263 episodes
Musicality Now Musical U
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4.4 • 16 Ratings
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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.
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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 "breakthrough that leads to ALL the breakthroughs"
- Camilo with a nifty AI tool you can use to help with active listening, playing by ear and improvisation
- Andy reveals a surprising way to improve your finger speed on your instrument
- Andrew discusses how our musicality and creativity can easily outstrip our notation skills - and what to do about that
Tip: find just ONE idea from everything that's shared, and take it to your next music practice session or apply it in YOUR musical life.
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 263
Links and Resources
• Dave Smith "Roots in Rhythm" Workshop (use coupon code MUSICAL-U for an exclusive discount!)
• Learn more about Next Level Coaching
• Moises AI app
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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 community thriving, and find out a bit about his own fascinating musical journey.
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 262
Links and Resources
• Stewart's articles "Summer of Music: On the Road", Part 1 and Part 2
• A sampling of Stewart's music over the years:
- One song from the 9-song tape by Hemlock, power metal band in the late 1980s.
- A song from the first tape from Stewart's Christian band Weeping Prophet
- Full-length CD from The Void
- Album by Vine Connection
- A release from last year which Stewart played all the electric guitar parts on
• About Singing as a Tool and How to Learn to Sing in Tune
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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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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 261
Links and Resources
• MusicalityBook.com: Register your interest now!
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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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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 260
Links and Resources
• Musicality Now: Rhythmic Reconnection (interview with Dave Smith)
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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 patterns.
In this first part of his recent Musical U masterclass, Dave introduces the foundation of his method, with an exercise you can start using right away to improve your own rhythmic chops.
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 259
Links and Resources
• Dave Smith Drums
• Dave's Free Facebook Group: "Musicians Improving Their Rhythm Mastery"
• Roots in Rhythm Workshop (use coupon code MUSICAL-U for an exclusive discount!)
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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 overlooked by music learners. The basics come easily, and then we kind of forget about actually improving our sense of rhythm.
So even though it's a huge part of the difference between an "okay" performance and a really great performance, often we aren't actually working on our rhythm skills the way we could or should be.
Today we have a mini-interview with our recent Guest Expert, drummer extraordinaire Dave Smith, whose approach to developing your sense of rhythm and your connection to the pulse of music is really special - and really powerful.
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 258
Links and Resources
• Dave Smith Drums
• Dave's Free Facebook Group: "Musicians Improving Their Rhythm Mastery"
• Roots in Rhythm Workshop (use coupon code MUSICAL-U for an exclusive discount!)
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Customer Reviews
Keeps delivering excellent content.
I listen on my Apple Watch, using a watch app called Outcast. At the gym with bluetooth headphones. Great experience.
Christopher is an excellent teacher and communicator. His interviews are top notch.
I enjoy episodes with some music theory/techniques best. Germain Griggs, for example, had a number of great tips and the episodes dealing with Kodaly theory and the importance of singing were outstanding.
I like Christopher's summary at the end of long interviews and the fact that a transcript of the interview is available if needed.
I sometimes think I learn more from the podcasts than I do from my membership in Musical-U where I seem to stall frequently.
Keep up the excellent effort on the podcasts.
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I am really enjoying these podcasts. They are so inspiring: if you want to play music, you can definitely play music! And here's how to realise that dream.
My favourite so far is 012, Learning to Sing in Tune with George Bevan. Then, when you go to the podcast notes, you can look up The Choir That Can't Sing, and be amazed at how well they do sing! Give this podcast a try: you won't be disappointed.