Musical U Meets Music Launch Hub, Part 1: Practicing Music, Practicing Business
Music Launch Hub’s Steve Palfreyman and Musical U’s Christopher Sutton mastermind the link between practicing music and practicing your music business.
Andrew Bishko
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Discover Your Unexpected Music Career, with Dave Ruch
Dave Ruch takes us beyond our tunnel vision and opens our eyes to the “under the radar” gigs and unexplored music career opportunities that surround us.
Meet the Team: Adam Liette
Adam Liette’s love for music has led him through careers as a heavy metal guitarist, Army trumpet soloist, and playing country for troops in Afghanistan.
The Big Picture, with Dave Bainbridge
Iona’s Dave Bainbridge composes prog-rock albums on a grand scale. Learn how he creates large-scale masterpieces from the big picture down to the details.
The Power of Music: “Human Kind”, with Michael Solomon Williams
In in this divided world, we musicians know how to collaborate. Hundreds of musicians across the planet are singing and playing along with “Human Kind”.
Free Jazz Lessons, with Steve Nixon
From international tours to your screen of choice, Steve Nixon brings Grammy-level expertise to free lessons in jazz, blues, pop, country, and more.
Blues, Celtic Music, and a Passion for Instruments, with Dave Bainbridge
Iona’s Dave Bainbridge talks musical influences, the universality of blues, Gospel, and Celtic music and the benefits of learning multiple instruments.
Crazy Easy Weird (Modal) Improv Trick, Part 2
Modal improvisation sounds intimidating. But this simple improv trick puts those mysterious modes to work to offer you an easy way to create awesome music
Polka Party Confidence
When the polka party turned surreal, my confidence was shaken. By sharing my story, I found that I am not alone! And that I’m gaining confidence after all.
Crazy Easy Weird (Modal) Improv Trick
Modal improvisation sounds scary and hard. Though it’s loved by monsters like John Coltrane and Steve Vai, modal improv can be very easy, fun and beautiful.
Speaking of Rhythm: What does “beat” really mean?
It seems like the shortest words have the longest definitions. When we look closer into the common word “beat,” we open a Pandora’s box of musical meaning.
The Lydian Scale: How a Minor Second Made a Major Difference
Compare the Lydian and major scales and awaken your sense of tonal gravity. Both Lydian and major reveal the nature of historic change past and present.
