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Musicality Now Musical U
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4.7 • 100 Ratings
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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.
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.
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Rhythm Improv Games (with Jeffrey Agrell)
Dive into rhythmic improvisation in this segment of Jeffrey Agrell's Musical U masterclass on "Exploring Rhythmic Improv"!
In this beginning section, Jeffrey introduces a rhythm vocabulary, using simple hand-drumming as a way to experiment and explore.
Then he shows how you can start improvising creatively just by mixing up bits of that rhythm vocab with accents, rests, note length and meter.
Note: If you're listening to the audio only, you won't be able to see the patterns he's showing on screen, but you'll still be able to follow along.
You might want to hit 'pause' and give yourself some extra time, or run through the exercises again afterwards.
Remember to have fun with it!
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 248
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• Musicality Now - If It Makes You Laugh, GOOD! (with Jeffrey Agrell)
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If it makes you laugh, GOOD! (with Jeffrey Agrell)
We’re joined by Jeffrey Agrell, a returning guest on the show, and one of our absolute favourite music educators. Jeffrey has authored half a dozen books providing "games" which serve as a gateway into creativity and improvisation - even for the most buttoned-up, perfectionist classical players!
In this short conversation before his Musical U masterclass on Rhythm Improv Games, Jeffrey shares:
• Why one of his best character traits is... having a very high tolerance for looking foolish!
• An elegantly simple definition of Creativity: "it just means 'do something different'."
• And why something you play seeming silly or making you laugh is actually a GOOD thing.
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Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 247
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• Jeffrey Agrell online
• Musicality Now - Making Improv a Game, with Jeffrey Agrell
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We're Back! 🎉
Join Musical U Director Christopher Sutton for a live update on the reboot of our video series and podcast, Musicality Now, including a sneak peek of exciting things to come...
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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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Customer Reviews
So Much Value
I love all the practical techniques and inspiration in this podcast, which have helped me in my musicality. I highly recommend this podcast.
Music to my ears
I have a sister who is self taught and six instruments. She definitely has the music DNA. But throughout my life I’ve always felt a desire to learn an instrument. This podcast is nudging me a little more towards that dream.
Perfect timing
I found this podcast in perfect timing. Years ago, I mean many years ago, I was learning to play the guitar by ear. And as a part of growing my new business I find that challenging myself with something new that’s fun helps me be creative. So I’ve just recently decided once again to pick up the guitar so the timing is perfect and the episodes are interesting and totally appropriate as I want to play by ear. thanks so much for a great podcast.