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New musicality video:

We’re joined by Dan Hulsman founder of The VGM Academy, the leading website dedicated to composing video game music. Dan helps aspiring composers from around the world hone their composing skills and break into the VGM industry! http://musl.ink/pod218

The VGM academy is packed full of tutorials, resources, expert interviews, courses and workshops covering all aspects of the industry. Dan teaches everything from composing melodies, to using new technologies, through to marketing and career building.

In this conversation Dan shares:

– The one thing more than anything else which is distinctive about video game music, which is still the case now, decades after the first game soundtracks were written.

– The reason it can be surprisingly hard to produce an “album” version of a game’s soundtrack these days.

– And the clever way his high school choir director tricked him into joining the choir, setting him on the path to a career in teaching music and founding VGM Academy years later.

For some in our audience, the phrase “video game music” will conjure up memories of very simplistic music barely worthy of consideration – while for others it represents a large and serious part of their love of music. Whether you find yourself in one or the other category – or somewhere in between – this conversation will enlighten your musical journey.

Watch the episode: http://musl.ink/pod218

Links and Resources

Video Game Music Academy – http://www.videogamemusicacademy.com/

VGM Academy Quest Logs – http://go.vgmacademy.com/quest

Journey Original Soundtrack by Austin Wintory – https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/journey

Prescription for Sleep: Undertale by GENTLE LOVE – https://scarletmoonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/prescription-for-sleep-undertale

Final Fantasy XV Original Soundtrack by Yoko Shimomura – https://open.spotify.com/album/28udaDlNCgDXcMcSBQhgTv

VGM Academy Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/vgmacademy/

VGM Academy on Twitter – https://twitter.com/vgmacademy

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Composing For Games, with Dan Hulsman (VGM Academy)

New musicality video:

An excellent trick for learning anything is breaking it down into smaller parts — smaller — smaller… perfect!

Dylan’s approach to learning Bass Pro Steve Lawson’s tune relies on breaking the song down into workable pieces — part-by-part, chord-by-chord, and in some places, note-by-note.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/resource-pack-preview-my-play-by-ear-process-and-singing-chest-voice/

Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Dylan Welsh: https://www.dwelshmusic.com/

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Guitar: My Play by Ear Process: Resource Pack Preview

New musicality video:

Translating a guitar song onto the piano comes with an added challenge — you have to translate rhythmic strumming patterns into a two-handed arrangement!

In her tutorial, Ruth demonstrates an excellent way to make Dylan’s original carry over to the piano, using her advanced ear training skills to find the notes, create harmonies, and effectively mimic a guitar rhythm. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/resource-pack-preview-my-play-by-ear-process-and-singing-chest-voice/

Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Ruth Power: https://www.pianopicnic.com/

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Piano: My Play by Ear Process: Resource Pack Preview

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Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Steve Lawson: http://stevelawson.net/

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Bass: My Play by Ear Process: Resource Pack Preview

New musicality video:

Rhythm is an intrinsic and important part of playing guitar — strumming is percussive, and lends character and structure to your playing. Guitar pro Dylan Welsh dives into the rhythmic aspect of playing guitar, using examples to show how you can break down complex rhythms into their constituent upstrokes and downstrokes. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rhythm-and-transposition-resource-pack-preview/

Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Dylan Welsh: https://www.dwelshmusic.com/

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Guitar: The Play by Ear Process: Rhythm – Resource Pack Preview

New musicality video:

There are two components to playing rhythms by ear: recognizing them, and responding to them.

In this instrument pack, Steve Lawson gives a lesson in recognizing rhythmic patterns, locking in with them, and using a basic rhythm as a springboard for embellishment. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rhythm-and-transposition-resource-pack-preview/

Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Steve Lawson: http://stevelawson.net/

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Bass: The Play by Ear Process: Rhythm – Chord Progression Resource Pack Preview

New musicality video:

Pianists are taught to focus on reading notes off the page and understanding rhythm from the note values given on sheet music. Unfortunately, this approach does not touch on hearing, internalizing, and interpreting rhythm on the instrument.

Ruth bridges the rhythm gap with an approach that emphasizes replicating the rhythms you hear easily and naturally, and using both hands to best approximate the rhythm on piano.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rhythm-and-transposition-resource-pack-preview/

Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Ruth Power: https://www.pianopicnic.com/

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Piano: The Play by Ear Process: Rhythm – Resource Pack Preview

New musicality video:

Sometimes an octave is simply too big an interval to shift. For situations like these, we have transposition, which allows you to move a song up or down by any interval you like, placing it in a key that best suits your vocal range. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rhythm-and-transposition-resource-pack-preview/

In this month’s Pack, Clare Wheeler explores the art of transposition, showing you how you can recognize when something might be more comfortably sang in a different key, how to use a musical instrument to find that perfect key, and how to use intervals to easily transpose melodies.

Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Clare Wheeler: https://www.facebook.com/clarewheelermusic/

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Singing: Transposition – Resource Pack Preview

New musicality video:

It’s been an exciting year at Musical U. Since switching from audio-only to video interviews at the beginning of 2019, we’ve had the opportunity to speak with some amazing musical experts from all over the world! In this special Rewind episode of Musicality Now, the Musical U team reflects on some of the episodes from 2019 that had a big impact on our musical lives. http://musl.ink/pod217

We’ve all learned so much and were really excited to share some of our a-ha moments with you! We are so grateful to have the honor of gaining insight from such powerful musical minds – and we don’t want you to miss any of the golden nuggets of information and inspiration packed into the vaults of the Musicality Now catalogue.

Dive in to this special Rewind episode and unlock an excitement for musicality to propel you to your musical goals!

Watch the episode: http://musl.ink/pod217

Links and Resources

How to Earn Your Inspiration, with Mark Cawley : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-earn-your-inspiration-with-mark-cawley/

More Mindful, More Musical, with Susanne Olbrich : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/more-mindful-more-musical-with-susanne-olbrich/

Boosting Musical Brainpower, with Josh Turknett (Brainjo) : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/boosting-musical-brainpower-with-josh-turknett-brainjo/

How Composers Improve, with Matthew Ellul (School of Composition) : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-composers-improve-with-matthew-ellul-school-of-composition/

In Perfect Swinging Harmony, with The Quebe Sisters : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/in-perfect-swinging-harmony-with-the-quebe-sisters/

Nature, Nurture, and your Duvet of Music, with Robert Emery : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/nature-nurture-and-your-duvet-of-music-with-robert-emery/

How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-like-a-genius-with-gregg-goodhart/

What Music Practice Really Means, with Jonathan Harnum, PhD (The Practice Of Practice) : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-music-practice-really-means-with-jonathan-harnum-the-practice-of-practice/

Emotion and Efficiency, with Marc Gelfo : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/emotion-and-efficiency-with-marc-gelfo/

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Rewind: Reflections

New musicality video:

Today we are excited bring you the second episode the in our new Pathways series! We will be talking with folks just like you, reaching out, inspiring each other, and lending each other a hand in our musical journeys. http://musl.ink/pod216

We are joined by Musical U member Sharilynn Horhota. Before her engineering career and three children, Sharilynn was headed towards becoming a professional flute player. Now she has returned to the flute in a surprising way.

Sharilynn has been sharing her journey inside Musical U so we had some sense of her interesting backstory and all the cool activities she’s been up to — but as you’ll be hearing, Musical U is just one part of all the resources she’s been drawing on and all the ways she’s been stretching herself since returning to flute.

In this conversation we talk about:

– How studying Alexander Technique in Finland let her feel much freer in her playing and opened up her sound

– The specific resources and exercises that have helped Sharilynn start to improvise, and in a way that feels like she is truly expressing herself, rather than just improv-by-numbers following chord tones.

– And the two clever variants on traditional exercises, scales and long notes, which she now gives her flute students to help them improve faster and enjoy practicing more.

You will surely find a lot to relate to in her story – and pick up some handy ideas and pointers that you can apply in your own musical journey.

Watch the episode: http://musl.ink/pod216

Links and Resources

The Complete Guide to The Alexander Technique : https://www.alexandertechnique.com/fma.htm

Michael Lake – Alto Bone : https://www.altobone.com/

Aimee Nolte Music : https://www.aimeenolte.com/

Explaining the Musical Ear, with Aimee Nolte : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/explaining-the-musical-ear-with-aimee-nolte/

Jeffrey Agrell books : http://jeffreyagrell.com/books/

Making Improv a Game, with Jeffrey Agrell : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/making-improv-a-game-with-jeffrey-agrell/

David Reed – Improvise For Real : https://improviseforreal.com/

David Reed – Sing the Numbers : https://improviseforreal.com/products/sing-numbers-1-ifr-tonal-map

How to Improvise For Real, with David Reed : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-for-real-with-david-reed/

Brent Vaartstra – Learn Jazz Standards : https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/start-here/

How to Stop Doubting and Start Performing, with Brent Vaartstra : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-stop-doubting-and-start-performing-with-brent-vaartstra/

Learn Jazz Faster – How To: 25 Great Ways To Maximize Your Jazz Improvisation Practice : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpvVOo1Ow04&list=PLaNbHtHsrfusiupAoEzm9AYQMwAWUZzbe

Boosting Musical Brainpower, with Josh Turknett : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/boosting-musical-brainpower-with-josh-turknett-brainjo/

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Pathways: Sharilynn Horhota