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Musicality Now

Summary: 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. The Musicality Podcast 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. The Musicality Podcast is brought to you by Musical U (musical-u.com), the leading provider of musicality training online. Learn more and get shownotes at musicalitypodcast.com.

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 180: Rewind-Singing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:12

Do you want to become a more confident and capable singer? The Musical U team rewinds to past guest experts as we explore singing. Today on Musicality Now

 179: Playing With Heart and By Heart, with Sarah Jeffery (Team Recorder) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 57:41

Today on the show we’re joined by Sarah Jeffery, host of “Team Recorder”, the top YouTube channel for recorder players, with over 40,000 subscribers. If you have had this idea that the recorder is quite a simple instrument used mostly in children’s music education, then Sarah’s channel will blow your mind, and this conversation is going to show you just how fascinating and versatile an instrument it can be

 178: 3 Lessons on Music Practice From The World's Top Bassists | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:23

Have you found yourself losing enthusiasm for music practice? It might sound surprising, but whatever instrument you play, it’s possible that the musical role played by *bassists* actually gives them a unique insight into how to keep practice interesting and effective... In this episode I’m going to share three big lessons from three of the world’s top bass educators. Stay tuned!

 177: The Roots of Greatness, with Scott Devine (Scott's Bass Lessons) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:09:30

Our guest today is Scott Devine, the man behind Scott’s Bass Lessons, the #1 website for learning bass guitar - they have over 650,000 YouTube subscribers, and have trained over 25,000 bassists to date. If you play bass, then you know Scott - he’ll be all over your Facebook, your YouTube, and there’s a good chance you’re already a member of the Academy site where they provide extensive training, masterclasses and live calls with a faculty of the top bass educators in the world

 176: How to Hear Like A Musician | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:02

Hello and welcome back for part two of this special on active listening and how to hear like a musician. We’re joined by Andrew Bishko from the Musical U team. In part one we tackled the “what”: What is active listening? What does it mean to have a musician's ear? And in this part we're going to follow that up, assuming you're already super excited to know about active listening by talking about the nitty gritty of how to do it

 175: What it means to Hear Like A Musician | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:29

Have you ever wondered whether trained musicians simply hear music in a different way to you? Well, it turns out they do. And in this episode we’re joined with Andrew Bishko, to talk about what exactly that means, and how it can help you. Stay tuned!

 174: The Musicality of the Beatles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:21

We have come to the end of Beatles Month here at Musical U and in this final episode I’m going to recap the major learning points from each of our expert guests and share the major running theme that seemed to be at the center of the Beatles’ phenomenal story - and what you can learn from that. Stay tuned!

 173: How To Be The Beatles, with Hard Day's Night | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:16:22

Today we have the distinct pleasure of talking with not one but four Beatles experts! Mike Muratore, Frank Muratore, John Auker and Patrick Gannon, the members of Hard Day’s Night. We were eager to find out what goes into being one of the top Beatles tribute acts in the world and how the four members of the group think about the musicality of the Beatles

 172: The Story of the Fifth Beatle, with Kenneth Womack | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:00

We’re joined today by Kenneth Womack, author of a two-volume biography of George Martin: the label head and record producer who worked with The Beatles from the beginning of their recording career and was so instrumental to their success that he is often referred to as "The Fifth Beatle"

 171: The Simplicity and Sophistication of the Beatles, with Aaron Krerowicz | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:02:07

Today we’re talking with Aaron Krerowicz, the one and only full-time Beatles scholar who focuses specifically on the music of The Beatles. Meaning he dives deep into the lyrics, the chords, the notes used in melodies - all the stuff that musicians are perhaps most hungry to hear about but is quite rarely discussed in such a dedicated way. This was a super cool conversation

 170: The Message in the Music of the Beatles with Scott Kuehn | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:09:55

Today we’re talking with a Beatles expert who also happens to be a member of Musical U. As a Professor of Communications at Clarion University, Scott is trained in the study of semiotics: the meaning within media such as pop music

 169: Writing Songs the Beatles Way, with Matt Blick | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:55

Today we’re joined by Matt Blick, who is the man behind the Beatles Songwriting Academy, a website dedicated to analyzing every single Beatles song to learn what makes them tick

 168: How the Beatles Came to Be, with Scott Freiman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:11

Today we’re talking with Scott Freiman, the creator of Deconstructing the Beatles, a series of uniquely revealing multimedia presentations about the composition and production techniques of the Beatles. Scott has spoken about the Beatles to sold-out audiences, on college campuses and for companies around the USA. He skillfully draws on original multitrack recordings to reveal exactly how the songs we know and love were put together, drawing out new and fascinating insights about the Beatles and their musi

 167: Welcome To Beatles Month | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:49

Hello, and welcome to Beatles Month! Today we’re kicking off a very special series of episodes where we’ll be celebrating all things Fab Four - and particularly diving into all the musicality questions we’re so interested in here at Musical U - like what makes a song tick, how to understand what you hear in music, and what are the concrete, practical skills that underlie apparent musical “talent”

 166: When to stick with it - and when to move on | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:28

Learning music can sometimes be frustrating. It can feel like you’re putting in a ton of effort with very little results to show for it. But at the same time we all know that persistence is the key to success. So how do you know when you’re being virtuous for persisting - and when you’re just bashing your head against a brick wall? How do you know whether to give up or stick with it?

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