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
257: Coaches Corner, Episode 2
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 episode 2 we hear fantastic ideas for contac…
256: Building Your Musicality Bridge (Meet the Team, with Zac Bailey)
From a Paul Simon dance-off through to scratch DJing and music video production, Zac Bailey has had a journey like no other, resulting in a deep, distinctive and profound grasp of what musicality is …
255: I Am Not Your Guru
Looking around, most online music education companies follow the "guru" model where you can sign up to be just like the famous player by following in their footsteps.
That's not how Musical U does …
254: What Makes a Great Performance (with Melissa Mulligan)
In her Musical U masterclass "Performance Secrets From An Industry Insider", Melissa Mulligan (founder of Music Career Mastermind) shared a wealth of insight and experience on what makes for a truly …
253: Finding Your Musical Identity (with Melissa Mulligan)
Melissa Mulligan is a vocal coach and advisor to top Billboard-charting artists, and the founder of the highly popular Music Career Accelerator program at MastermindRoad.com.
In this mini-interview…
252: Q&A - If it ain't broke, why fix it?
We had a really interesting comment on YouTube this week, which boiled down to:
"Learning from notation, and the traditional teaching methods worked for me - so why should I change it? P.S. I'm off…
251: Music: The Language Of Emotion (Meet The Team with Andrew Bishko, Head Educator)
Meet Musical U's Head Educator, Andrew Bishko and discover the fascinating musical background which produced his unique skillset and made him the perfect match for Musical U!
In this interview we d…
250: Coaches Corner, Episode 1
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.
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249: Q&A - I'm getting no results from my ear training - should I give up?
We had a great question from @Lutemann on YouTube this week:
"So I wanted to be able to play on sax what I hear in my head. I wrote out 60 diatonic patterns (Example: 5, 4, 1, 7, 6, 8). Then I wou…
248: Rhythm Improv Games (with Jeffrey Agrell)
Dive into rhythmic improvisation in this segment of Jeffrey Agrell's Musical U masterclass on "Exploring Rhythmic Improv"!
In this beginning section, Jeffrey introduces a rhythm vocabulary, using si…
247: If it makes you laugh, GOOD! (with Jeffrey Agrell)
We’re joined by Jeffrey Agrell, a returning guest on the show, and one of our absolute favourite music educators. Jeffrey has authored half a dozen books providing "games" which serve as a gateway in…
246: We're Back! 🎉
Join Musical U Director Christopher Sutton for a live update on the reboot of our video series and podcast, Musicality Now, including a sneak peek of exciting things to come...
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245: Q&A: How (and why) should you do ear training for scales?
Scales... Most music learners think scales are just an exercise you've got to do as part of learning your instrument. But did you know there's actually a whole area of ear training dedicated to scale…
244: Q&A: I sometimes get the notes wrong when I sing - what can I do?
Do you sometimes get the notes wrong when you sing?
At Musical U we strongly encourage every music learner to sing because of the huge positive impact it has on your musicality - but what if you fi…
243: Q&A: If playing music is like speaking a language - what about harmony?
If playing music is like speaking a language, how should we think about harmony, or playing two hands on piano?
We answer that question in this clip from the archive of live member Q&A calls at Mus…
242: Q&A: Why use headphones and what kind should I buy?
Did you know that wearing good headphones is one of the easiest ways to improve your ear training? Why is that - and what exactly makes a pair of headphones "good"?
Learn how to choose the right he…
241: Q&A: What can you do if you struggle to audiate (imagine music)?
In this clip from the archive of live member Q&A calls at Musical U we share …
240: Q&A: Sometimes I feel like I'm just guessing - is that wrong?
Have you ever felt like you were guessing the answers while working on ear training?
Believe it or not, that may not be a bad thing! Find out why in this clip from the archive of live member Q&A call…
239: Getting Out Of Your Own Way, with Dylan Hart
We’re joined by Dylan Hart, one of the top French Horn players in Hollywood today. He has played on many well-known soundtracks including Moana, Frozen, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Baywatch, The Go…
238: Pathways: Oli Fuhrmann
We are excited to bring you another inspiring edition of Pathways. In this special series of episodes you’ll hear the stories of music-learners just like you, reaching out and lending each other a ha…