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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:

237: What is musical "superlearning"? May 03, 2020

Show notes

Have you been feeling stuck on something challenging in music? A section of a piece, a specific technique, an overall plateau, or maybe practice goes fine but then everything falls apart in live performance.

Have you felt like you just don't have enough time for learning your instrument and learning new music? Maybe you feel like you're putting in the time and effort but just don't seem to be getting much payoff in terms of results.

Have you been frustrated by struggling to memorise things, or finding the things you did work hard to memorise slip away over time?

Or maybe it feels like whatever you try, you're just spinning in circles, or tripping yourself up, so that you never quite make solid progress towards your musical goals - like there's something continually sabotaging you - and it might just be all in your head.

If you've felt one or more of these frustrations in your musical life you are certainly not alone. And believe it or not, there's a single solution which can quickly eliminate all of these challenges.

It's time to re-learn what it means to "learn music". It's time to discover the techniques of musical superlearning.

What does that mean, exactly? That's what we're talking about in this special episode with Christopher and Andrew from the Musical U team: what does "musical superlearning" look like in practice, and is it right for you?

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 237

Links and Resources

• Musical Superlearning

• Practice Q&A [1/5] How To Find More Music Practice Time, with Gregg Goodhart

• Practice Q&A [2/5] How To Get Maximum Results In Minimum Time, with Gregg Goodhart

• Practice Q&A [3/5] How To Conquer Tricky Sections And Break Through Plateaus, with Gregg Goodhart

• Practice Q&A [4/5] How To Stay Consistent - Without Discipline, with Gregg Goodhart

• Practice Q&A [5/5] How To Spend Practice Time And Prevent Overwhelm, with Gregg Goodhart

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236: Practice Q&A [5/5] How To Spend Practice Time And Prevent Overwhelm Apr 25, 2020

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Feeling overwhelmed by all the information about what to practice?

This is the fifth and last in a special series of episodes on how to tackle the biggest sticking points in your music learning. We recently surveyed our audience to learn about their experiences with music practice. The results were astounding! Across several hundred responses, we found a handful of really common and painfully frustrating practice issues – including, "How can I know what to practice?"

To answer these big burning questions, we invited Gregg Goodhart, The Learning Coach, back on the show. Gregg is a leading expert on how to apply all of the latest scientific research and understanding of how the brain learns to skill acquisition, including in music.

Learn what to focus your music practice on in this episode.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 236

Links and Resources

• Learn Music Faster

• Gregg Goodhart – Learning Coach

• What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute

• Learn Like A Genius – Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

• Carol S. Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

• Barry J. Zimmerman - Dart Throwing Study

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235: Practice Q&A [4/5] How To Stay Consistent - Without Discipline Apr 23, 2020

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Have you lost your motivation for practice?

This is the fourth in a special series of episodes on how to tackle the biggest sticking points in your music learning. We recently surveyed our audience to learn about their experiences with music practice. The results were astounding! Across several hundred responses, we found a handful of really common and painfully frustrating practice issues – including, "I feel bad because I don't practice enough"

To answer these big burning questions, we invited Gregg Goodhart, The Learning Coach, back on the show. Gregg is a leading expert on how to apply all of the latest scientific research and understanding of how the brain learns to skill acquisition, including in music.

After watching this episode you'll regain your enthusiasm for learning music.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 235

Links and Resources

• Learn Music Faster

• Gregg Goodhart – Learning Coach

• What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute

• Learn Like A Genius – Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

• Carol S. Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

• Barry J. Zimmerman - Dart Throwing Study

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234: Practice Q&A [3/5] How To Conquer Tricky Sections And Break Through Plateaus Apr 21, 2020

Show notes

Struggling to get that complex section up to tempo?

This is the third in a special series of episodes on how to tackle the biggest sticking points in your music learning. We recently surveyed our audience to learn about their experiences with music practice. The results were astounding! Across several hundred responses, we found a handful of really common and painfully frustrating practice issues – including, "How do I break through plateaus?"

To answer these big burning questions, we invited Gregg Goodhart, The Learning Coach, back on the show. Gregg is a leading expert on how to apply all of the latest scientific research and understanding of how the brain learns to skill acquisition, including in music.

Enjoy this episode and unlock your music learning super powers!

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 234

Links and Resources

• Learn Music Faster

• Gregg Goodhart – Learning Coach

• What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute

• Learn Like A Genius – Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

• Carol S. Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

• Barry J. Zimmerman - Dart Throwing Study

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233: Practice Q&A [2/5] How To Get Maximum Results In Minimum Time Apr 18, 2020

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Can you get results from only 10-15 minutes of practice?

This is the second in a special series of episodes on how to tackle the biggest sticking points in your music learning. We recently surveyed our audience to learn about their experiences with music practice. The results were astounding! Across several hundred responses, we found a handful of really common and painfully frustrating practice issues – including, "How do I get the most results out of my practice time?"

To answer these big burning questions, we invited Gregg Goodhart, The Learning Coach, back on the show. Gregg is a leading expert on how to apply all of the latest scientific research and understanding of how the brain learns to skill acquisition, including in music.

In this episode you'll learn a 3-step process you can use to get the most out of every minute of your practice. Start supercharging your learning today!

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 233

Links and Resources

• Learn Music Faster

• Gregg Goodhart – Learning Coach

• What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute

• Learn Like A Genius – Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

• Carol S. Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

• Barry J. Zimmerman - Dart Throwing Study

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232: Practice Q&A [1/5] How To Find More Music Practice Time Apr 17, 2020

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Do you have enough time to practice your music?

This is the first in a special series of episodes on how to tackle the biggest sticking points in your music learning. We recently surveyed our audience to learn about their experiences with music practice. The results were astounding! Across several hundred responses, we found a handful of really common and painfully frustrating practice issues – like, "How do I find time for music?"

To answer these big burning questions, we invited Gregg Goodhart, The Learning Coach, back on the show. Gregg is a leading expert on how to apply all of the latest scientific research and understanding of how the brain learns to skill acquisition, including in music. In this episode, we talk about what to do if you feel like there's never enough time for practicing music.

After this episode, you may well find time that you didn't even know existed, as well as ways to supercharge the time that you do have for practicing, and get better results faster.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 232

Links and Resources

• Gregg Goodhart – Learning Coach

• What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute

• Learn Like A Genius – Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart

• Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

• Carol S. Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

• Barry J. Zimmerman - Dart Throwing Study

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231: Creative Improv for Classical Musicians, with Laura Nerenberg Apr 08, 2020

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We're joined by violinist and Suzuki pedagogue, Laura Nerenberg. Laura is founder of Rideau Falls Violins where she teaches based on the principle that all children are born with the potential to develop a high level of instrument ability and creative ability.

Laura shares the inspiring story of how she learned to combine improvisation and classical violin - and how improvisation has impacted her teaching.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Laura's upbringing learning violin with the Suzuki method - and some of the myths and misconceptions people have about Suzuki's ear-based approach.

• How Laura didn't realize until later in life that she had learned a lot about improvisation growing up with a jazz-pianist father.

• The Creative Ability Development framework which empowers learners to improvise from the outset, and in a way that focuses on listening and personal expression.

Even if you've never improvised, or you're an avid improviser keen to learn more, you're going to love this conversation.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 231

Links and Resources

• Musicality Now - Welcome to the Musicality Podcast!

• Laura Nerenberg - Rideau Falls Violins

• Laura Nerenberg with Triptych Piano Trio - Facebook

• Shinichi Suzuki - Nurtured By Love

• Suzuki Association

• Alice Kanack - Kanack School Of Musical Artistry

• Art of Improvisation Workshops

• David Darling

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230: Pathways: Joanne Cooper Apr 02, 2020

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We are delighted to bring you another inspiring edition of Pathways. In this special series of episodes you'll hear the stories of music-learners just like you, reaching out and lending each other a hand on our musical journeys. We're joined by Joanne Cooper, a longstanding member of Musical U, who has particular expertise in a piece of software called Band In A Box.

Joanne's musical life has never been the same since she started using Band in a Box. She went from writing zero songs to writing and covering hundreds of songs! She has learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way, so we were excited to have Joanne on the show to share her musical journey.

In this conversation Joanne shares:

• How Band In A Box made a life-changing impact on her song-writing and musical performance.

• How she used performing with backing tracks as a stepping stone to accompanying herself.

• The simple and specific song-writing process you can try if you're just starting out.

If you've never tried song writing, are nervous performing, or you've never come across the Band In A Box software, this episode will enlighten you.

Have you picked up useful ideas or techniques in your own musical journey so far that you think could inspire or help others on their path of exploring their musicality? Get in touch by dropping an email to hello@musicalitynow.com! We are always looking for new guests for Pathways and would love to share your story next.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 230

Links and Resources

• Joanne Cooper Online

• Joanne Cooper - First Song with Band-in-a-Box for Windows video course

• Band-in-a-Box 101: A beginners guide to making and performing with Band-in-a-Box backing tracks by Joanne Cooper

• How To Make A Backing Track, with Joanne Cooper

• How To Make A Backing Track with Band-in-a-Box YouTube Video

• Band-in-a-Box for Windows and Mac

• Joanne's Extensive Playlists of Videos on YouTube

• Musicality Now - About the I, IV, V and vi Chords

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229: Four "Defaults" For Positivity And Success, with Brent Vaartstra (Learn Jazz Standards) Mar 30, 2020

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Right now, millions of people around the world are choosing to stay in and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. In this challenging and unprecedented time, Musical U's priority is to provide new free training daily to keep you engaged, excited, and learning during your extra time at home. We're continuing to collaborate with world-class music educators to bring you everything you need to continue honing your musicality in this time.

In this interview, Brent Vaartstra of Learn Jazz Standards and the Passive Income Musician podcast shares his four "defaults": mindset ideas for getting through this difficult time while staying positive and connected through music.

He talks about:

• The power of gratitude and how to focus on the things you're grateful for on a daily basis.

• The impact of generosity, and ways to volunteer and donate your resources.

• The importance of community engagement .

• Goal-setting, and how to take this time to invest in your dreams.

• Recognizing the activities and routines that will help you make the most of every day.

Brent's "defaults" are the perfect antidote to the unusual circumstances we have found ourselves in - his ideas are as helpful for your daily well-being as they are for your musicality. Enjoy!

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 229

Links and Resources

• Learn Jazz Standards

• Learn Jazz Standards podcast

• Passive Income Musician podcast

• Musicality Now - How to Stop Doubting and Start Performing, with Brent Vaartstra

• Musicality Now - An Ear for Jazz, with Brent Vaartstra

• The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-Being by Hale Dwoskin

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228: Authentic, Engaging, Cooperative Learning, with Zach VanderGraaff (The Dynamic Music Room) Mar 26, 2020

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We're excited to have Zach VanderGraaff, the founder of Dynamic Music Room, on the show. Mr. V (as his students like to call him) is a K-5 music teacher who's developed his own teaching philosophy drawing on the Kodály approach.

Zach shares many of our core beliefs here at Musical U. He believes that "talent" is a myth, that music learning can and should be enjoyable, that the learning process should feel musical, that it's more effective to learn together with others, and much more.

In this conversation you'll hear about:

• Zach's own first experience of playing by ear - and why he was frustrated by his family being impressed.

• The key difference between the elementary music teaching Zach does and the more common approaches you may be familiar with.

• The three core concepts on which Zach bases his teaching - and how you can apply each in your own music learning.

You will be fascinated by just how much you can learn from the world of children's music education. Enjoy this episode and make your music journey more fun and effective.

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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 228

Links and Resources

• Dynamic Music Room

• Dynamic Music Room Facebook

• Musicality Now - Designing for Joyful Learning, with Anne Mileski

• Musicality Now - How to Improve AND Enjoy Your Musical Life

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