Beautiful Baroque, Jazz-Up Your Jazz Learning and Chord Conditioning
The harmony that began in the Baroque—400 years ago—still rules today’s music, including Jazz and Hip Hop. Make chords work for you, and ignite your career.
Marisa Balistreri
Marisa Balistreri is a native of Madison, Wisconsin who has been involved in music somewhere, somehow her whole life. From piano and violin training to becoming a classically trained singer, her varied career as a professional musician ranges from musical theatre to opera to jazz.
Marisa Balistreri received her B.A. from the University Wisconsin-Madison in Theatre and Drama and Psychology, and her A.R.C.T Diploma in Vocal Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada.
Trained in Italy in the traditional Italian method of singing, she has sung with The Rome Opera, The Cairo Opera Company and on Holland America Line as an opera singer.
Always eager to expand her musical knowledge, Marisa enjoys the challenge of learning new styles and genres of music. She is currently transitioning from opera to jazz and sings in a duo with Stefan Hall.
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Posts by Marisa Balistreri
Training Your Ears For Chords
Chord ear training serves to remove to blur of harmony to clearly reveal the role of each note in music and help you play by ear easily.
2 Ways to Accelerate Your Jazz Learning, with Dr. Stefan Hall
Stefan Hall combines ears and hands in a two-pronged approach to learning jazz. Find out how simple modal practice combines with listening for jazz mastery.
Hooktheory, Virtual Classrooms and Feeling Time
How to make music theory fun! Combine virtual and visceral, jam to success, free uke books, and tweaking your musical identity for a successful career.
Klezmer Chronicles, Hearing Harmony and “Beat” Breakdown
Master major harmonies, feel (and understand) the beat, a world of percussion, the old klezmer genre is renewed, and Musical U breaks new ground.
Master Rhythm with Inner Inchronicity
A poorly-played note well placed is better than a well-played note placed poorly. Learn more about the Inchronicity method for improving your rhythm.
Renaissance Music, Jazz Language and Breaking the Block
Learn to “speak jazz”, break songwriter’s block, create your music career, Renaissance vocal tapestries, and how WaterZone8 makes the most of Musical U.
Break Songwriter’s Block Using Reference Tracks
All song writers experience writer’s block at some stage. Learn about the powerful technique of using “reference tracks” to break through your blocks.
Play Along, with Stefan Hall
Jazz guitarist Stefan Hall teaches that, with the right attitude, you can learn to “speak jazz” on your instrument by playing along with recordings.
Halloween Fun, Listening to Learn and Sound Therapy
A musical roundup of listening to learn, healing with sound, Jamaican ska and creepy composing. And do you have what it takes to be a professional musician?
Harnessing the Power of the Voice with Sound Therapy
Sound therapy is a new healing technique that employs the vibrations of the human voice to go beyond relaxation and foster healing. Learn more here.
Scary Scores, Spookify Your Songs and Circle Secrets
We divulge some of music’s scarier secrets: how to make a song sound spooky, the mysterious Circle of Fifths and just how did Justin Bieber become a star?
