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Musicality Now

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.

Copyright: © Copyright 2017 Musical U (Easy Ear Training Ltd.)

Latest Episodes:

087: About Frequencies in Music Jul 05, 2018

Show notes

In this episode, we introduce you to frequencies in music, discuss why they're important, and give you a simple primer on the fascinating science behind them.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 087

Links and Resources

• Interview with Allan Hubert-Wright

• Interview with Jeremy Fisher

• About the Word "Tone"

• About the Word "Tone", Part Two

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086: Singing and Science- Busting Myths with Allan Hubert-Wright (Le Chanteur Moderne) Jul 03, 2018

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Today we're joined by Allan Hubert-Wright, the founder of Le Chanteur Moderne, one of the most respected voice training institutes in France, and one which is remarkable for using modern voice science to help singers and singing teachers be more effective by leveraging what we actually know about the human voice.

He is also the director of the voice department at the prestigious IFPRO performing arts school in Paris and conducts ongoing research into vocal function.

We recently had the chance to see Allan give a presentation, and we came away determined to have him on the show, because he shares the kinds of thing that can save years of frustration, confusion and wasted effort. So whether you don't sing at all yet, you're at the beginning of learning to sing, or you've been singing for years, you're going to want to pay attention!

In this conversation we talk about:

• Why being told he was a bad singer as a child didn't hold him back

• How he helped one singer finally find her own authentic voice after years of imitating various singers and styles

• And we bust three big myths in singing: about breathing and support, about what to eat and drink, and about how to correctly produce vowel sounds.

This conversation was such a pleasure and we know it's going to be an enlightening one for any of you listening who sing or who would like to - but find some of the teaching a bit confusing.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 086

Links and Resources

• Le Chanteur Moderne

• Le Chanteur Moderne on Facebook

• Singing and Teaching Singing: An Holistic Approach to Classical Voice, by Janice Chapman

• Vocology, by Ingo Titze

• Principles of Voice Production, by Ingo Titze

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085: About Succeeding with Online Courses Jun 28, 2018

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Choosing the perfect online course for you is half the battle. The other half is ensuring that you stay engaged and motivated so you can complete the course and get as much out of it as possible. Learn all about how you can be proactive and smart about your course to maximize your odds of success.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 085

Links and Resources

• About Choosing an Online Music Course

• Interview with David Asher Brown

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084: Getting Heard and Getting Paid, Your Way, with Bree Noble (Female Entrepreneur Musician) Jun 26, 2018

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One of the parts of musicality that we haven't covered so much on the podcast so far is the topic of performing, and finding ways to share the music you love, perhaps even music you've written yourself, with an audience. If you've been listening to the show for a while then you know we're not about to tell you that there is one single correct path to follow and that all serious musicians should do it a certain way when it comes to performing or publishing music. But we do think that whatever way, shape or form it may take for you, music is fundamentally about the human connection, and finding a way to share your music-making is one of the most rewarding things you can do in your musical life.

Today we're joined by Bree Noble, who as well as being an award-winning singer-songwriter is the founder of the Female Musician Academy and host of two popular podcasts, Women of Substance Radio and the Female Entrepreneur Musician podcast, both of which we listen to ourselves.

Bree is a total expert on a couple of topics that may be of interest to you, if you've had the urge to perform as a musician, or to share music you've created yourself - but you haven't known where to start, you've worried it's too late for you, or you've wondered if it might even be possible to make some money with your music.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Bree's own journey of struggling to figure out how to make a living with her music

• The barriers and concerns that hold musicians back from getting their music out there and getting paid

• And the sheer variety of options available today for getting your music heard, building up your presence as an artist and making some money with the music you love.

We also ask Bree something you might have wondered yourself on hearing the names of her projects a moment ago, which is why she is particularly passionate about helping female musicians specifically, and the advantages that come from focusing specifically on women in music.

This is a conversation which is sure to open some new doors in your mind and spark new inspiration about what your own musical life could look like, so please enjoy.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 084

Links and Resources

• Female Entrepreneur Musician podcast

• Bree Noble music

• Female Musician Academy

• Profitable Musician Summit

• How To Go From Unknown Indie Artist To Profitable Professional Musician In 5 Steps

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083: About Polyrhythms Jun 21, 2018

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Not everything is in 4/4! Learn about polyrhythms, or rhythms where two (or more) rhythms occur simultaneously. Musical U's Anastasia Voitinskaia gives a rundown of polyrhythms, where they're found, and how to count them, and why you should make them a part of your musical repertoire.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 083

Links and Resources

• Polyrhythm for Beginners

• Playlist of songs with polyrhythm

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082: Art and Opportunity, with Kendra McKinley Jun 19, 2018

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Today we're joined by Kendra McKinley, a San Francisco singer-songwriter who we interviewed on our website last year after a cover song she recorded made us sit up and pay attention. Her music has been described as having a "striking musicality" and we think that's a great way of putting it, so we were delighted to have the opportunity to sit down with her and learn more about where that musicality came from and how she goes about writing and recording her songs.

Kendra is a perfect example of a musician that will be called "talented" and whose music will make you think she has gifts that make it all come easily. But as you'll hear in this interview, those abilities have come through dedication and very thoughtful pursuit of music-making, and the opportunities and projects she's enjoyed haven't been dropped in her lap by luck or fate, she's been out there putting in the time and efforts and making it happen.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Kendra's musical upbringing and the one pivotal experience that made it suddenly clear that she wanted to be a musical performer as a career

• The process of recording her first album, Treat, and why it turned out to be such a wonderfully varied "buffet" of songs

• Her recent artist residency in Big Sur, an incredible and unique experience that produced a new EP and helped inform who she's becoming as a musician

Kendra's album, Treat, really lives up to its name, as being a treat for your ears to enjoy, and this conversation was no different. It was fascinating to get to speak with Kendra and understand where this music has come from and what she has coming up next, so we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 082

Links and Resources

• Kendra's website

• Kendra's Facebook

• Kendra's Instagram

• Musical U's interview with Kendra

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081: About Audiation Jun 14, 2018

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Did you know that it's possible to practice your musical repertoire even when you don't have your instrument in your hands? Learn all about the skill of audiation, a.k.a. imagining music in your head, and how it can improve your musical memory, your understanding of the music itself, and even your performances.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 081

Links and Resources

• Interview with Sharon Mark-Teggart

• Interview with Gerald Klickstein

• Interview with Donna Schwartz

• Gordon Institute of Music Learning

• About Active Listening

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080: Becoming Curious, with Sharon Mark-Teggart (Curious Piano Teachers) Jun 12, 2018

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Today we're joined by Sharon Mark-Teggart, who along with Dr. Sally Cathcart runs The Curious Piano Teachers, one of the leading organisations training up the next generation of piano teachers. And as you'll discover in this episode they're leveraging the latest research into what makes for effective learning and teaching to help those new teachers be more successful, enjoy their teaching more, and be continually developing and improving throughout their teaching career.

On the face of it you might think this interview is one for aspiring piano teachers only, or perhaps just music teachers. But we would strongly encourage you to take the kind of attitude Sharon talks about in this conversation: one of curiosity. She talks about how she would sometimes go along to training courses that didn't seem directly applicable to her, for example ones designed for classroom music teachers - but by being open-minded and curious she found she would always come away with a ton of new tools and inspiration to apply in her own teaching.

In the same way we would encourage you to listen to this conversation and not just take it at face value. When we talk about teachers and students, try to consider how it all could apply not just to your own role in a student-teacher relationship, but also when studying resources online by yourself, or even when you sit and practice and you act as your own teacher. We think you'll find that all the insights Sharon shares in this conversation can be very relevant to you in one context or another in your own musical life.

In this conversation we talk about:

• The transformation Sharon went through in her own teaching, and why she is now so passionate about changing the status quo in piano teaching.

• What it means to bring curiosity to your teaching and learning, and why that can be so powerful.

• The teaching toolbox she has built up and now shares, including the surprising variety and power in the questions you can ask to accelerate learning.

We also talk a bit about the online course and teaching diploma training they have developed, and so if you're a teacher yourself or know somebody who is, you won't want to miss the details of that.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 080

Links and Resources

• The Curious Piano Teachers

• Online Teaching Diploma course

• "Let's Play" course

• Dr. Sally Cathcart's website

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079: About Choosing an Online Music Course Jun 07, 2018

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The world of online music education is ripe with opportunity for a musician interested in self-directed learning. In this episode, we explore the factors that should go into choosing an online course that is compatible with your musical goals and vision.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 079

Links and Resources

• Interview with David Asher Brown

• Interview with Jeremy Burns and Matthew Scott Phillips

• Interview with Chris Owenby

• Interview with Prof. Anders Ericsson

• Interview with David Isaacs

• Christopher's interview on the Learn Jazz Standards podcast

• Musical U Roadmaps

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078: Finding, Recovering, and Maintaining Motivation, with David Brown (Piano Cub) Jun 05, 2018

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Today we're talking with composer David Asher Brown, who is also the man behind PianoCub.com, a website that can help anybody to start learning piano online. David's work as a composer is wonderful and varied, and well worth a listen - but as you'll be hearing, that's just one clue as to the fascinating variety of projects and interests David has explored during his musical career so far.

We'll give our usual disclaimer that although David's the man behind Piano Cub, this conversation runs much broader than piano, and certainly has something to interest any type of musician.

In this conversation we talk about:

• The two big experiences that truly tested David's commitment to a life in music, and what helped him through.

• How long it took him as a piano player to learn to play church organ when he was called in last minute for a gig in France.

• How David's website Piano Cub tackles possibly the biggest challenge in online learning, keeping the student motivated and engaged.

This conversation is packed with wisdom and insights from an experienced composer and innovative music educator, so there's sure to be something that will add value to your own musical life.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 078

Links and Resources

• David's composer website

• David's SoundCloud

• David's YouTube

• Yiddish Music Collective

• About Good Music Habits

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