https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-a-scale/
Everyone says that scales are very important. They are often the first thing taught when learning music.
But what is a scale? And why do we need to know it?
Find out in this free article.
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https://www.musical-u.com/learn/why-do-unison-and-octave-intervals-sound-the-same/
Why do unison and octave intervals sound the same?
Harmonic unison and octave intervals are difficult to distinguish. It can be frustrating when taking a quiz, but it does reflect a real musical challenge.
Find out why in the article below:
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/why-do-unison-and-octave-intervals-sound-the-same/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-can-you-get-excited-about-ear-training/
Ear training is one of those topics that tends to illicit yawns and apprehension from many musicians.
But the fact is that ear training is only boring if you’re using methods that don’t suit you. Learn why we are always excited about training our musical ears here at Musical U.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-can-you-get-excited-about-ear-training/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/big-5-skills-modern-musicianship-chad-west-interview/
Becoming a musician just means you learn to play an instrument, right? Not quite…
In fact, as music learners quickly discover, there are a wide variety of skills involved in being a capable and versatile musician. These go far beyond just knowing the movements to make your instrument play the right notes.
Dr. Chad West is an Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education at Ithaca College and frequently presents at music education conferences. He is a leading expert on the core musicianship skills mentioned above, and has codified them as five distinct skill groups to be learned.
After reading about Dr. West’s work on the SmartMusic blog recently we were very keen to talk with him about his fascinating research and find out more about how he views modern musicality training.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/big-5-skills-modern-musicianship-chad-west-interview/
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/talking-rhythm-counting-101-2-3-4/
Have you ever wondered how to play a rhythm from score notation, or write down a rhythm you’ve heard?
In this Talking Rhythm series you will learn two easy and effective ways to “talk” out rhythm patterns from notation. In this article we’ll introduce the first one: “count chant”.
Have fun!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/talking-rhythm-counting-101-2-3-4/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-many-moods-of-musical-modes/
Scales are pretty incredible. A collection of notes played in ascending order has the ability to tell a story and convey a mood.
Music Theory 101 and practical lessons often neglect to mention that there’s a whole other collection of scales that can evoke moods and atmospheres beyond the cheerful-morose binary.
Let’s dive into the MODES!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-many-moods-of-musical-modes/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-make-a-backing-track-with-joanne-cooper/
A well put together backing track is a musician’s best friend.
Singer-songwriter Joanne Cooper takes you through the process of making one with the easy-to-use and versatile program Band-in-a-Box!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-make-a-backing-track-with-joanne-cooper/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/free-perfect-fourth-and-perfect-fifth-training-download/
Want to improve your interval recognition? Recognizing intervals is great for playing songs by ear, improvising, and composing.
Grab this free downloadable training pack and master two of the most important intervals, perfect fourth and perfect fifth!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/free-perfect-fourth-and-perfect-fifth-training-download/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-to-sing-in-tune/
Have you wished you could sing the songs you love – but thought it was impossible because you can’t sing in tune?
The good news is that you can learn to sing in tune – and it’s easier than you might think.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-to-sing-in-tune/