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New musicality video:

Bringing together various tools and mindset shifts can have a big impact on your music learning. Today on the show we have the pleasure of talking with Michael Compitello, a celebrated percussionist, composer and educator. musicalitypodcast.com/188

It was Michael’s innovative projects “New Morse Code” and “Unsnared Drum” which first caught our attention – but as we learned more about him we realised the biggest opportunity to help you guys with this conversation was actually to pick his brains on music learning and practicing music.

This episode is packed with ideas. Some you may have come across before, including in past episodes of this show. But I suspect some will be new to you and you’re going to love how Michael brings it all together into a really coherent picture of what these various tools and mindset shifts can do for your music learning.

For example, we talk about:

– The value of taking a “growth mindset” to music learning

– Tools that can help you handle negative self-talk when it arises

– How a habit of reflection can help you past sticking points, improve your practice efficiency and accelerate your progress

That’s just a taste – we also discuss learning online and being your own teacher, mindfulness and bringing awareness to your practice, setting and reaching goals, and we ask Michael about the concepts behind the percussion-cello duo “New Morse Code” and the ground-breaking solo snare drum project “Unsnared Drum”.

As always, please listen with the question of “How could this apply in my own musical life?” – and we guarantee you’re going to find some really high-impact ideas in here.

This is Musicality Now, from Musical U.

Watch the episode: musicalitypodcast.com/188

Links and Resources

Michael Compitello’s Website : http://michaelcompitello.com/

“New Morse Code” : http://michaelcompitello.com/new-morse-code

“Unsnared Drum” : http://michaelcompitello.com/unsnareddrum

Matt Sharrock – Marimbist/Percussionist : http://www.mattsharrock.com/

Carol S. Dweck – “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” : https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck-ebook/dp/B000FCKPHG

Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool – “Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise” : https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise-ebook/dp/B011H56MKS

Todd Meehan – Liquidrum : https://liquidrum.com/

Music Learning at Warp Speed, with Jason Haaheim : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/music-learning-warp-speed-jason-haaheim/

The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/truth-talent-professor-anders-ericsson/

Letting the Music Play You, with Paul Wertico : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/letting-the-music-play-you-with-paul-wertico/

About Deliberate Practice in Music : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/deliberate-practice-music/

About Mindfulness for Musicians : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-mindfulness-for-musicians/

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Awareness, Innovation and Reflection, with Michael Compitello

New musicality video:

Aiming for perfection is admirable – perfection is wonderful! But is music ever really perfect? http://musicalitypodcast.com/187

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. Stay tuned!

Watch the episode: http://musicalitypodcast.com/187

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/

Song Writing: Start and Succeed, with Alex Forbes : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/song-writing-start-and-succeed-with-alex-forbes/

Writing Songs the Beatles Way, with Matt Blick : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/writing-songs-the-beatles-way-with-matt-blick/

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Is Aiming For Perfect Actually Holding You Back?

New musicality video:

Today on the show we have the honour and the pleasure of sitting down with Paul Wertico. If you’re at all familiar with the all-time great drummers of the world or you’re a jazz fan then you’ll know his name and his work. http://musicalitypodcast.com/186

Paul is a 7-time Grammy Award winner, perhaps best known for his almost 20 years playing with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny where his distinctive “flat ride” cymbal style became a defining part of some of the group’s best known recordings.

Paul is an innovative musician and a devoted educator, including his role as Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, and as author of a new book entitled “Turn the Beat Around”.

As you’ll hear us say in this interview, Paul is a man frequently associated with the very word “musicality” and so it was such a delight to get to speak with him and unpack what exactly it means for a drummer to be “musical” and exhibit “musicality”.

We talk about:

– How Paul learned the drums and the influential music educator who helped encourage him in developing his own unique identity as a musician.

– What it means to “turn the beat around” and how playing what he calls “front beats” can bring a unique flair to a piece of music.

– And how it’s possible for his group Wertico, Cain and Gray to perform 100% improvised compositions together with no prior discussion, ranging from 30 seconds to several minutes long which have a coherence and structure that mean the listener would never guess they were improvised.

We also talk about practicing with a metronome versus a backing track, what role the drummer plays in different genres and situations, and how he ended up ditching the drums to just play cymbals on a tango record in Italy.

This was a blast and there’s a ton of insights and wisdom here for drummers and musicians of all stripes.

This is Musicality Now, from Musical U.

Watch the episode: http://musicalitypodcast.com/186

Links and Resources

Paul Wertico Online : https://www.paulwertico.com/

Paul Wertico – “Turn the Beat Around: A Drummer’s Guide to Playing “Backbeats” on 1 & 3” : https://www.alfred.com/turn-the-beat-around/p/00-44214/

Cream – “Sunshine Of Your Love” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt51rITH3EA

Derek And The Dominos – “Bell Bottom Blues” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKAYGVIkbok

Chicago – “Women Don’t Want To Love Me” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGaghf6nS6Y

If – “Forgotten Roads” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFTX4cwxJLI

The Emotions- “A Long Way To Go” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZDQqM_eqoA

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Letting the Music Play You, with Paul Wertico

New musicality video:

Imagine a new musical future, where you can approach your music with ease and joy. musicalitypodcast.com/185

What you’re about to hear is the third of three live sessions we did this week talking all about ease and joy. And how having more ease and joy in your music learning can be the fastest route to results.

Hopefully you’ve already heard parts one and two, or you were with us live. If not go back and listen. And if you’re all up to date enjoy part 3.

Oh, and you’ll hear me mention a special link we were putting in the Facebook comments for people attending live. As a viewer of the show, you can find that link in the description for this episode player. Or visit musicalitypodcast.com/185 and check out the shownotes there.

Foundations of a Musical Mind Special Offer https://secure.musical-u.com/kcrl19q2-offer

Ease and Joy in Music Learning https://www.facebook.com/MusicalU/videos/185130299091872/

What’s Going On In Your Head? https://www.facebook.com/MusicalU/videos/382553785693269/

About Choosing An Online Music Course: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-succeeding-with-online-courses/

About Succeeding With Online Courses: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-succeeding-with-online-courses/

Pillar of Autumn (May Contain Explicit Lyrics): https://open.spotify.com/album/0GYKnYwRUgyFCwg6kNkJvy?si=HHnp0-v1Q-iMah3LLfP-9w

Getting Into Action For Transformation

New musicality video:

Is there a big mental barrier that might be holding you back from ease and joy in learning music? musicalitypodcast.com/184

Many musicians are stuck in old beliefs like “no pain no gain” or the nagging feeling like if they are enjoying their music practice… then they’re not really practicing at all.

We think it’s an either/or choice between “enjoying” and “achieving”.

But… what if I told you that allowing yourself to experience ease and joy in music practice would actually be the fastest route to your musical goals? musicalitypodcast.com/184

(Facebook Live) Ease and Joy in Music Learning: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/ease-and-joy-in-music-learning/

Foundations of a Musical Mind: https://www.musical-u.com/foundations

Interview with Scott Devine: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-roots-of-greatness-with-scott-devine/

Cheat sheet on enjoying practice: https://www.musical-u.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Cheat-Sheet-Improve-AND-Enjoy-Your-Musical-Life.pdf

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What’s Going On In Your Head?

New musicality video:

Have you ever felt like learning music should just be easier? And more fun? http://musicalitypodcast.com/183

If you’re like the thousands of Musical U students we’ve worked with over the last few years, you’ve probably felt that idea sounded nice – but it was in direct opposition to improving.

You have to choose between hard work and achievement – and ease and enjoyment.

Right?

Well… what if I told you that the journey to becoming the musician you dream of can be one of ease and joy?

That ease and joy is actually the fastest route to your musical goals…

Hear more in this live session from Facebook: http://musicalitypodcast.com/183

Links and Resources:

Foundations of a Musical Mind : https://www.musical-u.com/foundations/

Brent Vaartstra in TMP100 : http://musicalitypodcast.com/100

Cheat sheet on enjoying practice : https://www.musical-u.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Cheat-Sheet-Improve-AND-Enjoy-Your-Musical-Life.pdf

Hey, Where Are Going? : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/hey-where-are-you-going/

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Ease and Joy in Music Learning (Facebook Live)

New musicality video:

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.

Links and Resources

Foundations Of A Musical Mind – https://www.musical-u.com/foundations/

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Do You Have An “Inner Natural Musician”? Here’s How To Know

New musicality video:

We’re joined on the show by Mark Cawley, a hit U.S. songwriter whose songs have been hits for artists like Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross and even The Spice Girls. musicalitypodcast.com/181

With over 16 million records to his name, Mark now provides online coaching to songwriters at all stages through his website iDoCoach.com, and has recently released a book, Song Journey, which is a treasure trove of advice and techniques for writing and selling songs, with a liberal sprinkling of personal anecdotes and Mark’s own career lessons along the way.

If you’ve been listening to or watching this show for a while then you’ll know we are big believers that valuable learning often comes in indirect ways – and whenever we have a guest who plays a certain instrument or specialises in a particular kind of musicality, we like to encourage you to stay tuned even if it doesn’t seem on face value to apply to you.

This conversation was equal parts entertaining and enlightening and so we know you’re going to enjoy it, and learn some valuable new ideas for your own musical life.

We talk about:

– How playing alongside Fleetwood Mac brought Mark clarity on what kind of career in music he wanted.

– The four-stage framework which lets you quiet your inner editor and avoid writer’s block.

– And how writing a song for Tina Turner did not result in her recording it – and what he did later on that did actually lead to a Tina Turner hit…

This is Musicality Now, from Musical U.

Watch the episode: musicalitypodcast.com/181

Links and Resources

i Do Coach : http://idocoach.com/

Mark Cawley – “Song Journey” : https://www.amazon.com/Song-Journey-Songwriters-Through-Process/dp/1544514093

Scott Barry Kaufman The 4 Stages of Creativity : https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-4-stages-of-creativity.html

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How to Earn Your Inspiration, with Mark Cawley

New musicality video:

Do you want to become a more confident and capable singer? The Musical U team rewinds to past guest experts as we explore singing. Today on Musicality Now. http://musicalitypodcast.com/180

Links and Resources

What Your Voice Can Do, with Jeremy Fisher – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-your-voice-can-do-with-jeremy-fisher/

All Things Vocal, with Judy Rodman – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/things-vocal-judy-rodman/

Christian D. Larson – “Promise Yourself” – https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/189796-promise-yourself-to-be-so-strong-that-nothing-can-disturb

Rewind: Practicing – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rewind-practicing/

The Story of the “Fifth Beatle”, with Kenneth Womack – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/story-fifth-beatle-kenneth-womack/

Find and Make Peace with Your Voice, with Nikki Loney – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/find-and-make-peace-with-your-voice-with-nikki-loney/

Singing that Sounds Good – and Beyond, with Davin Youngs – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/singing-that-sounds-good-and-beyond-with-davin-youngs/

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Rewind: Singing

New musicality video:

Have you ever thought that the recorder was an instrument just for children’s music education? Sarah Jeffery from Team Recorder, the top YouTube channel for recorder players, joins us to show you just how fascinating and versatile an instrument it can be.
http://musicalitypodcast.com/179

Sarah creates wonderful tutorial videos there and although her target viewer is the adult recorder player, so much of what she teaches is rich in musicality and relevant across instruments that we were really eager to invite her onto the show.

Sarah studied recorder at a university level for 9 years, in the United Kingdom and in Amsterdam, among the world’s top players and teachers, and she started Team Recorder with the mission of making that wealth of knowledge she’d had the privilege to learn be accessible to anyone in the world who wants to know more about recorder.

In this conversation we talk about:

– The big difference it makes to play music by heart rather than from sheet music – and how to make that memorisation process easier.

– How it’s possible to sing and play recorder at the same time – and why you might want to do that…

– And as well as her YouTube work, Sarah is a professional performer and recording artist, and we discuss her recent recorder-centered album, Constellations, and how contemporary recorder music can be more accessible as a listener than you might expect.

We hope that after today’s episode you’re going to be going out and telling all your musician friends about these cool ideas you picked up from a professional recorder player… or that you might even be tempted to pick up a recorder yourself!

This is Musicality Now, from Musical U.

Listen to the episode: http://musicalitypodcast.com/179

Links and Resources

Sarah Jeffery Website : http://www.sarahjeffery.com/

Team Recorder YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtrtCvRBjJgqZaD17FDg64Q

Sarah Jeffery – “Constellations” : https://team-recorder.myshopify.com/

Tone Deaf Test : http://tonedeaftest.com/

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Playing With Heart and By Heart, with Sarah Jeffery