254 episodes

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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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.

    254: What Makes a Great Performance (with Melissa Mulligan)

    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 great musical performance.
     
    Whether you're touring world arenas like some of Melissa's clients, or just getting ready to perform for friends and family, this short section of the masterclass has some deep and powerful ideas to help you level up and really enjoy performing more too.
     
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    Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 254
     
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    • Musicality Now: Finding Your Musical Identity (with Melissa Mulligan) (interview)
    • MastermindRoad.com, home of Music Career Accelerator
    • Register for the upcoming live training at YourMusicalCore.com!
     
     
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    253: Finding Your Musical Identity (with Melissa Mulligan)

    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 she shares her take on "talent" and what really matters in crafting a successful music career or non-professional musical journey.
     
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    • MastermindRoad.com, home of Music Career Accelerator
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    • 14 min
    252: Q&A - If it ain't broke, why fix it?

    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 offended that you're criticising what's worked for me and lots of others."
     
    There is a LOT to unpack in this one! Here's my response.
     
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    • Gregg Goodhart online
     
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    • 29 min
    251: Music: The Language Of Emotion (Meet The Team with Andrew Bishko, Head Educator)

    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 dive into Andrew's musical background, featuring piano, flute (classical, jazz and Native American), reggae, Klezmer, mariachi and more. We hear how he gradually learned to play by ear and improvise, developing his own methods and techniques which he then began to teach his students.
     
    Then, in a surprising and unlikely way, how he found his way onto the Musical U team, contributing in a content editing and member support before starting to create and oversee the development of new material inside Musical U membership, culminating in the Living Music and Next Level programs.
     
    Andrew also shares three weird and surprising things which can have a big positive impact on your musical development.
     
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    Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 251
     
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    • Andrew's interview with CNVS
    • Andrew's interview with Dave Bainbridge
    • Meet the Team: Andrew Bishko (2017 interview)
    • Musicality Now: The Musicality of Sitting on a Rock (2018 podcast interview)
    • Next Level Coaching
    • Coaches Corner, Episode 1
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    • 42 min
    250: Coaches Corner, Episode 1

    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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    • Gregg Goodhart, "The Learning Coach"
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    • 20 min
    249: Q&A - I'm getting no results from my ear training - should I give up?

    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 would pick a key and sing these patterns while fingering notes on the sax.  I did this for a couple of months and got no results.  Do you think I gave up too soon?"
    Here's my answer.
     
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    Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 249
     
    Links and Resources
    • @Lutemann on YouTube, thanks for the question!
    • Musicality Now: Q&A: What can you do if you struggle to audiate (imagine music)?
    • Ear training: How long does it take?
    • Musicality Now: Is it time to “break up” with music?
    • Musicality Now: When to stick with it – and when to move on
     
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    • 25 min

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