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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.
The Musicality Podcast 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.
The Musicality Podcast is brought to you by Musical U (musical-u.com), the leading provider of musicality training online. Learn more and get shownotes at musicalitypodcast.com.
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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 scales?
In fact there are two! In this clip from the archive of live member Q&A calls at Musical U we talk about these two types of scale ear training and how each can help you.
If you want to get more out of scales and ear training, don’t miss this episode.
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 245
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• How to Make Scales Less Boring
• Musicality Now - Music Theory You’ll Love to Learn, with Glory St. Germain
• Musicality Now - About the Power of Solfa
• Musicality Now - About Scales and their Flavors
• Musicality Now - How to Improvise For Real, with David Reed
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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 find you just can't get the notes right? Here's a clip from the archive of live member Q&A calls at Musical U where we talk about just that.
Enjoy!
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 244
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• How to Learn to Sing in Tune
• Musicality Now - Finding the Notes Yourself, with Sara Campbell
• Musicality Now - About Singing as a Tool
• Musicality Now - How to Sing Smarter, with Meghan Nixon
• Musicality Now - Singing that Sounds Good – and Beyond, with Davin Youngs
• Musicality Now - All Things Vocal, with Judy Rodman
• Musicality Now - The Instrument Inside You, with Ben Parry
• Musicality Now - What Your Voice Can Do, with Jeremy Fisher
• Musicality Now - Find and Make Peace with Your Voice, with Nikki Loney
• Musicality Now - About the Power of Solfa
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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 Musical U. Enjoy!
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 243
Links and Resources
• Musicality Now - About the I, IV, V and vi Chords
• Musicality Now - Choose Your Words Carefully, with Glory St. Germain (Ultimate Music Theory)
• Musicality Now - In Perfect Swinging Harmony, with The Quebe Sisters
• Introduction to Chord Progressions
• What can you already play by ear? Harmony & Rhythm?
• How To Sing Harmony Like A Pro
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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 headphones to level up your ears in this clip from the archive of live member Q&A calls at Musical U. Enjoy!
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 242
Links and Resources
• Musicality Now - About the Ear Training Trap
• Musicality Now - About Active Listening
• Musicality Now - About Listening as the Route to Musicality
• Musicality Now - What Is Ear Training? (and why does it normally fail?)
• Wired For Sound Part 4: Headphones
• What are the best headphones for ear training?
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Q&A: What can you do if you struggle to audiate (imagine music)?
Audiation is one of the most powerful ways to develop your musicality - but what if you find you really struggle with it?
In this clip from the archive of live member Q&A calls at Musical U we share some practical tips to help you audiate. Enjoy!
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 241
Links and Resources
• Musicality Now - About Audiation
• Musicality Now - Audiation and Thinking Music, with Cynthia Crump Taggart
• Musicality Now - How to “Hear Like A Musician”
• The Secret Music Practice Skill: Audiation
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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 calls at Musical U - stay tuned!
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 240
Links and Resources
• Musicality Now - What Is Ear Training? (and why does it normally fail?)
• Musicality Now - Boosting Musical Brainpower, with Josh Turknett (Brainjo)
• Musicality Now - Intervals Versus Solfa: Which Is Best?
• The Ultimate Guide to Interval Ear Training
• Musicality Now - About the Ear Training Trap
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