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Musicality Now
by Musical U
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. L
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Inside The Book: It's Out!
We are celebrating the release of this: the Musicality book! Woohoo! This book has been in the works for two years or 15 years, depending on how you measure it, and it's so exciting that it's out. But it's taken me a while to do this episode because, as I'm going to unpack today, it's been a...
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316: Musicality Now: Bringing light and clarity to your musical journey (Coaches Corner, Episode 12)
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 this episode: - Camilo explains the benefits of having a musical accountability partner - Andy gives tips on becoming more aware of what helps…
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315: Don't Give Up.
If your musical motivation has been waning lately... this episode is for you. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/315 Links and Resources: • Musicality Now: What's Your "North Star" In Music?...
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314: How To Deconstruct Songs Like A Car Mechanic (with Benny Romalis)
What makes a great song great? If you've ever wondered how songs are put together, and how much it's careful, intentional craft vs. mysterious divine inspiration, you're going to love today's episode... In this section of Benny Romalis' (HowToWriteSongs.org) masterclass at Musical U, he explains...
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313: Curiosity And Craft, with Benny Romalis (How To Write Songs)
How does Elton John write such incredible chord progressions? What is it that made Lennon and McCartney songs so distinctive, so that they became the songwriting legends they're now known for being? And what does Sting and Radiohead do differently in their songwriting that you can learn from?…
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312: The Musicality Book Cover Reveal! (Inside The Book)
Join Christopher for an official unveiling of the cover design for the new Musicality book, as well as some exciting hints of things to come! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/312 Links and...
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311: The Scale That Keeps On Giving (Coaches Corner, Episode 11)
Did you know, there's one scale which is even more important and powerful than the major scale? And the best part is, it's not a more complex or advanced one - it's actually simpler! Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use…
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310: Audiation - It's All In Your Head (Inside The Book)
Did you know there's a musical skill which EVERYONE can already do... and yet only a tiny fraction of musicians are actually intentionally using daily - even though it's a MASSIVE booster for your musicality and all your music learning? In this "Inside The Book" episode we'll peek into the…
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309: Motivation and Discovery (with David Reed, Improvise For Real)
What DRIVES you in music? Have you sometimes lost sight of what inspired you to play in the first place? And when you play music, does it feel like the music is out there somewhere… or does it feel like it's inside you? Join Christopher and David Reed from Improvise for Real for part 4 of a...
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307: Sing Better By Turning Your Voice OFF?! (with Jeremy Ryan Mossman, Body Based Voice)
Lip-syncing is normally seen as something "less than" singing - but what if it could actually be the gateway to better, more confident, more versatile, and more natural singing for you? This is one powerful technique which Body Based Voice expert Jeremy Ryan Mossman shared in his Musical U...
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307: The Bus Shelter Breakthrough (with Jeremy Ryan Mossman, Body Based Voice)
In this mini interview with Body-Based Voice expert Jeremy Ryan Mossman, you'll discover how the study of Feldenkrais, biomechanics and biotensegrity - as well as a breakthrough in a bus shelter - all led to a holistic approach to singing now used by pro singers and Broadway stars. Subscribe For...
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306: Where True Musical Creativity Comes From (with David Reed, Improvise For Real)
Did you know, you already have 90% of what it takes to become a creative, confident improviser? That might sound unlikely, especially if improvisation feels way out of reach right now. But you might be surprised... What if there was just one missing piece which stood between you and free…
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305: Turning Problems Into Gifts And Enemies Into Friends (Coaches Corner, Episode 10)
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 this episode: - Camilo shares a major breakthrough on saxophone - through a small tweak to singing. - Andy talks about the idea that "every...
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304: The Goal (Inside The Book)
The tagline for the forthcoming Musicality book is: "How You Too Can Learn Music Like A Gifted Prodigy, Unlock Your Instinct For Music, And Unleash Your Inner Natural". What exactly does that mean? And is it really possible? Find out in this episode of "Inside The Book"! Subscribe For Future...
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303: The 80% Rule In Ear Training
Have you ever slogged away at an ear training exercise day after day and found your improvement lessening and lessening, progress just getting slower and slower? It's not unusual. And it can be maddening when you're trying to ace a quiz or you're trying to make your skills rock solid, but you…
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302: Get Started With Konnakol (with Alex Ostapenko)
In this clip from Alex Ostapenko's Musical U masterclass, he'll walk you through the basics of the Indian rhythmic language of konnakol, and how you can start experimenting and being creative with it! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show…
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301: Learning The Language Of Rhythm (with Alex Ostapenko)
In this mini-interview with konnakol and body percussion expert Alex Ostapenko, you'll discover his views on musicality, his own rhythmic awakening, and how both konnakol and body percussion can be valuable additions to any musician's toolkit! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts |…
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300: Feel, Imagine, Create (with David Reed, Improvise For Real)
Join Christopher and David Reed from Improvise for Real for part two of a fascinating conversation where they unpack what's going on when we learn to improvise - and when we actually do it. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and...
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299: Diagnosing And Solving The True Causes Of Musical Struggles (Coaches Corner, Episode 9)
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 this episode: - Andrew shares an illustration of the power of musicality to fix even seemingly-unrelated problems with technique - Zac gives a...
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298: Be Yourself And Discover Your Own Music (with David Reed, Improvise For Real)
Join Christopher and David Reed from Improvise For Real for part one of a fascinating conversation where they go deep on musicality, creativity, and what it means to be a musician. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript:...
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297: Unlocking Harmony
Do you sometimes feel a bit baffled, overwhelmed by harmony and chord progressions in music? Today I want to share with you two big epiphanies I had over the years which DRAMATICALLY simplified things for me and unlocked playing chords by ear faster than had ever seemed possible. Subscribe For...
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296: Classical vs. Rock/Pop vs. Jazz Harmony (with Tony Parlapiano)
What's the difference between Classical music, Rock and Pop, and Jazz? Well, that's probably a question with an endless answer! But one of the most significant differences is in the harmony: what chords are used, and how do the progressions work. In this clip from Tony Parlapiano's Musical U...
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295: Creating, Listening, Understanding (with Tony Parlapiano of popMATICS)
One of our favourite things to see at Musical U is a member exclaiming "Why did nobody ever tell me this?!" Because we're all about simplifying the complex, and filling in the pieces that can otherwise be totally missing from music learning. Today I want to introduce you to someone else who…
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294: Can You Learn Perfect Pitch? Should You? (Inside The Book)
Have you ever wished you had "perfect pitch"? To hear a note, and just name it instantly - it can seem like the "Holy Grail" of musicality. But... is it really? And if you weren't born with it, is it even possible to learn it yourself? We'll be diving into those questions and more, in this…
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293: Help Us Choose A Book Cover! (Inside The Book)
We need your help! We're down to four finalist designs for the cover of the new musicality book, and need YOUR help to pick the best one! Go to musicalitybook.com/vote to vote now! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript:...
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292: Accelerating Musicality (Meet The Team, with Almut Spaeth)
In this interview you'll meet Almut Spaeth from the Musical U Team, and find out a bit about her own musical journey, through Musical U and Next Level, into becoming a member of the MU team herself! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes...
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291: Small Steps To BIG Performances (Coaches Corner, Episode 8)
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 this episode... - Andy shares an inspiring example about a client finding ways to "lower the bar" so she could step-by-step her way up to a big...
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290: Overcoming The 4 Types Of Performance Stress
Did you know there are four different types of fear responses for musicians - and you probably mostly use one of them? Even more interesting - the antidote to each is different. In today's episode I'm sharing a clip from Sarah Niblack's masterclass at Musical U, where she reveals these four types...
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288: The Practice Ingredients For Successful Performance, with Sarah Niblack
How can you feel safe, confident and joyful when you perform music? Especially if you're pushing yourself to your limits? Sarah Niblack of SPARK Practice is one of the leading innovators in helping musicians to practice better - so they can perform better. In today's mini-interview you'll get to...
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288: 5 Tips For Rock-Solid Performances
Ever worried that all your carefully-practiced music will fall apart when it comes time to perform? In this episode Christopher shares 5 high-impact tips for rock-solid performances. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript:...
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287: Rising Above The Herd In Music
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 this episode... • Andrew explains how to "rise above the herd" and allow yourself to level up in music. • Andy talks about gaining performance...
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286: Choosing Musicality, with Mark Hanna (Meet The Team)
In this episode of "Meet The Team" you'll meet Mark Hanna from the Admissions Team, and find out a bit about his own musical journey and how he helps welcome new members and Next Level clients into Musical U! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full...
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What Exactly Is In The Musicality Book? (Inside The Book)
If you've been hearing about this new Musicality book and wondering what exactly it's going to cover, your wait is over! Today I'm going to go through the book, chapter by chapter, and share with you exactly what you'll find inside. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android |…
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284: Are You A Robot?!
Now more than ever it's essential to get in touch with what it truly means to you, to make music. In this episode I'll share some questions and pointers for escaping the trap of being "a musical robot". Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show...
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283: The 3 Pillars Of Improv, with Lorin Cohen
Have you ever wondered what's going through a great improviser's head when they wail? Or maybe you've heard conflicting advice about whether you need to master music theory to improvise at the highest levels? In today's episode, I'm sharing a clip from Lorin Cohen's Musical U masterclass, where…
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282: Rhythm and Soul, with Lorin Cohen
Have you ever felt overwhelmed or intimidated by jazz? By improv? Or maybe by both? Let me introduce you to someone who just might hold the key you've been looking for... Meet highly-acclaimed jazz bassist and educator Lorin Cohen, and discover his unique take on musicality and improv in this...
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281: The Power Of Making BAD Sounds (Coaches Corner, Episode 6)
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 this episode: - Zac shares the power of making BAD sounds - Andy gives an amazing tip for handling days when you don't have much practice time -...
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280: Musicality and Connection (Meet the Team, with Charm Cajurao)
From Choirs to K-Pop, and juggling everything from member support to customer service and keeping all we do running smoothly at Musical U - meet our Operations Assistant extraordinaire Charm Cajurao, in this episode of "Meet The Team"! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android |...
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279: 3 Ways To Use Singing In Your Daily Music Practice
Want to know how you can use your singing voice as a kind of "universal powertool" to accelerate ALL your musical development? I'm going to share three ways you can easily weave singing into your everyday music practice to let you become more musical, faster. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple...
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278: Becoming Aware Of The Breath (with Michaela Bartoskova)
If there's one thing that'll strike the most fear into the heart of the average musician... It's not scales... It's not being asked to play something you haven't prepared... It's not even being asked to improvise... Those can all be scary! But for many musicians, one thing is scarier than all of...
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277: The Power Of Finding Your Voice (with Michaela Bartoskova)
Can you sing? If not... can you breathe?! Funny question, I know! But we had a recent masterclass which joined up those two questions so beautifully. It's with Michaela Bartoskova, who's a voice, singing and yoga coach, and her masterclass at Musical U was on the topic of "When Breath Becomes...
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276: WHY Every Musician Must Sing (Inside The Book)
We rarely use the word "should" or "must" at Musical U... but singing might just be an exception! If you don't currently use singing as a tool on a daily basis in your music practice, you're missing out. Here's why. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS |…
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275: The "Sweet Spot" Repertoire That Unlocks Easier Musical Progress (Coaches Corner, Episode 5)
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 this episode... • Zac shares the power of performance - and a big mindset shift that can make performing more easy and joyful, even if you make…
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274: Surprising Musicality (Meet The Team, with Andy Portas)
From Blues Brothers tributes to successfully "abandoning" art, this wide-ranging interview with Musical U team member and Next Level coach Andy Portas reveals his own musical backstory, and how he helps members inside Musical U discover their surprising musicality. Subscribe For Future Episodes!...
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273: Is THIS The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? (Inside The Book)
Did you know, there's ONE foundational skill which makes everything in musicality easier? I'm talking about everything from ear training to playing by ear, improvising, writing music, improving your rhythm, jamming with others. Everything that makes you feel truly musical, inside and out…
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272: 5 BIG Mistakes Adult Music Learners Make - And How To Fix Them
There are 5 BIG mistakes adult music learners make... And if you're an adult learning music, I can pretty much guarantee you're making one of these - if not ALL FIVE. Today I'm gonna share with you what these 5 mistakes are - AND how to fix them. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts |...
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271: Learn Music Faster... By Doing LESS?! (with Dr. Molly Gebrian)
What if you could learn music faster - by practicing LESS?! It sounds crazy... but it's actually possible. In this section from Dr. Molly Gebrian's recent Musical U masterclass, you'll hear exactly how to take some of the most mind-boggling breakthrough ideas from the world of neuroscience, and…
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270: Someone Should Have Told Me This When I Was A Kid! With Dr. Molly Gebrian
If you've ever worried that you were a slow learner in music, or maybe you've heard about our super learning material here at musical you, then you're going to love today's mini interview with Dr. Molly Gebrian. You'll get the chance to hear how her career as a professional viola player combined...
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269: Coaches Corner, Episode 4
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: - Andy sharing the benefits of figuring out melodies and chords using solfa - Zac revealing the surprising impact of tapping…
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268: Experiencing Musicality (Meet the Team, with Camilo Suárez)
In this interview you'll meet leading educator and Professor of Music and Music Education in Bogotá, Colombia, Camilo Suárez. He shares a bit about his own musical journey, from trying various instruments and feeling "untalented" through discovering musicality training, and going on to bring…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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. L
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