https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rewind-singing/
Do you want to become a more confident and capable singer?
The Musical U team rewinds to past guest experts as we explore singing. Jump in to this episode for some practical tips to boost your singing practice.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rewind-singing/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/playing-with-heart-and-by-heart-with-sarah-jeffery/
Would you love to go beyond sheet music and truly play from the heart? We were joined by Sarah Jeffery, host of “Team Recorder”, the top YouTube channel for recorder players.
Sarah creates wonderful tutorial videos and although her target viewer is the adult recorder player, so much of what she teaches is rich in musicality and relevant across any instrument. We talk about the big difference it makes to play music by heart rather than from sheet music, and Sarah gives some wonderful advice for helping you memorize and perform music.
If you’d love to feel more free and empowered with your music making, don’t miss this episode!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/playing-with-heart-and-by-heart-with-sarah-jeffery/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/master-rhythm-inner-inchronicity/
Is rhythm a weak point? Rhythm is frequently overlooked in music training.
We often focus on which notes to play – and forget the importance of when we play them. Rhythm is the gas that drives the musical engine. Having solid rhythm is crucial to being a good player.
Dive in to this free article and become a Rhythm Master!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/master-rhythm-inner-inchronicity/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/clave-the-secret-key-to-pop-rhythm/
When you hear the word “clave”, what do you think of?
The word “clave” is Spanish for “key” – and clave rhythms are the rhythmic “keys” around which all the other rhythmic activity intersects and interacts. Though clave rhythm originated in Afro-Cuban music and is most clearly heard there, if we dig a little deeper, we see that an astounding amount of contemporary pop music has adopted the clave for its own purpose.
So let’s dive in.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/clave-the-secret-key-to-pop-rhythm/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practice-with-interval-ear-training-exercises/
Interval ear training exercises are a great way to improve your sense of relative pitch and get a better instinctive understanding of music. And Musical U has a full series of exercises to help you!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practice-with-interval-ear-training-exercises/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/play-melodies-by-ear-using-intervals-a-roadmap/
Singing melodies by ear is very intimidating for many musicians.
That’s why Musical U has developed a roadmap to give you a step-by-step approach to learning intervals. And put them to practical use to sing melodies by ear!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/play-melodies-by-ear-using-intervals-a-roadmap/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/get-familiar-with-the-dorian-mode/
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/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/five-notes-will-change-your-life-pentatonic-scales/
What if there was one scale that reined supreme amongst all the other mere mortal scales?
Well, it may not reign supreme exactly, but the pentatonic scale is certainly the most useful. By the end of this tutorial from the team at Musical, you’ll understand how to build the pentatonic scale and use it in your musical practice.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/five-notes-will-change-your-life-pentatonic-scales/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/solfege-do-re-mi-isnt-childs-play/
Have you ever felt a melody go in one ear and out the other? Like there was nothing concrete to grasp to help you remember?
Thankfully, not all is lost. In fact, hundreds of years ago, a system was developed to enable musicians to recognize and transcribe those sought-after melodies.
The framework of Solfa helps to establish relationships between pitches and training your ear to hear patterns. And while it may invoke memories of the famous song from “The Sound of Music”, it’s certainly valuable for musicians of all ages!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/solfege-do-re-mi-isnt-childs-play/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/raise-the-fifth-listening-for-augmented-triads/
Looking for a harmonically ambiguous chord to add a little mystery to your band’s latest hit single? Or maybe you are listening to a favorite tune and are jarred by a pretty bizarre harmony starring an augmented fifth?
Look no further than the rarely used and incredibly underappreciated augmented chord.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/raise-the-fifth-listening-for-augmented-triads/