Author: Musicality

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/creativity-composing-confidence-sabrina-pena-young/
What does it take to be successful with music? We had the pleasure of speaking with Sabrina Peña Young, an award-winning composer who created the first ever original fully-animated opera, Libertaria.

Sabrina is certainly someone who people would be quick to call “talented” or “gifted”, yet we knew from working with her that she had as little belief in the importance of natural talent as we do – so we were utterly curious to know: if it’s not talent, how does she do it all? Find out in this inspiring episode.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/creativity-composing-confidence-sabrina-pena-young/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-power-of-curiosity-with-adam-neely/
Do you feel like music theory is pointless and boring? We had the pleasure of talking with Adam Neely, whose music theory YouTube channel is followed by over 600,000 people. Adam’s fascinating insight on music theory will totally flip your perspective.

Enjoy this interview and learn new ways to approach theory.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-power-of-curiosity-with-adam-neely/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-shed-the-free-music-theory-resource-for-the-modern-musician/
Years ago, aspiring young jazz musicians living with big families on small rural homesteads resorted to practicing their instruments in the woodshed. Thus, in jazz lingo, The Shed became synonymous with the practice room.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-shed-the-free-music-theory-resource-for-the-modern-musician/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/topic/instruments/bass/
A bunch of bass articles on Musical U
Plus there’s Steve Lawson awesome “bass pack” for a very deep dive from the main man for improv on the low end.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/bass-tone-fretless-electric/
The world of the bass guitar has so many glorious tones! Explore the tone of the fretless electric bass in this article.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/bass-tone-fretless-electric/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/musicality-means-playing-one-instrument/
How many instruments do you play? Learn more about the many benefits to adding a second instrument to your musical arsenal.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/musicality-means-playing-one-instrument/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/where-did-klezmer-come-from-with-paul-green/
Have you ever heard of Klezmer? The very word oozes funkiness. Where did this mysterious genre of Jewish music—half ecstatic dance, half mournful cry—come from?

We spoke with one of Klezmer’s foremost 21st-century proponents, Paul Green, about the origins and development of the klezmer genre in Eastern Europe and the United States. Learn all about Klezmer in this fascinating interview.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/where-did-klezmer-come-from-with-paul-green/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/exercise-musician/
As a musician, you likely spend much of your time practising. In addition to your music practice, there are some great benefits to including physical exercise in your routine as well. Here are 6 ways regular workouts can help you become a better performer.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/exercise-musician/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/is-aiming-for-perfect-actually-holding-you-back/
Is it possible that aiming for perfect is actually holding you back from your true potential as a musician? In this video we’re going to explain the two meanings of the word “perfect” – and why focusing on playing the “right notes” might actually be a mistake. Don’t miss this episode.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/is-aiming-for-perfect-actually-holding-you-back/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/letting-the-music-play-you-with-paul-wertico/
We had the honour and the pleasure of sitting down with 7-time Grammy Award winning drummer Paul Wertico. Paul is a man frequently associated with the very word “musicality” and so it was such a delight to get to speak with him and unpack what exactly it means for a drummer to be “musical” and exhibit “musicality”.

Watch this full interview packed with insights and wisdom for drummers and musicians of all stripes.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/letting-the-music-play-you-with-paul-wertico/