Q&A: If it ain’t broke, why fix it?
We had a really interesting comment on YouTube this week, which boiled down to “Learning from notation, and the traditional teaching methods worked for me – so why should I change it?
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Mind Before Fingers, with Marilyn White Lowe (Music Moves For Piano)
Marilyn White Lowe, author of Music Moves For Piano, brings life to the inner musicality skills of improvising, playing by ear, composing & collaborating.
Is Aiming For Perfect Actually Holding You Back?
What is perfection? In this episode we share a mindset shift for approaching your playing and practicing that will improve your musicality rapidly.
Getting Into Action For Transformation
Transform your musical life by finding joy and ease with your practice. Learn how to take action and discover the fastest route to improving your music.
Do You Have An “Inner Natural Musician”? Here’s How To Know
In this episode, we reveal the truth behind the idea of a “natural musician” – and how to connect with the musical instinct that exists within us all.
How to “Hear Like A Musician”
Andrew and Christopher teach you how to practice Active Listening. You’re going to love how you hear music in a richer way after this episode.
What it means to “Hear Like A Musician”
Increase your joy and love of music by becoming an Active Listener! Dive in to this episode and explore the what and why of active listening.
Circles of Creativity, with Tim Topham
Tim Topham discusses how to bring music to life through creative music teaching, and how to marry this approach with traditional drill-based ear training.
Making Sight Singing Child’s Play, with Dale Duncan
Singing teacher Dale Duncan shares his inclusive and highly effective approach to helping his students integrate pitch and rhythm skills in sight-singing.
Designing for Joyful Learning, with Anne Mileski
Anne Mileski discusses her music journey and her teaching perspective as an early music educator who uses Kodály, Orff, Dalcroze, and Music Learning Theory.
Learning, Playing and Thriving with Elisa Janson-Jones
Musical U interviews musician, music teacher, author, and entrepreneur Elisa Janson-Jones on musical wellness and enjoying your musical life to the fullest.
Folk, Frameworks, and Fun, with David Row
Musical U interviews Make Moments Matter’s David Row on the Orff approach, an educational framework that centers the student’s musicality and creativity.
