Musical U Team

The Musical U team features a range of world-class music education experts, specialising in musicality and the accelerated learning techniques referred to as "superlearning".

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Posts by Musical U Team

How can I play the music I hear in my head?

by | Nov 22, 2013 | Playing By Ear

Learning to play what you hear in your head is a great benefit of musical ear training. Before doing ear training, many musicians feel like they can imagine amazing music – but then can not bring it out on their instrument. To play the music you imagine on your...

How do song writers know which chords to use?

by | Nov 21, 2013 | Song Writing

Choosing the right chords for a song can make all the difference between a great song and a terrible one. When you first start writing songs though, you may be overwhelmed by the options available to you. 12 major chords, 12 minor chords, plus all kinds of diminished,...

How can you recognise chord inversions by ear?

by | Nov 20, 2013 | Chords

Once you have spent some time on chords ear training you should be able recognise major, minor, augmented and diminished triads by ear. A useful next step is to work on recognising the different inversions of each chord. Recap: What is an inversion? An inversion of a...

What if I'm not naturally musical?

by | Nov 17, 2013 | Musicality

Many people wonder when they start learning music (or even before deciding to try learning an instrument): “Do I have a musical ear?” Some will worry “Do I have the ‘gift’ of music?” and seek out an online test for musicality, to...

How long does it take to learn musical intervals?

by | Nov 16, 2013 | Intervals

Well… How long is a piece of string? The general question is impossible to answer! You must make it more specific. If your goal is total mastery of all intervals in every musical situation, the answer is probably measured in years. However, if your goal is to...

What gives the fretless bass its sound?

by | Nov 13, 2013 | Timbre, Bass

The fretless bass has a very distinctive sound. Whether it’s a fretless electric bass or a traditional upright double bass, there’s something about its sound that marks it out clearly from a normal bass guitar. What is it? There is one big factor: the lack...

How do you transcribe music?

by | Nov 10, 2013 | Transcription

Transcribing music means writing down what you hear when you listen to a song or piece. However, many music students assume this must mean perfectly writing down every note in traditional notation, which makes transcription an intimidating and overwhelming subject!...