Scales can be the bane of a musician’s life. At Musical U…

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Scales can be the bane of a musician’s life. At Musical U we teach an approach called the MAGIC framework for goal setting which helps to ensure you set truly motivating and effective goals in your musical life. Two important aspects of that are making your goals musical and making them interesting. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-make-scales-less-boring/

When you first start exploring the world of musical ear t…

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When you first start exploring the world of musical ear training, it’s easy to get lost in all the different approaches and conflicting advice out there. We invited Scott from Ear Training HQ to talk a bit about his top tips for making fast progress with ear training. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/3-keys-to-fast-ear-training-success-from-scott-edwards-ear-training-hq/

Here is an interesting fact: when you train your ear for …

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Here is an interesting fact: when you train your ear for musical purposes, it opens up for languages, too! Although music can help with foreign languages and ear training opens your ear up in general, what about the other way around?
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Everyone knows that exercise is good for a person’s healt…

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Everyone knows that exercise is good for a person’s health. However did you know that consistent exercise might actually help make you a better musician too? Here are six ways regular workouts can help you become a better performer. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/exercise-musician/

If you’re reading this, you’ve already recognized the pow…

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If you’re reading this, you’ve already recognized the power of scales for learning music much more quickly, as well as writing and improvising your own.In today’s music, the Dorian mode is the next most popular and useful seven-note scale. So let’s add the Dorian mode to your toolbox! https://www.musical-u.com/learn/get-familiar-with-the-dorian-mode/

Whether you’re just beginning your musical journey or you…

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Whether you’re just beginning your musical journey or you’ve been a musician all your life, we all have dreams about where we see our musical skills down the road. No matter what your dream entails, we have great news for you: you can get there! All you need to do is map out your strategy. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/5-steps-setting-reaching-music-goals/

Pentatonic scales have an unparalleled versatility for im…

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Pentatonic scales have an unparalleled versatility for improvisation. Whether you use them on guitar, piano, another instrument or when singing, they provide you with a universal power to move people musically. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/solfa-and-the-score-pentatonic-improvisation/

Rhythm is a weak point for many musicians and a frequentl…

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Rhythm is a weak point for many musicians and a frequently-overlooked part of their training. We recently came across the theory of “Inchronicity” and asked its creator, Mac Santiago, about how his theory can help you to improve your rhythmic skills. With Beyond the Metronome https://www.musical-u.com/learn/master-rhythm-inner-inchronicity/