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.
You are tuned in to the very first episode under our new name - formerly The Musicality Podcast, this show is now called simply “Musicality Now” which we think better captures the spirit and variety …
Hello and welcome back for part two of this special on active listening and how to hear like a musician. We’re joined by Andrew Bishko from the Musical U team.
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We have come to the end of Beatles Month here at Musical U and in this final episode I’m going to recap the major learning points from each of our expert guests and share the major running theme that…
Welcome back to Beatles Month!
Today we have the distinct pleasure of talking with not one but four Beatles experts! Mike Muratore, Frank Muratore, John Auker and Patrick Gannon, the members of Har…
Welcome back to Beatles Month!
We’re joined today by Kenneth Womack, author of a two-volume biography of George Martin: the label head and record producer who worked with The Beatles from the begin…
Welcome back to Beatles Month!
Today we’re talking with Aaron Krerowicz, the one and only full-time Beatles scholar who focuses specifically on the music of The Beatles. Meaning he dives deep into …
Welcome back to Beatles Month!
Today we’re talking with a Beatles expert who also happens to be a member of Musical U. As a Professor of Communications at Clarion University, Scott is trained in t…
Welcome back to Beatles Month!
Today we’re joined by Matt Blick, who is the man behind the Beatles Songwriting Academy, a website dedicated to analyzing every single Beatles song to learn what mak…
Welcome back to Beatles Month!
Today we’re talking with Scott Freiman, the creator of Deconstructing the Beatles, a series of uniquely revealing multimedia presentations about the composition and p…
Hello, and welcome to Beatles Month! Today we’re kicking off a very special series of episodes where we’ll be celebrating all things Fab Four - and particularly diving into all the musicality questio…
Learning music can sometimes be frustrating. It can feel like you’re putting in a ton of effort with very little results to show for it.
But at the same time we all know that persistence is the key…
Hey - do you feel like giving up? Is your musical life driving you a bit crazy and you’re wondering if you should just throw in the towel?
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Hey, Christopher here, director of Musical U, and normally your host for the show. But today we have something a bit different for you. Now, I'll apologize in advance if you hear marching band music …
If you’re pursuing a music dream of any kind, the chances are that there’s one big thing standing in your way.
At Musical U we talk a lot about your Big Picture Vision and getting clear on the thin…
Have you ever wanted to get out there and start performing? Maybe solo at an open mic night, maybe getting involved in the local blues jam, maybe starting or joining a band - or even going out and ge…
You can enjoy the process of learning music. You *should*, in fact!
Believing that enjoyment and achievement are mutually exclusive is holding you back from your true musical potential.
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Today we're joined on the show by John Hatcher, the founder of Blues Guitar Institute, a website and YouTube channel devoted to teaching acoustic blues guitar with a simple straight-forward approach.
…Have you wished you could improvise, but found the whole thing intimidating, overwhelming, or just a complete mystery?
There's one thing I can tell you, in just a few minutes, that will let you beg…
Evelyn Glennie is the world’s first full time solo percussionist, whose mission in life is to teach the world to listen. Her TED talk entitled “How to truly listen” has been viewed almost five millio…