Author: Musicality

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/explaining-the-musical-ear-with-aimee-nolte/
👂🏽🎼Is it better to play by ear or to use sheet music? We were joined by Aimee Nolte, a jazz singer and pianist with one of the most popular YouTube channels among musicians.

Aimee is an expert in many of the topics we discuss on Musicality Now such as playing by ear, improvising, and singing in tune. In this conversation you’ll learn Aimee’s relationship with sheet music, as someone who was predominantly a by-ear player.

Whether you prefer sheet music or playing by ear, Aimee’s insight will surprise you! Enjoy.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/explaining-the-musical-ear-with-aimee-nolte/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/audiation-and-thinking-music-with-cynthia-crump-taggart/
“🎶Have you ever used audiation in your musical life?

We had the honour of speaking with Professor Cynthia Crump Taggart, the President-Elect of the Gordon Institute for Music Learning.

In this fascinating conversation, Professor Taggart shares her musical upbringing and her first experiences learning from Edwin Gordon himself. She also explains the slightly imprecise way we tend to use the word “audiation” at Musical U and what it should really be used to mean.

Listen to this episode and learn two simple activities to incorporate Music Learning Theory into your own life.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/audiation-and-thinking-music-with-cynthia-crump-taggart/”

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-to-sing-a-roadmap/
“How can I learn to sing?” We get asked this question a lot inside of Musical U. And we firmly believe that every musician can and should learn to sing.

In this “big picture” guide for learning to sing, go from zero ability to knowing confidently that you can reliably sing in tune and sound good.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-to-sing-a-roadmap/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-klezmer-music/
You may have heard the word Klezmer before – or maybe not!

Learn more about this distinctive style of Jewish folk music with Musical U’s Content Editor and Product Manager Andrew Bishko, who has developed a very close musical relationship with the genre over the course of his decades-long career.

Enjoy!

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-klezmer-music/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/5-habits-of-effective-music-teachers/
A practitioner is someone who actively and regularly engages, in a disciplined manner, in a profession or art form.

Let’s consider this for a moment and how it applies to the music teaching profession. Let’s look at five things that truly effective teachers are always doing…

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/5-habits-of-effective-music-teachers/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/jazz-chords-made-easy/
Playing jazz seems from afar as daunting as it is amazing.

How could I ever get in on something that… complex? Difficult! I don’t have the time or the talent to ever get to do that! Do I?

Let’s slow it down and make it easier…

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/jazz-chords-made-easy/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-clave/
Have you unlocked the power of the clave?

In this lesson you’ll learn two meanings of the word “clave”, hear the instrument in action, and learn how to count out the ubiquitous rhythm that borrows its name from the instrument.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-clave/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/interval-spelling-cheat-sheet/
Learning to “spell” intervals is essential if you want to actually use them.

Download this free cheat sheet packed with tips and tricks and shortcut the slow process of memorising the spellings.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/interval-spelling-cheat-sheet/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/negative-musical-experiences/
Everyone has times when they feel frustrated, annoyed, disappointed, or saddened by a musical experience. It makes us want to give up.😔

In this episode the Musical U team talks about negative experiences in music. Learn how to move past these setbacks and maintain a positive musical trajectory.💗

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/negative-musical-experiences/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/raising-musical-child-small-children-major-musicality/
Raising children to be musical can be an intimidating task, especially if you aren’t musical yourself.

Many parents worry about when to begin music education: how early is too early?

Here are some tips from Gina at Let’s Play Music! with Gina Weibel that will help to answer these questions.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/raising-musical-child-small-children-major-musicality/