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/hearing-harmonies-active-listening/
When we listen to a song, our first instinct is to listen first to the melody and the lyrics.
Have you ever tried focusing on the harmony of a song, instead?
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/hearing-harmonies-active-listening/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/recover-musical-mistake/
Let’s face it. Just about everyone is afraid to perform music in front of others for the fear of making a mistake. Here’s the reality: you have to make mistakes through practice in order to strengthen your skills!
Here are some tips to help you cope with and recover from your mistakes.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/recover-musical-mistake/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/do-you-have-an-inner-natural-musician-heres-how-to-know/
Have you wondered if you have an instinct for music, or worried that you don’t? What if all the seemingly-natural skills of music like playing by ear, improvising, singing in tune, collaborating with others – could be yours. Not by learning them but by simply connecting with a natural musician that’s already inside you.
In this episode we explain how you can know whether you have an “inner natural” and how to tap into it to unlock these skills for yourself. Enjoy!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/do-you-have-an-inner-natural-musician-heres-how-to-know/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-roots-of-greatness-with-scott-devine/
What makes the world’s top musicians so great? We were thrilled to talk with Scott Devine, the man behind Scott’s Bass Lessons, the #1 website for learning bass guitar.
Scott has interviewed, and studied with dozens upon dozens of the world’s top bassists and musicians. He learned that these elite players have one thing in common – and (spoiler alert) it’s not “talent”. Watch the full episode to find out more.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-roots-of-greatness-with-scott-devine/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practical-ear-training-piano-albert-frantz-key-notes-com/
We are always excited about different ways to learn piano and develop musical ears!
Albert Frantz is a concert pianist, IRONMAN athlete and a delegate to the United Nations. He also created Key-Notes.com, a piano education website that emphasizes the importance of ear training alongside instrumental technique.
Dive in to this interview and learn how key-notes approaches ear training.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practical-ear-training-piano-albert-frantz-key-notes-com/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-guitar/
Learning to play the guitar can be fun as well as challenging.
Here are 6 simple tips that will help you strum your way to success.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-guitar/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-on-guitar-3-simple-steps/
Are you intimidated by improvisation? Whether you’re playing lead guitar in a rock band, the guitarist in a jazz trio or a budding song writer who wants to improvise to help inspire creative new melodies and arrangements of your songs, learning to improvise in guitar should be an important focus for you.
Enjoy this free lesson and learn a simple 3 step process you can use to go from “I can’t improvise!” to being able to pick up your guitar and knock out killer riffs from nowhere.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-on-guitar-3-simple-steps/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/transcribe-like-music-pro-part-two-drums/
Music can be complex and that can make the task of transcribing it seem overwhelming!
Let’s continue our exploration into this subject by moving to the rhythm section.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/transcribe-like-music-pro-part-two-drums/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/writing-songs-the-beatles-way-with-matt-blick//
What makes a great song tick? We spoke with Matt Blick from Beatles Songwriting Academy, a website dedicated to analysing every single Beatles song to inspire and guide songwriters to better and easier songwriting.
Since founding the site in 2009 Matt has written over 500 detailed posts on what he’s learned from studying the songs of the Beatles – and he’s written over 300 songs himself.
Enjoy this full episode for some incredible insights in to songwriting – including what actually causes writer’s block and how to fix it.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/writing-songs-the-beatles-way-with-matt-blick//