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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.

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Update frequency
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Average duration
33 minutes
Episodes
317
Years Active
2017 - 2024
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277: The Power Of Finding Your Voice (with Michaela Bartoskova)

277: The Power Of Finding Your Voice (with Michaela Bartoskova)

Can you sing? If not... can you breathe?!

 

Funny question, I know! But we had a recent masterclass which joined up those two questions so beautifully. It's with Michaela Bartoskova, who's a voice, s…

00:17:10  |   Tue 28 May 2024
276: WHY Every Musician Must Sing (Inside The Book)

276: WHY Every Musician Must Sing (Inside The Book)

We rarely use the word "should" or "must" at Musical U... but singing might just be an exception!

 

If you don't currently use singing as a tool on a daily basis in your music practice, you're missin…

00:19:24  |   Mon 27 May 2024
275: The

275: The "Sweet Spot" Repertoire That Unlocks Easier Musical Progress (Coaches Corner, Episode 5)

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.

 

In this episode...

 

• Zac shares the power of …

00:14:50  |   Sat 25 May 2024
274: Surprising Musicality (Meet The Team, with Andy Portas)

274: Surprising Musicality (Meet The Team, with Andy Portas)

From Blues Brothers tributes to successfully "abandoning" art, this wide-ranging interview with Musical U team member and Next Level coach Andy Portas reveals his own musical backstory, and how he he…

00:26:50  |   Fri 24 May 2024
273: Is THIS The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? (Inside The Book)

273: Is THIS The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? (Inside The Book)

Did you know, there's ONE foundational skill which makes everything in musicality easier?

 

I'm talking about everything from ear training to playing by ear, improvising, writing music, improving you…

00:17:42  |   Thu 23 May 2024
272: 5 BIG Mistakes Adult Music Learners Make - And How To Fix Them

272: 5 BIG Mistakes Adult Music Learners Make - And How To Fix Them

There are 5 BIG mistakes adult music learners make...

 

And if you're an adult learning music, I can pretty much guarantee you're making one of these - if not ALL FIVE.

 

Today I'm gonna share with y…

00:25:37  |   Wed 22 May 2024
271: Learn Music Faster... By Doing LESS?! (with Dr. Molly Gebrian)

271: Learn Music Faster... By Doing LESS?! (with Dr. Molly Gebrian)

What if you could learn music faster - by practicing LESS?!

It sounds crazy... but it's actually possible.

In this section from Dr. Molly Gebrian's recent Musical U masterclass, you'll hear exactly h…

00:17:42  |   Tue 21 May 2024
270: Someone Should Have Told Me This When I Was A Kid! With Dr. Molly Gebrian

270: Someone Should Have Told Me This When I Was A Kid! With Dr. Molly Gebrian

If you've ever worried that you were a slow learner in music, or maybe you've heard about our super learning material here at musical you, then you're going to love today's mini interview with Dr. Mo…

00:14:23  |   Mon 20 May 2024
269: Coaches Corner, Episode 4

269: Coaches Corner, Episode 4

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.

 

This time we have:

 

- Andy sharing the benefit…

00:16:02  |   Sat 18 May 2024
268: Experiencing Musicality (Meet the Team, with Camilo Suárez)

268: Experiencing Musicality (Meet the Team, with Camilo Suárez)

In this interview you'll meet leading educator and Professor of Music and Music Education in Bogotá, Colombia, Camilo Suárez.

 

He shares a bit about his own musical journey, from trying various inst…

00:24:58  |   Fri 17 May 2024
267: What's Your

267: What's Your "North Star" In Music?

Do you know what your "North Star" is in music?

 

If you've ever suffered from "shiny object syndrome", chasing squirrels and going down YouTube rabbitholes, or you've found your musical motivation g…

00:17:29  |   Thu 16 May 2024
266: Comparison and Contribution (with Tero Potila)

266: Comparison and Contribution (with Tero Potila)

Ever seen what other musicians are up to... and felt intimidated? Like YOU could never do that.

 

And if we're talking about songwriting, composing or other creative musical activities - well, forget…

00:11:58  |   Wed 15 May 2024
265: Craft, Creativity and Career (with Tero Potila)

265: Craft, Creativity and Career (with Tero Potila)

Tero Potila is a successful songwriter and composer with a string of hits to his name. He recently joined us at Musical U as a Guest Expert, teaching on creativity and collaboration.

 

In this mini-i…

00:22:28  |   Tue 14 May 2024
264: How to Be a Beatle

264: How to Be a Beatle

Christopher looks back on "Beatles Month", when we went deep into the musicality of the Fab Four themselves, uncovering the truth behind their phenomenal career and apparently supernatural "talent".

00:08:19  |   Mon 13 May 2024
263: Coaches Corner, Episode 3

263: Coaches Corner, Episode 3

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.

 

This time we have:

 

- Zac sharing the "breakth…

00:12:45  |   Sat 11 May 2024
262: The Heartbeat of Musicality (Meet the Team, with Stewart Hilton)

262: The Heartbeat of Musicality (Meet the Team, with Stewart Hilton)

Since 2015 one man has been the heart of the Musical U community, our very own @GtrStu777! In this interview you'll meet our "Community Conductor" Stewart Hilton, who does so much to keep our unique …

00:37:43  |   Fri 10 May 2024
261: Inside the Book: How to play expressively

261: Inside the Book: How to play expressively

In this sneak-peek behind the scenes of our forthcoming Musicality book, Christopher shares a framework you can use to start playing more expressively.

 

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00:28:50  |   Thu 09 May 2024
260: This Zombie Cowbell Makes Me More Musical - Here's How

260: This Zombie Cowbell Makes Me More Musical - Here's How

What do a zombie cowbell, a matte-black drumhead, and a pink sparkly snare drum have in common?

 

Believe it or not, they can all make you more musical... Here's how!

 

 

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00:15:22  |   Wed 08 May 2024
259: Stepping Into Better Rhythm (with Dave Smith)

259: Stepping Into Better Rhythm (with Dave Smith)

Drummer Dave Smith teaches a powerful stepping-based method for improving your connection to the pulse, your sense of rhythm and your ability to both perform and be creative with different rhythmic p…

00:18:15  |   Tue 07 May 2024
258: Rhythmic Reconnection (with Dave Smith)

258: Rhythmic Reconnection (with Dave Smith)

Ever felt like your rhythm skills aren't quite what they should be - but you really didn't know what you could do about that?

 

We've found that typically, the rhythm side of things is massively over…

00:25:27  |   Mon 06 May 2024
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