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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.)

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007: About the Power of Solfa Sep 21, 2017

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You've probably heard of solfa, solfège, or the "do re mi" system of music learning. But did you know it's one of the most powerful ways for any musician to recognize notes easily by ear? In this episode, we introduce solfa and why learning it could have a powerful positive impact on your musical life.

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006: Seriously Enjoyable Music Learning, with Shelle Soelberg (Let's Play Music) Sep 19, 2017

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Solfege and chord theory as the two powerful tools.

Theory doesn't have to be dry! You can learn in a practical, useful, meaningful way

Chord theory and solfege can reveal how music works when you listen to it, and connect what you hear with what you play - whether that's Beatles or Mozart!

Whether you're young, an adult who's new to music, or someone who's been learning music but struggled with theory (or not even known why to bother), focusing on these fundamentals can equip you to feel true freedom and creativity in your musicality.

Although solfege might be associated with children and is very useful for them, it's equally powerful and possible for adults to learn - as Shelle herself is an example of! In fact, many of the core foundation skills taught to 4-8 year olds at Let's Play Music are a great way for adult musicians to connect with their inner musical instinct and start to gain freedom and confidence in music-making.

So the methodology of Let's Play Music isn't just a great option for young children to get off to a strong and versatile start in music - it's a perfect example of how even adults can learn music in a fun, creative and empowering way, by focusing on the inner skills that let you go beyond just being an "instrument player" and in fact become a "musician".

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 006

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Let's Play Music
The Let's Play Music Blog
Shelle's guest post on the topic of solfege
Our recent interview with Gina Weibel from the Let's Play Music teamLPM Website

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005: About Whole and Half Steps Sep 11, 2017

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As a musician you might have heard of "whole" and "half" steps. Also known as "major and minor seconds" or "tones and semitones". These are the building blocks of melodies, chords and all the pitches you hear in music and getting to know them in detail yourself opens up all kinds of exciting musicality potential.

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004: How to Hear and Play with Jermaine Griggs (HearAndPlay.com) Sep 11, 2017

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Back in 2009 there really wasn't much information online about ear training and developing your musicality. But one site which stood out then, and which continues to be among the top sites online for playing by ear was HearAndPlay.com.

On today's interview we're talking with Jermaine Griggs, who started Hear And Play back in 2000 and has had phenomenal success helping musicians around the world to learn to play music by ear. His success has led to him being a highly-sought after teacher and mentor in the entrepreneurial world, as well as a beloved teacher in the world of Gospel music - and even led to him being invited to the White House to meet President Obama.

Jermaine is a passionate educator with incredible insights into how learning to play by ear can be made simple and methodical - for anyone.

This conversation covers his own musical development and how he came to codify his methodology and launch HearAndPlay.com.

He shares what makes Gospel music unique, while also allowing it to be an amazing way to learn skills for all genres.

And there's an inspiring example of one Hear And Play student who found great success despite a seemingly-huge personal limitation.

Jermaine also shares some nifty tips and tricks which you can apply right now to help you start playing by ear - as well as a bit of software that can make it dramatically easier.

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003: About Playing from a Lead Sheet Sep 11, 2017

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You've probably seen a chord chart or lead sheet: a simplified version of sheet music which provides just the minimal essentials to play the song. How do you go from that to a great-sounding arrangement? There are a few things to know…

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002: A Mindset for Musicality, with Natalie Weber (Music Matters Blog) Sep 11, 2017

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Have you felt limited in music, or intimidated by creative tasks like playing by ear and improvisation? Have you wondered if the musicians who can do those things could always do them – or if they somehow learned? You might be surprised by the answer! In today's episode we discover how a positive attitude and the right "toolkit" can equip you to find your own creative freedom in music.

Today we're joined by Natalie Weber, founder of the popular MusicMattersBlog.com, a site devoted to inspiring creativity in music education. Natalie has studied music since the age of 7 but it was only later on that she broke free of the sheet music and found the kind of creative freedom which she now shares with students of all ages and levels in her independent piano studio and with music teachers worldwide on Music Matters Blog.

Natalie writes regularly to share lessons from her own piano studio and also keeps right up to date with all the interesting developments from other websites and music educators. Topics on the site range from highly practical guides and suggestions for covering topics like rhythm or ear training in lessons, through to app reviews and conference reports to share the latest goings-on in the world of music education.

We interviewed Natalie for our site back in 2011 so it was high time we caught up again!

In this episode we talk about Natalie's own journey from being a note-reading pianist to finally breaking free of the sheet music. How that took a combination of practical techniques and a big mindset shift about what it means to make music.

She shares two pivotal experiences that totally transformed how comfortable she felt making music out of nothing and now inspires the creative approach she takes in her own teaching and leadership of other music teachers around the world.

You're going to hear how important it was that she had a positive attitude in her own music learning – really inspiring if you want to expand your own musicality.

Also: would you guess that Natalie's new course on music theory and reading sheet music was actually created in partnership with two people who struggled with that the most…

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 002

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Music Matters Blog
2011 Interview with Natalie
For the Love of Music course – Special Offer! Save $10 with discount code MUSICALU

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001: Welcome to the Musicality Podcast! Sep 08, 2017

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In this first episode of the new Musicality Podcast, Musical U founder Christopher Sutton introduces the show and shares what you can expect. Learn how we define "Musicality" and how this podcast can help you to gain a natural freedom and confidence in music.

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• What is Musicality?

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• If you enjoy the show please rate and review it!

• Join Musical U with the Special offer for podcast listeners

• Let us know what you think! Email: hello at musicalitynow.com

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