street blog where he shares insider insights on the music industry and how to find fans for your music.
You might be wondering why we're discus…