https://www.musical-u.com/learn/deliberate-practice-for-musicians/
You’ve heard it before: “practice makes perfect!” So why do some weeks, or perhaps even months, leave you feeling like you’ve only made a tiny bit of hard-earned progress for all of those hours of work?
Perhaps you find yourself saying “I guess I’m just not talented at this.”https://www.musical-u.com/learn/deliberate-practice-for-musicians/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-long-does-it-take-to-play-a-song-by-ear/
How long it takes a musician to be able to play a song by ear will vary. Although many great musicians do find it easy to quickly play songs by ear, there are many more who found it difficult and had to practice before they could do it quickly. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-long-does-it-take-to-play-a-song-by-ear/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/chord-ear-training-101-2/
Today we’ll begin by talking about recognising individual chords and then move on to sequences of chords, known as chord progressions. Read on to discover how you can learn to play chords by ear. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/chord-ear-training-101-2/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/play-along-with-stefan-hall/
Stefan Hall taught himself how to play guitar by ear. Now he has a thriving career as a performer and a university instructor. We asked Dave to go into greater depth on his play along by ear method of learning and teaching jazz. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/play-along-with-stefan-hall/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/introduction-edm/
Want to learn more about EDM? Whether you’re an avid listener or someone who’s just beginning to wonder what it is, EDM is a fascinating style of music. The catchy rhythms and complimenting sound additions make it both incredibly danceable and fun to listen to. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/introduction-edm/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/prepare-big-audition-part-2/
Still hesitating on scheduling that audition? In How to Prepare for the Big Audition, Part 1, we discovered that there are four factors that multiply together to build your own personal X-factor: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/prepare-big-audition-part-2/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/developing-your-rhythmic-ears/
All music consists of three main elements (in varying proportions): Melody, Harmony and Rhythm. This time we decided to take peek into the world of rhythm. Rhythm is the gas in the music engine that makes your body move and your head nod. It makes you want to twerk, mosh, and all the other crazy things you do when you feel that backbeat nice and solid. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/developing-your-rhythmic-ears/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/why-cant-i-tell-whole-steps-from-half-steps/
Distinguishing intervals which are close together, like semitone and tone (a.k.a. whole step and half step / major and minor seconds) is a sticking point for many students as they learn interval recognition. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/why-cant-i-tell-whole-steps-from-half-steps/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/can-musical-improvisation-singing-really-be-fun/
Musical improvisation is perhaps the most intimidating proposition for the average musician. Singing, particularly in front of other people, is probably a close second! So can it really be possible to combine these two in a way which is actually fun? https://www.musical-u.com/learn/can-musical-improvisation-singing-really-be-fun/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-do-an-ear-training-audit/
It’s an inescapable fact that great musicians have great ears. Unfortunately most musicians don’t have very good ears – and they’re understandably a bit embarrassed about that. If you want to really reach your potential as a musician, it’s time you did an ear training audit. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-do-an-ear-training-audit/