Fresh in May, Swing Away, Vocal Power, and Exploring Tone
Explore the concept of timbre and the quality of sound through swing music, experimenting with your singing voice, and the multipurpose word “tone”.
What’s New in Musical U: May 2018
This month at Musical U brought fascinating interviews, live events and new resources packs covering The Blues for guitar, bass and piano.
Getting the Blues, A Musical Life, The Science of Learning, and The Lydian Chromatic Concept
We discuss the science of learning, give you tools to play the blues, crack open the Lydian mode, and interview a man with an awe-inspiring music career.
The Blues: Resource Pack Preview
What’s the best way to feel good about feeling bad? The Blues! Musical U’s Resident Pros show the scales, chords, licks to jam the blues on your instrument.
Beyond Classical, On and Off the Page, Musical Roadblocks, Trial and… Improvement
We explore one Musical U member’s journey, share advice for overcoming learning roadblocks, and give you a primer on how to learn to play by ear.
Parsing Polyrhythm, Music Education Done Right, A Musical Network, Music and Your Well-being
There are many benefits to making music a social endeavour! This week, we explore a rhythmic tradition, education initiative, and phone app that can help.
April’s Arrivals, Using Your Ears, Chemistry with CNVS, and All About Tone
Take a peek at what’s new in Musical U for the month of April, and learn about why listening is perhaps the most important musical skill of all.
What’s New in Musical U: April 2018
This month at Musical U we have a brand new Roadmap for learning to improvise, new Resource Packs on intervals, and a small change to how you can join.
Internalizing Intervals, Creative Teaching, Rhythm in 2’s and 3’s, and A World of Scales
This week, we explore the concept of “feeling” music through scales, rhythm, intervals, and a creative approach to music education.
Intervals: Resource Pack Preview
Learn how the smallest musical building block – the interval – plays out on piano, bass, and guitar. Your interval training can create worlds of fun music.
Sight Reading, Vocal Wisdom, Computer Creations, and Music at a Glance
We explore using software to create music, interview a choir veteran on all things singing, and take a look at combining musicality and sight reading.
In Good Time, The Talent Myth, No Pain – All Gain, and Deliberate Practice
This week: a crash course in time signatures, the myth of “natural talent”, the secret to good technique, and the concept of deliberate practice.
