Scales... Most music learners think scales are just an exercise you've got to do as part of learning your instrument. But did you know there's actually a whole area of ear training dedicated to scales?   In fact there are two! In this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U we talk about these two types of scale ear training and how each can help you.   If you want to get more out of scales and ear training, don’t miss this episode.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 245   Links and Resources •  How to Make Scales Less Boring •  Musicality Now - Music Theory You’ll Love to Learn, with Glory St. Germain •  Musicality Now - About the Power of Solfa •  Musicality Now - About Scales and their Flavors •  Musicality Now - How to Improvise For Real, with David Reed         Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Scales... Most music learners think scales are just an exercise you've got to do as part of learning your instrument. But did you know there's actually a whole area of ear training dedicated to scales? In fact there are two! In this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U we talk about these two types of scale ear training and how each can help you. If you want to get more out of scales and ear training, don’t miss this episode. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/245" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 245</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-make-scales-less-boring/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Make Scales Less Boring</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/music-theory-youll-love-to-learn-with-glory-st-germain/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Music Theory You’ll Love to Learn, with Glory St. Germain</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-power-of-solfa/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About the Power of Solfa</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-scales-and-their-flavors/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About Scales and their Flavors</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-for-real-with-david-reed/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - How to Improvise For Real, with David Reed</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

245: Q&A: How (and why) should you do ear training for scales?

Do you sometimes get the notes wrong when you sing?   At Musical U we strongly encourage every music learner to sing because of the huge positive impact it has on your musicality - but what if you find you just can't get the notes right? Here's a clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U where we talk about just that.   Enjoy!     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 244   Links and Resources •  How to Learn to Sing in Tune •  Musicality Now - Finding the Notes Yourself, with Sara Campbell •  Musicality Now - About Singing as a Tool •  Musicality Now - How to Sing Smarter, with Meghan Nixon •  Musicality Now - Singing that Sounds Good – and Beyond, with Davin Youngs •  Musicality Now - All Things Vocal, with Judy Rodman •  Musicality Now - The Instrument Inside You, with Ben Parry •  Musicality Now - What Your Voice Can Do, with Jeremy Fisher •  Musicality Now - Find and Make Peace with Your Voice, with Nikki Loney •  Musicality Now - About the Power of Solfa         Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Do you sometimes get the notes wrong when you sing? At Musical U we strongly encourage every music learner to sing because of the huge positive impact it has on your musicality - but what if you find you just can't get the notes right? Here's a clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U where we talk about just that. Enjoy! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/244" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 244</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-to-sing-in-tune/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Learn to Sing in Tune</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/finding-the-notes-yourself-with-sara-campbell/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Finding the Notes Yourself, with Sara Campbell</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-singing-as-a-tool/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About Singing as a Tool</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-sing-smarter-with-meghan-nixon/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - How to Sing Smarter, with Meghan Nixon</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/singing-that-sounds-good-and-beyond-with-davin-youngs/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Singing that Sounds Good – and Beyond, with Davin Youngs</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/things-vocal-judy-rodman/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - All Things Vocal, with Judy Rodman</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-instrument-inside-you-with-ben-parry/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - The Instrument Inside You, with Ben Parry</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-your-voice-can-do-with-jeremy-fisher/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - What Your Voice Can Do, with Jeremy Fisher</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/find-and-make-peace-with-your-voice-with-nikki-loney/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Find and Make Peace with Your Voice, with Nikki Loney</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-power-of-solfa/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About the Power of Solfa</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

244: Q&A: I sometimes get the notes wrong when I sing - what can I do?

If playing music is like speaking a language, how should we think about harmony, or playing two hands on piano?   We answer that question in this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U. Enjoy!     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 243   Links and Resources •  Musicality Now - About the I, IV, V and vi Chords •  Musicality Now - Choose Your Words Carefully, with Glory St. Germain (Ultimate Music Theory) •  Musicality Now - In Perfect Swinging Harmony, with The Quebe Sisters •  Introduction to Chord Progressions •  What can you already play by ear? Harmony &amp; Rhythm? •  How To Sing Harmony Like A Pro         Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

If playing music is like speaking a language, how should we think about harmony, or playing two hands on piano? We answer that question in this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U. Enjoy! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/243" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 243</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-i-iv-v-and-vi-chords/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About the I, IV, V and vi Chords</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/choose-your-words-carefully-with-glory-st-germain-ultimate-music-theory/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Choose Your Words Carefully, with Glory St. Germain (Ultimate Music Theory)</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/in-perfect-swinging-harmony-with-the-quebe-sisters/?utm_source=mupod_shortlink&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - In Perfect Swinging Harmony, with The Quebe Sisters</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/introduction-to-chord-progressions/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Introduction to Chord Progressions</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-can-you-already-play-by-ear-harmony-rhythm/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What can you already play by ear? Harmony &amp; Rhythm?</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-sing-harmony-like-a-pro/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How To Sing Harmony Like A Pro</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

243: Q&A: If playing music is like speaking a language - what about harmony?

Did you know that wearing good headphones is one of the easiest ways to improve your ear training? Why is that - and what exactly makes a pair of headphones "good"?   Learn how to choose the right headphones to level up your ears in this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U. Enjoy!     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 242   Links and Resources •  Musicality Now - About the Ear Training Trap •  Musicality Now - About Active Listening •  Musicality Now - About Listening as the Route to Musicality •  Musicality Now - What Is Ear Training? (and why does it normally fail?) •  Wired For Sound Part 4: Headphones •  What are the best headphones for ear training?           Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Did you know that wearing good headphones is one of the easiest ways to improve your ear training? Why is that - and what exactly makes a pair of headphones "good"? Learn how to choose the right headphones to level up your ears in this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U. Enjoy! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/242" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 242</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-ear-training-trap/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About the Ear Training Trap</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-active-listening/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About Active Listening</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-listening-as-the-route-to-musicality/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About Listening as the Route to Musicality</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-ear-training-and-why-does-it-normally-fail/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - What Is Ear Training? (and why does it normally fail?)</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/wired-for-sound-part-4-headphones/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Wired For Sound Part 4: Headphones</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-are-the-best-headphones-for-ear-training/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What are the best headphones for ear training?</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

242: Q&A: Why use headphones and what kind should I buy?

Audiation is one of the most powerful ways to develop your musicality - but what if you find you really struggle with it? In this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U we share some practical tips to help you audiate. Enjoy!   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 241   Links and Resources •  Musicality Now - About Audiation •  Musicality Now - Audiation and Thinking Music, with Cynthia Crump Taggart •  Musicality Now - How to “Hear Like A Musician” •  The Secret Music Practice Skill: Audiation     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Audiation is one of the most powerful ways to develop your musicality - but what if you find you really struggle with it? In this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U we share some practical tips to help you audiate. Enjoy! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/241" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 241</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-audiation/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About Audiation</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/audiation-and-thinking-music-with-cynthia-crump-taggart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Audiation and Thinking Music, with Cynthia Crump Taggart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-hear-like-a-musician/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - How to “Hear Like A Musician”</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-secret-music-practice-skill-audiation/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Secret Music Practice Skill: Audiation</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

241: Q&A: What can you do if you struggle to audiate (imagine music)?

Have you ever felt like you were guessing the answers while working on ear training? Believe it or not, that may not be a bad thing! Find out why in this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U - stay tuned!     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 240   Links and Resources •  Musicality Now - What Is Ear Training? (and why does it normally fail?) •  Musicality Now - Boosting Musical Brainpower, with Josh Turknett (Brainjo) •  Musicality Now - Intervals Versus Solfa: Which Is Best? •  The Ultimate Guide to Interval Ear Training •  Musicality Now - About the Ear Training Trap         Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Have you ever felt like you were guessing the answers while working on ear training? Believe it or not, that may not be a bad thing! Find out why in this clip from the archive of live member Q&amp;A calls at Musical U - stay tuned! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/240" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 240</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-ear-training-and-why-does-it-normally-fail/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - What Is Ear Training? (and why does it normally fail?)</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/boosting-musical-brainpower-with-josh-turknett-brainjo/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Boosting Musical Brainpower, with Josh Turknett (Brainjo)</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/intervals-versus-solfa-which-is-best/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Intervals Versus Solfa: Which Is Best?</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/ultimate-guide-to-interval-ear-training/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Ultimate Guide to Interval Ear Training</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-ear-training-trap/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - About the Ear Training Trap</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

240: Q&A: Sometimes I feel like I'm just guessing - is that wrong?

Dylan Hart

We’re joined by Dylan Hart, one of the top French Horn players in Hollywood today. He has played on many well-known soundtracks including Moana, Frozen, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Baywatch, The Good Place, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.   You’re about to hear Dylan’s unlikely journey to becoming a highly-successful session player, concert performer, and French horn teacher.    In this conversation Dylan shares:   • The importance of “getting out of your own way” when playing - and how to do that. • His unexpected advice on how to sight read at the extremely high level required of session players. • Why we must look for the root cause of problems rather than just treating symptoms - and how that applies to practicing off your instrument, sight-reading, and performing at your best under pressure.   In everything he does and teaches, Dylan has a focus on the inner instinct for music and a deep connection with your instrument. You’re going to love this conversation packed with thought-provoking ideas.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 239   Links and Resources •  Dylan Skye Hart Online •  Annie Bosler Online •  Norman Doidge - The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science •  Daniel Coyle - The Talent Code •  Daniel Coyle - The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills •  Dr. Bob Rotella - Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect •  Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan - The Breathing Gym •  Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan - The Brass Gym: A Comprehensive Daily Workout for Brass Players •  Jaume Rosset Llobet - A tono: Ejercicios para mejorar el rendimiento del músico •  Alexander Technique •  California State University Long Beach •  Musicality Now - How The Best Play Their Best, with Annie Bosler •  Musicality Now - Your Peak Performance Toolkit, with Mark Morley-Fletcher (Play In The Zone) •  Musicality Now - The Keys to Performance Success, with Dr. Don Greene (Winning On Stage)         Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

We’re joined by Dylan Hart, one of the top French Horn players in Hollywood today. He has played on many well-known soundtracks including Moana, Frozen, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Baywatch, The Good Place, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. You’re about to hear Dylan’s unlikely journey to becoming a highly-successful session player, concert performer, and French horn teacher.  In this conversation Dylan shares: • The importance of “getting out of your own way” when playing - and how to do that. • His unexpected advice on how to sight read at the extremely high level required of session players. • Why we must look for the root cause of problems rather than just treating symptoms - and how that applies to practicing off your instrument, sight-reading, and performing at your best under pressure. In everything he does and teaches, Dylan has a focus on the inner instinct for music and a deep connection with your instrument. You’re going to love this conversation packed with thought-provoking ideas. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/239" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 239</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://dylanskyehart.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dylan Skye Hart Online</a> • <a href="http://anniebosler.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Annie Bosler Online</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/0143113100?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Norman Doidge - The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Code-Unlocking-Secret-Sports/dp/B002DYG1YU/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Daniel Coyle - The Talent Code</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Talent-Improving-Skills/dp/034553025X/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Daniel Coyle - The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golf-Not-Game-Perfect-Rotella/dp/068480364X?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dr. Bob Rotella - Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Breathing-Book-Pilafian-Patrick-Sheridan/dp/B00TQ98TJK/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan - The Breathing Gym</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brass-Gym-Comprehensive-Workout-Players/dp/0974847771/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan - The Brass Gym: A Comprehensive Daily Workout for Brass Players</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/tono-Ejercicios-mejorar-rendimiento-colecci%C3%B3n-ebook/dp/B072KHFGDN?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jaume Rosset Llobet - A tono: Ejercicios para mejorar el rendimiento del músico</a> • <a href="https://alexandertechnique.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Alexander Technique</a> • <a href="http://www.csulb.edu/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> California State University Long Beach</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-the-best-play-their-best-with-annie-bosler/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - How The Best Play Their Best, with Annie Bosler</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/your-peak-performance-toolkit-with-mark-morley-fletcher-play-in-the-zone/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Your Peak Performance Toolkit, with Mark Morley-Fletcher (Play In The Zone)</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-keys-to-performance-success-with-dr-don-greene-winning-on-stage/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - The Keys to Performance Success, with Dr. Don Greene (Winning On Stage)</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

239: Getting Out Of Your Own Way, with Dylan Hart

We are excited to bring you another inspiring edition of Pathways. In this special series of episodes you’ll hear the stories of music-learners just like you, reaching out and lending each other a hand on our musical journeys. We’re speaking with Oli Fuhrmann, a swing dancer and swing dance teacher from Berlin, Germany.   Oli started learning piano and trombone in the last three years to play the music he loves to dance to. He’s eager to try new things and happy to risk failure. You’ll hear how his attitude has really payed off for his music learning and the richness of his musical life.   In this conversation Oli shares:   • Why it was easy for him to start joining jam sessions despite being only a beginner-to-intermediate player - and a few specific tips for how you can make it easy for yourself. • How learning trombone was relatively simple after piano, and why he realised the importance of a good musical ear. • How he discovered the power of community support as part of his online learning.   Enjoy this episode and be inspired to be more bold and risk new endeavours in your own musical journey.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 238   Links and Resources •  Swingstep Online Courses •  Mad Oli Facebook •  Oliver Fuhrmann Facebook •  Mad Oli Instagram •  Musicality Now - Pathways: Nick Cheetham •  Musicality Now - Pathways: Sharilynn Horhota •  Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson       Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

We are excited to bring you another inspiring edition of Pathways. In this special series of episodes you’ll hear the stories of music-learners just like you, reaching out and lending each other a hand on our musical journeys. We’re speaking with Oli Fuhrmann, a swing dancer and swing dance teacher from Berlin, Germany. Oli started learning piano and trombone in the last three years to play the music he loves to dance to. He’s eager to try new things and happy to risk failure. You’ll hear how his attitude has really payed off for his music learning and the richness of his musical life. In this conversation Oli shares: • Why it was easy for him to start joining jam sessions despite being only a beginner-to-intermediate player - and a few specific tips for how you can make it easy for yourself. • How learning trombone was relatively simple after piano, and why he realised the importance of a good musical ear. • How he discovered the power of community support as part of his online learning. Enjoy this episode and be inspired to be more bold and risk new endeavours in your own musical journey. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/238" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 238</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://swingstep.tv/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Swingstep Online Courses</a> • <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oli.the.mad/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mad Oli Facebook</a> • <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wansinn?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Oliver Fuhrmann Facebook</a> • <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oli.the.mad/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mad Oli Instagram</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/pathways-nick-cheetham/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Pathways: Nick Cheetham</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/pathways-sharilynn-horhota/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - Pathways: Sharilynn Horhota</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/truth-talent-professor-anders-ericsson/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

238: Pathways: Oli Fuhrmann

Have you been feeling stuck on something challenging in music? A section of a piece, a specific technique, an overall plateau, or maybe practice goes fine but then everything falls apart in live performance.   Have you felt like you just don’t have enough time for learning your instrument and learning new music? Maybe you feel like you’re putting in the time and effort but just don’t seem to be getting much payoff in terms of results.   Have you been frustrated by struggling to memorise things, or finding the things you did work hard to memorise slip away over time?   Or maybe it feels like whatever you try, you’re just spinning in circles, or tripping yourself up, so that you never quite make solid progress towards your musical goals - like there’s something continually sabotaging you - and it might just be all in your head.   If you’ve felt one or more of these frustrations in your musical life you are certainly not alone. And believe it or not, there’s a single solution which can quickly eliminate all of these challenges.   It’s time to re-learn what it means to “learn music”. It’s time to discover the techniques of musical superlearning.   What does that mean, exactly? That’s what we’re talking about in this special episode with Christopher and Andrew from the Musical U team: what does “musical superlearning” look like in practice, and is it right for you?       Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 237   Links and Resources •  Musical Superlearning •  Practice Q&amp;A [1/5] How To Find More Music Practice Time, with Gregg Goodhart •  Practice Q&amp;A [2/5] How To Get Maximum Results In Minimum Time, with Gregg Goodhart •  Practice Q&amp;A [3/5] How To Conquer Tricky Sections And Break Through Plateaus, with Gregg Goodhart •  Practice Q&amp;A [4/5] How To Stay Consistent - Without Discipline, with Gregg Goodhart •  Practice Q&amp;A [5/5] How To Spend Practice Time And Prevent Overwhelm, with Gregg Goodhart     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Have you been feeling stuck on something challenging in music? A section of a piece, a specific technique, an overall plateau, or maybe practice goes fine but then everything falls apart in live performance. Have you felt like you just don’t have enough time for learning your instrument and learning new music? Maybe you feel like you’re putting in the time and effort but just don’t seem to be getting much payoff in terms of results. Have you been frustrated by struggling to memorise things, or finding the things you did work hard to memorise slip away over time? Or maybe it feels like whatever you try, you’re just spinning in circles, or tripping yourself up, so that you never quite make solid progress towards your musical goals - like there’s something continually sabotaging you - and it might just be all in your head. If you’ve felt one or more of these frustrations in your musical life you are certainly not alone. And believe it or not, there’s a single solution which can quickly eliminate all of these challenges. It’s time to re-learn what it means to “learn music”. It’s time to discover the techniques of musical superlearning. What does that mean, exactly? That’s what we’re talking about in this special episode with Christopher and Andrew from the Musical U team: what does “musical superlearning” look like in practice, and is it right for you? Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/237" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 237</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://MusicalSuperlearning.com?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musical Superlearning</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practice-qa-1-5-how-to-find-more-music-practice-time-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Practice Q&amp;A [1/5] How To Find More Music Practice Time, with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practice-qa-2-5-how-to-get-maximum-results-in-minimum-time-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Practice Q&amp;A [2/5] How To Get Maximum Results In Minimum Time, with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practice-qa-3-5-how-to-conquer-tricky-sections-and-break-through-plateaus-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Practice Q&amp;A [3/5] How To Conquer Tricky Sections And Break Through Plateaus, with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practice-qa-4-5-how-to-stay-consistent-without-discipline-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Practice Q&amp;A [4/5] How To Stay Consistent - Without Discipline, with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practice-qa-5-5-how-to-spend-practice-time-and-prevent-overwhelm-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Practice Q&amp;A [5/5] How To Spend Practice Time And Prevent Overwhelm, with Gregg Goodhart</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

237: What is musical “superlearning”?

Feeling overwhelmed by all the information about what to practice?   This is the fifth and last in a special series of episodes on how to tackle the biggest sticking points in your music learning. We recently surveyed our audience to learn about their experiences with music practice. The results were astounding! Across several hundred responses, we found a handful of really common and painfully frustrating practice issues – including, “How can I know what to practice?”   To answer these big burning questions, we invited Gregg Goodhart, The Learning Coach, back on the show. Gregg is a leading expert on how to apply all of the latest scientific research and understanding of how the brain learns to skill acquisition, including in music.   Learn what to focus your music practice on in this episode.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 236   Links and Resources •  Learn Music Faster •  Gregg Goodhart – Learning Coach •  What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute •  Learn Like A Genius – Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart •  Musicality Now - How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart •  Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson •  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience •  Carol S. Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success •  Barry J. Zimmerman - Dart Throwing Study         Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Feeling overwhelmed by all the information about what to practice? This is the fifth and last in a special series of episodes on how to tackle the biggest sticking points in your music learning. We recently surveyed our audience to learn about their experiences with music practice. The results were astounding! Across several hundred responses, we found a handful of really common and painfully frustrating practice issues – including, “How can I know what to practice?” To answer these big burning questions, we invited Gregg Goodhart, The Learning Coach, back on the show. Gregg is a leading expert on how to apply all of the latest scientific research and understanding of how the brain learns to skill acquisition, including in music. Learn what to focus your music practice on in this episode. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/236" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 236</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://learnmusicfaster.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Learn Music Faster</a> • <a href="https://ggoodhart.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gregg Goodhart – Learning Coach</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZXgniuj0u4?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5w5jBPDEI?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Learn Like A Genius – Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-like-a-genius-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/truth-talent-professor-anders-ericsson/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Musicality Now - The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Carol S. Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success</a> • <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barry_Zimmerman/publication/232582156_Developmental_phases_in_self-regulation_Shifting_from_process_to_outcome_goals_Journal_of_Educational_Psychology_89_29-36/links/0deec53209d8aedf5e000000/Developmental-phases-in-self-regulation-Shifting-from-process-to-outcome-goals-Journal-of-Educational-Psychology-89-29-36.pdf?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Barry J. Zimmerman - Dart Throwing Study</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

236: Practice Q&A [5/5] How To Spend Practice Time And Prevent Overwhelm

Ever wondered why some people seem to have a gift for music? Have you wished that you could play by ear, sing in tune, improvise and jam? You are in the right place.The Musicality Podcast is a mix of interviews and teaching, featuring some of the most inspiring and insightful musicians and music educators, talking about how to learn the core inner skills you need to feel like a "natural" in music and enjoy freedom, creativity and confidence. Topics include: Playing by ear, Singing in tune, Jamming with other musicians, Having a good sense of rhythm, Writing your own music, Writing notation, Improvising a solo, Talking intelligently about music, Understanding Music Theory, Clapping in time, Knowing your instrument inside and out, Tuning your instrument by ear, Reading notation, Sight-reading music, Playing from a lead sheet, Performing live, and Playing multiple instruments.The Musicality Podcast is brought to you by Musical U (musical-u.com), the leading provider of musicality training online. Learn more and get shownotes at musicalitypodcast.com.

A great podcast for anyone who wants a detailed understand music.

Very worthwhile podcast.

pentatonic scales

Ever wondered why some people seem to have a gift for music? Have you wished that you could play by ear, sing in tune, improvise and jam? You are in the right place. The Musicality Podcast is a mix of interviews and teaching, featuring some of the most inspiring and insightful musicians and music educators, talking about how to learn the core inner skills you need to feel like a "natural" in music and enjoy freedom, creativity and confidence. Topics include: Playing by ear, Singing in tune, Jamming with other musicians, Having a good sense of rhythm, Writing your own music, Writing notation, Improvising a solo, Talking intelligently about music, Understanding Music Theory, Clapping in time, Knowing your instrument inside and out, Tuning your instrument by ear, Reading notation, Sight-reading music, Playing from a lead sheet, Performing live, and Playing multiple instruments. The Musicality Podcast is brought to you by Musical U (<a href="http://musical-u.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musical-u.com</a>), the leading provider of musicality training online. Learn more and get shownotes at <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicalitypodcast.com</a>.

Musicality Now

Circle

Have you heard of the Circle Of Fifths? If you're like most musicians you have heard of it, you've probably read about it, you maybe understand it, you haven't yet memorised it and you only know one thing it's useful for. The result: you're not actually using it anywhere in your musical life.  The Circle Of Fifths is simply the 12 notes of Western music arranged in a certain order around a circle: C G D, A E B, F♯ C♯ G♯, D♯ A♯ and F - and of course those sharps can be named with flats too.   Write those notes in that order around a circle in 12 positions like a clock - and you have the circle. Simple as that.   So why all the fuss?   In this episode Christopher, Andrew, and Anastasia from the MU team get together for an informal and unscripted chat about why most musicians have been missing out on the full power, beauty and potential of the circle in their musical lives - and what you can do about it.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 201     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Have you heard of the Circle Of Fifths? If you're like most musicians you have heard of it, you've probably read about it, you maybe understand it, you haven't yet memorised it and you only know one thing it's useful for. The result: you're not actually using it anywhere in your musical life. The Circle Of Fifths is simply the 12 notes of Western music arranged in a certain order around a circle: C G D, A E B, F♯ C♯ G♯, D♯ A♯ and F - and of course those sharps can be named with flats too. Write those notes in that order around a circle in 12 positions like a clock - and you have the circle. Simple as that. So why all the fuss? In this episode Christopher, Andrew, and Anastasia from the MU team get together for an informal and unscripted chat about why most musicians have been missing out on the full power, beauty and potential of the circle in their musical lives - and what you can do about it. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/201" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 201</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

201: About the Circle of Fifths

Welcome to episode 100 of the Musicality Podcast! It is hard to believe - but we have reached Episode 100 of the podcast! It's been just about a year since we launched the show and it has been an absolute blast. We knew it would be fun to connect with interesting people and talk about musicality, but we had no idea just how incredible it would be. We've been blown away by the amazing people who've joined us on the show so far. We wanted to do something special to mark Episode 100 - and we'll tell you in a minute what we've got for you, it's truly something remarkable. So we talked about what to do in the team. And we're all hugely appreciative of *you* and everybody who listens to the show. So we thought about asking for listener contributions of comments or questions. But the thing is, for the most part, you guys are pretty shy! We know from the download numbers that there are a ton of people listening, but it's relatively rare that we get a new review or someone reaches out by email or leaves us a voice message. And we get that! Hey, a big part of what we do at Musical U is helping people become more confident in music and be proud that they're actively learning the skills that most people assume require musical "talent". But we know a lot of you listening aren’t there yet - So it would be a bit nuts to expect our podcast listeners to be rushing forwards bravely to put themselves out there and get in touch! So we didn't do that. But we did just want to mention it here so you all know how much we appreciate you, remind you that you are always welcome to get in touch at musicalitypodcast.com/hello - and give us the opportunity to say a big thank you for listening to the show. A special thank you of course to our *members* at Musical U who've trusted us with their musicality training and provide the financial support we need to put this podcast out for free every week. So when we were talking with the team about what we could do to celebrate hitting Episode 100 the other idea that quickly came up was that we could recap some of the stand-out lessons and quotes from our amazing interviewees. Which would be cool. But you know what would be even cooler? If we could get those same superstars to contribute something fresh and new - and something that would be really impactful on *your* musical life. So that's what we did. And a huge thank you to all our past guests who contributed a clip. We were hoping to get a handful back - and ended up with 26 contributions! The question we asked was: ”What’s one thing you’ve learned that could help musicians to tap into their inner musicality?” So what you have here - and these are going to run into a second episode too because there were so many! What you have here is an incredible collection of the most punchy insights and wisdom from more than two dozen of the world's leading music educators and musicality experts, all in one place. We have Gerald Klickstein, author of the must-have handbook for aspiring musicians, The Musician's Way. We've got the guys from the Music Student 101 podcast, my favourite podcast for learning about music theory. We have #1 Billboard hit singer and award-winning song-writer Judy Rodman. We have David Reed, the man behind the terrific Improvise For Real method for learning to improvise. We have Forrest Kinney, author of the immensely popular Pattern Play series of piano books. And I could go on and on... This might actually blow your mind a little bit, we know that we had to take breaks when listening to the clips to let things sink in a bit before absorbing more! And we're going to be splitting this episode in two, because there's no way you could sensibly absorb all of this in one go...! And speaking of jam-packed with amazing insights - before we dive into those answers from past guests, we must let you know about the Musicality Podcast Power Pack. To celebrate hitting episode 100 and all of the amazing guests we've had, we went back into all the archives, collected together all 100 episodes and then we found and created a bunch of cool extra bonus resources and material to help you get the maximum possible impact from everything in the podcast so far. We've put it all on a handy USB thumb drive so you can literally have the world's top musicality experts in the palm of your hand. We're making this available for a limited time only with free worldwide shipping. To get your copy, visit musicalitypodcast.com/celebrate - and of course not only will you be getting this fantastic resource to accelerate your own musicality training, you'll also be supporting the show. We should also mention this would be an awesome gift for a musical friend or family member. So if you enjoy the show, and whether you've listened to one episode or all hundred, please go check out musicalitypodcast.com/celebrate and see all the cool stuff we've packed into the Musicality Podcast Power Pack for you. This will be available for a limited time so go take a look today! Okay, so in this episode you're going to hear the first 11 experts answering the question: ”What’s one thing you’ve learned that could help musicians to tap into their inner musicality?” These are in no particular order, except that I've tried to group them to make for two great episodes for you to listen to. In this episode you're going to hear: • Respected author Forrest Kinney, talking about the adventure of playing. • Saxophone guru Donna Schwartz with the one crucial thing that might be stopping your performance from sounding musical and resonating with your audience. • Our very own Andrew Bishko talking about "practicing magic". • Jazz guitarist and the man behind Learn Jazz Standards Brent Vaartstra sharing the one thing you must focus on to have consistent long-term success. • Improvisation expert David Reed about when to introduce improvising into your musicality training. • Thought leader among piano teachers Dr. Melody Payne about the simple rules that can make you sound more musical. • Award-winning musician and Lydian Chromatic Concept expert Andy Wasserman talking about the "treasure hunt" of unlocking your musicality. • School music ed revolutionary Jimmy Rotheram talking about the four things which greatly impacted his own musicality. • Award-winning artist, song-writer and vocal coach Judy Rodman explaining what makes music compelling for the audience. • Natalie Weber from the world-famous Music Matters Blog on what helped her as an analytical person tap into her creative side. • And our friends Matthew Scott Phillips and Jeremy Burns from Music Student 101 round off this first episode by sharing several activities which can help you continually "level up" your musicality.   Enough from me! Let's dive in.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 100   Links and Resources • Interview with Forrest Kinney • Interview with Donna Schwartz •  Interview with Andrew Bishko •  Interview with Brent Vaartstra •  Interview with David Reed •  Interview with Melody Payne •  Interview with Andy Wasserman •  Interview with Jimmy Rotheram •  Interview with Judy Rodman •  Interview with Natalie Weber •  Interview with Music Student 101     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Welcome to episode 100 of the Musicality Podcast! It is hard to believe - but we have reached Episode 100 of the podcast! It's been just about a year since we launched the show and it has been an absolute blast. We knew it would be fun to connect with interesting people and talk about musicality, but we had no idea just how incredible it would be. We've been blown away by the amazing people who've joined us on the show so far. We wanted to do something special to mark Episode 100 - and we'll tell you in a minute what we've got for you, it's truly something remarkable. So we talked about what to do in the team. And we're all hugely appreciative of *you* and everybody who listens to the show. So we thought about asking for listener contributions of comments or questions. But the thing is, for the most part, you guys are pretty shy! We know from the download numbers that there are a ton of people listening, but it's relatively rare that we get a new review or someone reaches out by email or leaves us a voice message. And we get that! Hey, a big part of what we do at Musical U is helping people become more confident in music and be proud that they're actively learning the skills that most people assume require musical "talent". But we know a lot of you listening aren’t there yet - So it would be a bit nuts to expect our podcast listeners to be rushing forwards bravely to put themselves out there and get in touch! So we didn't do that. But we did just want to mention it here so you all know how much we appreciate you, remind you that you are always welcome to get in touch at <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/hello" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicalitypodcast.com/hello</a> - and give us the opportunity to say a big thank you for listening to the show. A special thank you of course to our *members* at Musical U who've trusted us with their musicality training and provide the financial support we need to put this podcast out for free every week. So when we were talking with the team about what we could do to celebrate hitting Episode 100 the other idea that quickly came up was that we could recap some of the stand-out lessons and quotes from our amazing interviewees. Which would be cool. But you know what would be even cooler? If we could get those same superstars to contribute something fresh and new - and something that would be really impactful on *your* musical life. So that's what we did. And a huge thank you to all our past guests who contributed a clip. We were hoping to get a handful back - and ended up with 26 contributions! The question we asked was: ”What’s one thing you’ve learned that could help musicians to tap into their inner musicality?” So what you have here - and these are going to run into a second episode too because there were so many! What you have here is an incredible collection of the most punchy insights and wisdom from more than two dozen of the world's leading music educators and musicality experts, all in one place. We have Gerald Klickstein, author of the must-have handbook for aspiring musicians, The Musician's Way. We've got the guys from the Music Student 101 podcast, my favourite podcast for learning about music theory. We have #1 Billboard hit singer and award-winning song-writer Judy Rodman. We have David Reed, the man behind the terrific Improvise For Real method for learning to improvise. We have Forrest Kinney, author of the immensely popular Pattern Play series of piano books. And I could go on and on... This might actually blow your mind a little bit, we know that we had to take breaks when listening to the clips to let things sink in a bit before absorbing more! And we're going to be splitting this episode in two, because there's no way you could sensibly absorb all of this in one go...! And speaking of jam-packed with amazing insights - before we dive into those answers from past guests, we must let you know about the Musicality Podcast Power Pack. To celebrate hitting episode 100 and all of the amazing guests we've had, we went back into all the archives, collected together all 100 episodes and then we found and created a bunch of cool extra bonus resources and material to help you get the maximum possible impact from everything in the podcast so far. We've put it all on a handy USB thumb drive so you can literally have the world's top musicality experts in the palm of your hand. We're making this available for a limited time only with free worldwide shipping. To get your copy, visit <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/celebrate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicalitypodcast.com/celebrate</a> - and of course not only will you be getting this fantastic resource to accelerate your own musicality training, you'll also be supporting the show. We should also mention this would be an awesome gift for a musical friend or family member. So if you enjoy the show, and whether you've listened to one episode or all hundred, please go check out <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/celebrate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicalitypodcast.com/celebrate</a> and see all the cool stuff we've packed into the Musicality Podcast Power Pack for you. This will be available for a limited time so go take a look today! Okay, so in this episode you're going to hear the first 11 experts answering the question: ”What’s one thing you’ve learned that could help musicians to tap into their inner musicality?” These are in no particular order, except that I've tried to group them to make for two great episodes for you to listen to. In this episode you're going to hear: • Respected author Forrest Kinney, talking about the adventure of playing. • Saxophone guru Donna Schwartz with the one crucial thing that might be stopping your performance from sounding musical and resonating with your audience. • Our very own Andrew Bishko talking about "practicing magic". • Jazz guitarist and the man behind Learn Jazz Standards Brent Vaartstra sharing the one thing you must focus on to have consistent long-term success. • Improvisation expert David Reed about when to introduce improvising into your musicality training. • Thought leader among piano teachers Dr. Melody Payne about the simple rules that can make you sound more musical. • Award-winning musician and Lydian Chromatic Concept expert Andy Wasserman talking about the "treasure hunt" of unlocking your musicality. • School music ed revolutionary Jimmy Rotheram talking about the four things which greatly impacted his own musicality. • Award-winning artist, song-writer and vocal coach Judy Rodman explaining what makes music compelling for the audience. • Natalie Weber from the world-famous Music Matters Blog on what helped her as an analytical person tap into her creative side. • And our friends Matthew Scott Phillips and Jeremy Burns from Music Student 101 round off this first episode by sharing several activities which can help you continually "level up" your musicality. Enough from me! Let's dive in. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/100" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 100</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod66/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interview with Forrest Kinney</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod68/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interview with Donna Schwartz</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod74/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Andrew Bishko</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod16/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Brent Vaartstra</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod54/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with David Reed</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod18/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Melody Payne</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod90/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Andy Wasserman</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod70/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Jimmy Rotheram</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod44/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Judy Rodman</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod2/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Natalie Weber</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod34/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Music Student 101</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

100: Unlocking Your Musicality - Part One

Have you ever felt confused by musical modes? In this episode, we discuss how you can understand these fascinating scales through active listening and a simple yet eye-opening exercise.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 095   Links and Resources • The Many Moods of Musical Modes •  Interview with Marshall McDonald • Crazy Easy Weird (Modal) Improv Trick •  The Ultimate Guide to the Dorian Mode •  The Lydian Scale: Seeking the Ultimate Mysteries of Music     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Have you ever felt confused by musical modes? In this episode, we discuss how you can understand these fascinating scales through active listening and a simple yet eye-opening exercise. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/95" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 095</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-many-moods-of-musical-modes/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Many Moods of Musical Modes</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod94/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Marshall McDonald</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/crazy-easy-weird-modal-improv-trick/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crazy Easy Weird (Modal) Improv Trick</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/get-familiar-with-the-dorian-mode/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Ultimate Guide to the Dorian Mode</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/lydian-scale-seeking-ultimate-mysteries-music/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Lydian Scale: Seeking the Ultimate Mysteries of Music</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

095: About the Moods of Modes

Josh Turknett

Today’s interview is among the most fascinating we’ve had on the show to date. We’re joined by Dr. Josh Turknett, the neurologist, best-selling author and musician behind  “Brainjo” - a music-learning methodology which originated on banjo but applies across all instruments, and which is designed to leverage modern scientific insights on how the brain actually learns.   At the Brainjo Center for Neurology &amp; Cognitive Enhancement Josh tackles the question “Is it possible to take any ordinary adult brain and turn it into the brain of a musician?” - and finds strong evidence that the answer is a resounding “Yes!”   He is also the host of the terrific  Intelligence Unshackled Podcast, which focuses on how to optimise the health and function of the brain, including its capacity to learn and change itself.   If you’ve ever wondered how exactly the brain learns new things, or whether your music-learning process is really dialed in to help you learn as quickly and enjoyably as possible - you are going to absolutely love this one.   In this conversation Josh shares: • A completely new way to think about how you’re spending your music practice time • An explanation of how to use visualisation to help you improve faster - and when exactly to do that visualisation. • The “labyrinth technique” to focus your practice time on what will deliver the biggest impact.   We also talk about how playing by ear on banjo is - and isn’t - different from other instruments, how playing complex music by ear actually works, how the adult brain compares to the child’s brain for learning - and a whole lot more.   You will come away with several new ideas that change how you think about your music learning.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 195   Links and Resources •  The Immutable Laws of Brainjo •  The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - Why Anyone Can (and should!) Learn To Play By Ear •  The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - The Secret To Staying Motivated •  The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - The Advantages of Having an Adult Brain •  The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - The Most Important Skill You Probably Never Practice •  Intelligence Unshackled Podcast •  Intelligence Unshackled - Why You Should Embrace Your Ineptitude •  David Epstein - “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World”   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Today’s interview is among the most fascinating we’ve had on the show to date. We’re joined by Dr. Josh Turknett, the neurologist, best-selling author and musician behind <a href="http://lawsofbrainjo.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “Brainjo”</a> - a music-learning methodology which originated on banjo but applies across all instruments, and which is designed to leverage modern scientific insights on how the brain actually learns. At the Brainjo Center for Neurology &amp; Cognitive Enhancement Josh tackles the question “Is it possible to take any ordinary adult brain and turn it into the brain of a musician?” - and finds strong evidence that the answer is a resounding “Yes!” He is also the host of the terrific <a href="https://elitecognition.com/podcast/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Intelligence Unshackled Podcast</a>, which focuses on how to optimise the health and function of the brain, including its capacity to learn and change itself. If you’ve ever wondered how exactly the brain learns new things, or whether your music-learning process is really dialed in to help you learn as quickly and enjoyably as possible - you are going to absolutely love this one. In this conversation Josh shares: • A completely new way to think about how you’re spending your music practice time • An explanation of how to use visualisation to help you improve faster - and when exactly to do that visualisation. • The “labyrinth technique” to focus your practice time on what will deliver the biggest impact. We also talk about how playing by ear on banjo is - and isn’t - different from other instruments, how playing complex music by ear actually works, how the adult brain compares to the child’s brain for learning - and a whole lot more. You will come away with several new ideas that change how you think about your music learning. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/195" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 195</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://lawsofbrainjo.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Immutable Laws of Brainjo</a> • <a href="https://clawhammerbanjo.net/episode-28-why-anyone-can-and-should-learn-to-play-by-ear-part-1/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - Why Anyone Can (and should!) Learn To Play By Ear</a> • <a href="https://clawhammerbanjo.net/the-immutable-laws-of-brainjo-the-art-and-science-of-effective-practice-episode-8/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - The Secret To Staying Motivated</a> • <a href="https://clawhammerbanjo.net/the-advantages-of-having-an-adult-brain-laws-of-brainjo-episode-25/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - The Advantages of Having an Adult Brain</a> • <a href="https://clawhammerbanjo.net/episode-32-the-most-important-skill-you-probably-never-practice/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Immutable Laws of Brainjo - The Most Important Skill You Probably Never Practice</a> • <a href="https://elitecognition.com/podcast/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Intelligence Unshackled Podcast</a> • <a href="https://elitecognition.com/inept/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Intelligence Unshackled - Why You Should Embrace Your Ineptitude</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIib-?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcastamOvd4wIV8ZFbCh0y0wglEAAYASAAEgJLmPD_BwE&amp;hvadid=321983913261&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9023531&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvpos=1t1&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=536145931203285061&amp;hvtargid=kwd-656818571687&amp;hydadcr=22538_9636739&amp;keywords=range+david+epstein&amp;qid=1564530743&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> David Epstein - “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World”</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

195: Boosting Musical Brainpower, with Josh Turknett (Brainjo)

Adam Neely

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Adam Neely, whose YouTube channel is followed by over 600,000 people - and is described as “video essays, lessons and vlogs on new horizons in music and music theory.” More informally, we'd say that Adam makes some of the most solid and also thoroughly entertaining videos on music theory out there - and not the “this is a crotchet”-type music theory videos, he tackles the really odd and interesting questions, like “Why pop music sounds bad to you”, “What is the slowest music humanly possible”, “Why not to use E♭11 chords” and “Which key is the saddest?”   We’ve long been fans and so it was a delight to get to sit down with Adam and learn more about his own musical background, and how he thinks about practicing, audiating, modern composing, and more.   In this conversation we talk about:   • How distinguishing between “prescriptive” and “descriptive” can totally flip how interesting learning music theory is for you • The perspective on keeping practice interesting that for us personally would have been a massive liberation if we could travel back in time and give it to our teenage selves • And a cool extension of audiation that goes beyond simply imagining a particular piece in your mind and lets you stretch your ear in interesting, creative ways   Adam also reveals the particular vowel sound you should use when singing for ear training - and a whole lot more. Don’t miss the shownotes for this episode at musicalitypodcast.com which will be packed with links to all the videos we mention, so you can go and do a deep dive of Adam’s extensive and fascinating back catalog right after this interview.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 154   Links and Resources •  Adam's YouTube channel •  Why you should learn music theory (video) •  The music theory of mashups (video) •  John Cage's "4'33" •  AUDIATION - play what you hear (video) •  Why pop music sounds bad (to you) (video) •  Which key is the saddest? (video) •  Why You Shouldn't Use Tab (and it's not why you might think!) (video) •  Exploring Minor Pentatonics - Linear Sequences (video) •  7 Cool Metronome Games (video) •  Avoiding the 5/4 Clave (Sungazer's Ether) (video) •  Drunk Septuplet Dubstep! (Sungazer's Dream of Mahjong) (video) •  Scott's Bass Lessons •  Turning Ordinary People Into Musicians, with Casey McCann •  About the Ear Training Trap •  The Gordon Institute for Music Learning   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Adam Neely, whose YouTube channel is followed by over 600,000 people - and is described as “video essays, lessons and vlogs on new horizons in music and music theory.” More informally, we'd say that Adam makes some of the most solid and also thoroughly entertaining videos on music theory out there - and not the “this is a crotchet”-type music theory videos, he tackles the really odd and interesting questions, like “Why pop music sounds bad to you”, “What is the slowest music humanly possible”, “Why not to use E♭11 chords” and “Which key is the saddest?” We’ve long been fans and so it was a delight to get to sit down with Adam and learn more about his own musical background, and how he thinks about practicing, audiating, modern composing, and more. In this conversation we talk about: • How distinguishing between “prescriptive” and “descriptive” can totally flip how interesting learning music theory is for you • The perspective on keeping practice interesting that for us personally would have been a massive liberation if we could travel back in time and give it to our teenage selves • And a cool extension of audiation that goes beyond simply imagining a particular piece in your mind and lets you stretch your ear in interesting, creative ways Adam also reveals the particular vowel sound you should use when singing for ear training - and a whole lot more. Don’t miss the shownotes for this episode at <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicalitypodcast.com</a> which will be packed with links to all the videos we mention, so you can go and do a deep dive of Adam’s extensive and fascinating back catalog right after this interview. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/154" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 154</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkp4xDOwqqJD7sSM3xdUiQ/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Adam's YouTube channel</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49alQj7c5ps/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why you should learn music theory</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzZkqD-lRtc/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The music theory of mashups</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miIEBdXU8ps/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> John Cage's "4'33"</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMqOOokv4TM/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> AUDIATION - play what you hear</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpPSF7-Ctlc/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why pop music sounds bad (to you)</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_LeIXrzAk/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Which key is the saddest?</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X7qgBVnMfY/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why You Shouldn't Use Tab (and it's not why you might think!)</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtvoAJfgp8M/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Exploring Minor Pentatonics - Linear Sequences</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6hg8GcLc-4/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 7 Cool Metronome Games</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrB3stnm8Xk/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Avoiding the 5/4 Clave (Sungazer's Ether)</a> (video) • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-u2UlTnZyo/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Drunk Septuplet Dubstep! (Sungazer's Dream of Mahjong)</a> (video) • <a href="https://scottsbasslessons.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Scott's Bass Lessons</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/turning-ordinary-people-into-musicians-with-casey-mccann/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Turning Ordinary People Into Musicians, with Casey McCann</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-ear-training-trap/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> About the Ear Training Trap</a> • <a href="https://giml.org/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Gordon Institute for Music Learning</a> Enjoying the show? 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154: The Power of Curiosity, with Adam Neely

Jermaine Griggs

Back in 2009 there really wasn’t much information online about ear training and developing your musicality. But one site which stood out then, and which continues to be among the top sites online for playing by ear was HearAndPlay.com.   On today's interview we're talking with Jermaine Griggs, who started Hear And Play back in 2000 and has had phenomenal success helping musicians around the world to learn to play music by ear. His success has led to him being a highly-sought after teacher and mentor in the entrepreneurial world, as well as a beloved teacher in the world of Gospel music - and even led to him being invited to the White House to meet President Obama.   Jermaine is a passionate educator with incredible insights into how learning to play by ear can be made simple and methodical - for anyone.   This conversation covers his own musical development and how he came to codify his methodology and launch HearAndPlay.com.   He shares what makes Gospel music unique, while also allowing it to be an amazing way to learn skills for all genres.   And there’s an inspiring example of one Hear And Play student who found great success despite a seemingly-huge personal limitation.   Jermaine also shares some nifty tips and tricks which you can apply right now to help you start playing by ear - as well as a bit of software that can make it dramatically easier.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 004   Links and Resources   HearAndPlay.com  SongTutor software  Gospel Music Training Center  vanBasco Karaoke    Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Back in 2009 there really wasn’t much information online about ear training and developing your musicality. But one site which stood out then, and which continues to be among the top sites online for playing by ear was <a href="http://hearandplay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HearAndPlay.com</a>. On today's interview we're talking with Jermaine Griggs, who started Hear And Play back in 2000 and has had phenomenal success helping musicians around the world to learn to play music by ear. His success has led to him being a highly-sought after teacher and mentor in the entrepreneurial world, as well as a beloved teacher in the world of Gospel music - and even led to him being invited to the White House to meet President Obama. Jermaine is a passionate educator with incredible insights into how learning to play by ear can be made simple and methodical - for anyone. This conversation covers his own musical development and how he came to codify his methodology and launch <a href="http://HearAndPlay.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HearAndPlay.com</a>. He shares what makes Gospel music unique, while also allowing it to be an amazing way to learn skills for all genres. And there’s an inspiring example of one Hear And Play student who found great success despite a seemingly-huge personal limitation. Jermaine also shares some nifty tips and tricks which you can apply right now to help you start playing by ear - as well as a bit of software that can make it dramatically easier. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 004</a> Links and Resources <ul> <li><a href="http://hearandplay.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> HearAndPlay.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://info.hearandplay.com/songtutor/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SongTutor software</a></li> <li><a href="http://gospel.hearandplay.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gospel Music Training Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vanbasco.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> vanBasco Karaoke</a></li> </ul> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

004: How to Hear and Play with Jermaine Griggs (HearAndPlay.com)

Jason Haaheim

Okay, first of all a heads-up. This interview ran long, like epically long. But it's also one of the most densely-interesting ones we've had the pleasure to do! So you are in for a treat.   We've talked often on this podcast about musical “talent”, including in our interview with Professor Anders Ericsson, the leading researcher on the topic, and the notion of talent and how it relates to musicality is obviously a really central one for everything we discuss on this show. We’ve also talked more than once about “deliberate practice”, a specific practice methodology which can be applied to any instrument and task, and in fact across any discipline, not just music - and which promises to deliver several times faster progress for the same amount of time spent practicing.   Our guest today, Jason Haaheim, is the clearest-cut example we've come across of someone who's taken these ideas on board, applied them very directly in his own life, and tracked and documented the results so as to demonstrate very clearly the impact they had.   Jason began in his youth as a very casual musician and his studies and work life led him into science and engineering rather than music. But today Jason is principal timpanist for New York’s Metropolitan Opera, one of the top professional percussion roles in the world. So how did that happen?   In this conversation we talk about:   • The three big turning points that took him from a casual high-school musician to a world-class professional orchestra player • The four characteristics you need to bring to your own music practice to achieve this kind of rapid progress yourself • How taking a scientific mindset can be reconciled with the "magic" of music that we all love If you're someone who has worried that it might be "too late" for you to reach an impressive level in music, we know you're going to find this episode illuminating and encouraging.   We hope you'll enjoy this detailed conversation with Jason as much as we did. He's a fascinating man who's given these crucial topics deep thought and we can pretty much guarantee you're going to come away from this episode with a changed outlook on your own musical development.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 118   Links and Resources • How Did a Scientist Become Principal Timpanist of the MET Orchestra? • A Process for Everyone: Teachers, Freelancers, and Big-Job Auditioners •  I Don’t Care How Good You Are - I Care About the Trajectory You’re Willing to Set •  The Deliberate Practice Book Club •  The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson •  Becoming an Expert Learner, with Josh Plotner •  Talent is Overrated, by Geoff Colvin •  Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise, by Professor Anders Ericsson •  The Bulletproof Musician •  The Deliberate Practice Bootcamp and Northland Timpani Summit (timpani seminar with Jason Haaheim)   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Okay, first of all a heads-up. This interview ran long, like epically long. But it's also one of the most densely-interesting ones we've had the pleasure to do! So you are in for a treat. We've talked often on this podcast about musical “talent”, including in our interview with Professor Anders Ericsson, the leading researcher on the topic, and the notion of talent and how it relates to musicality is obviously a really central one for everything we discuss on this show. We’ve also talked more than once about “deliberate practice”, a specific practice methodology which can be applied to any instrument and task, and in fact across any discipline, not just music - and which promises to deliver several times faster progress for the same amount of time spent practicing. Our guest today, Jason Haaheim, is the clearest-cut example we've come across of someone who's taken these ideas on board, applied them very directly in his own life, and tracked and documented the results so as to demonstrate very clearly the impact they had. Jason began in his youth as a very casual musician and his studies and work life led him into science and engineering rather than music. But today Jason is principal timpanist for New York’s Metropolitan Opera, one of the top professional percussion roles in the world. So how did that happen? In this conversation we talk about: • The three big turning points that took him from a casual high-school musician to a world-class professional orchestra player • The four characteristics you need to bring to your own music practice to achieve this kind of rapid progress yourself • How taking a scientific mindset can be reconciled with the "magic" of music that we all love If you're someone who has worried that it might be "too late" for you to reach an impressive level in music, we know you're going to find this episode illuminating and encouraging. We hope you'll enjoy this detailed conversation with Jason as much as we did. He's a fascinating man who's given these crucial topics deep thought and we can pretty much guarantee you're going to come away from this episode with a changed outlook on your own musical development. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/118" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 118</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://jasonhaaheim.com/how-did-scientist-become-timpanist-met-orchestra/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Did a Scientist Become Principal Timpanist of the MET Orchestra?</a> • <a href="https://jasonhaaheim.com/a-process-for-everyone-teachers-freelancers-and-big-job-auditioners/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Process for Everyone: Teachers, Freelancers, and Big-Job Auditioners</a> • <a href="https://jasonhaaheim.com/i-dont-care-how-good-you-are-i-care-about-the-trajectory-youre-willing-to-set/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I Don’t Care How Good You Are - I Care About the Trajectory You’re Willing to Set</a> • <a href="https://jasonhaaheim.com/the-deliberate-practice-book-club/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Deliberate Practice Book Club</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod62/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson</a> • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod112/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Becoming an Expert Learner, with Josh Plotner</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Overrated-Separates-World-Class-Performers/dp/1591842247/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Talent is Overrated</a>, by Geoff Colvin • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise/dp/0544947223/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise</a>, by Professor Anders Ericsson • <a href="https://bulletproofmusician.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Bulletproof Musician</a> • <a href="https://jasonhaaheim.com/event/northland-timpani-summit-2018/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Deliberate Practice Bootcamp and Northland Timpani Summit</a> (timpani seminar with Jason Haaheim) Enjoying the show? 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118: Music Learning at Warp Speed, with Jason Haaheim

Gregg Goodhart

Today’s guest,  Gregg Goodhart, specializes in taking all the latest research and understanding of how the human brain can most effectively practice, and actually putting it to practical use, in music lessons and classrooms. Through his innovative  Practiclass project he’s able to prove by on-the-spot demonstration with real students, just how effective these techniques can be for breaking past longstanding plateaus and reaching new heights of instrumental ability.   Gregg’s YouTube channel and project is called  Learn Like A Genius, and with good reason. When you see the virtuoso instrumentalist, the person who seems like a musical genius, and wonder how they got so good, the chances are that they either consciously or unconsciously have been using some of the learning techniques that Gregg shares today.   We talk about: • The two disastrous ways that the idea of “talent” sabotages music learners and can hold you back from reaching your true potential. • Gregg’s simple three-word summary of the powerful idea of “deliberate practice”, and how it can be the key to fast progress. • The counter-intuitive but foolproof way to break past plateaus where you just can’t seem to play a certain passage correctly at full speed.   You’re going to come away from this episode seriously inspired about what could be possible from your music practice in the future - and to make sure you’re able to really follow through on that, we’ve got a couple of fantastic ways for you to dive into using these ideas in a practical way.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 213   Links and Resources •  Gregg Goodhart - Learning Coach •  What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute •  Learn Like A Genius - Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart •  Learning, Competence, and Talent, with Gregg Goodhart •  Making things hard on yourself, but in a good way: Creating desirable difficulties to enhance learning •  Geoff Colvin - Talent Is Overrated •  Effective Practice: Lessons from Neuroscience and Psychology, with Gregg Goodhart •  Practical Ways to Play Better Now, Right Now, C’mon, Go Do It! •  Why an "A" is not enough         Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Today’s guest, <a href="https://ggoodhart.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gregg Goodhart</a>, specializes in taking all the latest research and understanding of how the human brain can most effectively practice, and actually putting it to practical use, in music lessons and classrooms. Through his innovative <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZXgniuj0u4?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Practiclass</a> project he’s able to prove by on-the-spot demonstration with real students, just how effective these techniques can be for breaking past longstanding plateaus and reaching new heights of instrumental ability. Gregg’s YouTube channel and project is called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc9LSycg7J0DmFZOEwdTUOA?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Learn Like A Genius</a>, and with good reason. When you see the virtuoso instrumentalist, the person who seems like a musical genius, and wonder how they got so good, the chances are that they either consciously or unconsciously have been using some of the learning techniques that Gregg shares today. We talk about: • The two disastrous ways that the idea of “talent” sabotages music learners and can hold you back from reaching your true potential. • Gregg’s simple three-word summary of the powerful idea of “deliberate practice”, and how it can be the key to fast progress. • The counter-intuitive but foolproof way to break past plateaus where you just can’t seem to play a certain passage correctly at full speed. You’re going to come away from this episode seriously inspired about what could be possible from your music practice in the future - and to make sure you’re able to really follow through on that, we’ve got a couple of fantastic ways for you to dive into using these ideas in a practical way. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/213" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 213</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://ggoodhart.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gregg Goodhart - Learning Coach</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZXgniuj0u4?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What is a Practiclass? Sax, cello, guitar, The Learn Like A Genius Institute</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5w5jBPDEI?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Learn Like A Genius - Piano Practiclass (Full), Houston, TX with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-competence-and-talent-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Learning, Competence, and Talent, with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-19926-008?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Making things hard on yourself, but in a good way: Creating desirable difficulties to enhance learning</a> • <a href="http://geoffcolvin.com/books/talent-is-overrated/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Geoff Colvin - Talent Is Overrated</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/effective-practice-lessons-from-neuroscience-and-psychology-with-gregg-goodhart/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Effective Practice: Lessons from Neuroscience and Psychology, with Gregg Goodhart</a> • <a href="https://ggoodhart.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Feel-the-Blearn-6-16-2016-revision.pdf?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Practical Ways to Play Better Now, Right Now, C’mon, Go Do It!</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpyzGO2aQzE?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why an "A" is not enough</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

213: How to Learn Like a Genius, with Gregg Goodhart

The major scale may get all the attention, but have you been introduced to its close relative, the Lydian scale? In this episode, Musical U's own Andrew Bishko discusses the Lydian and the associated Lydian Chromatic Concept - a theory that may change the way you think about the major scale forever...   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 075   Links and Resources • Interview with Andrew •  The Lydian Scale: Seeking the Ultimate Mysteries of Music •  The Lydian Chromatic Concept, by George Russell •  Tension and Release in Music   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

The major scale may get all the attention, but have you been introduced to its close relative, the Lydian scale? In this episode, Musical U's own Andrew Bishko discusses the Lydian and the associated Lydian Chromatic Concept - a theory that may change the way you think about the major scale forever... Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/75" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 075</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod74/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interview with Andrew</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/lydian-scale-seeking-ultimate-mysteries-music/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Lydian Scale: Seeking the Ultimate Mysteries of Music</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lydian-Chromatic-Concept-Tonal-Organization/dp/0970373902/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Lydian Chromatic Concept, by George Russell</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/tension-in-music/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tension and Release in Music</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

075: About the Lydian Chromatic Concept

Hello and welcome back for part two of this special on active listening and how to hear like a musician. We’re joined by Andrew Bishko from the Musical U team.    In part one we tackled the “what”: What is active listening? What does it mean to have a musician's ear? And in this part we're going to follow that up, assuming you're already super excited to know about active listening by talking about the nitty gritty of how to do it.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 176   Links and Resources •  The Musician’s Ear •  Productivity Academy Episode 22 - Mindset or Mindfulness - Setting The Stage Internally With Christopher Sutton   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Hello and welcome back for part two of this special on active listening and how to hear like a musician. We’re joined by Andrew Bishko from the Musical U team. <a href="http://musl.ink/pod175?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> In part one we tackled the “what”:</a> What is active listening? What does it mean to have a musician's ear? And in this part we're going to follow that up, assuming you're already super excited to know about active listening by talking about the nitty gritty of how to do it. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/176" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 176</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://musiciansearcourse.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Musician’s Ear</a> • <a href="https://anchor.fm/productivityacademy/episodes/Episode-22---Mindset-or-Mindfulness---Setting-The-Stage-Internally-With-Christopher-Sutton-e3m71i?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Productivity Academy Episode 22 - Mindset or Mindfulness - Setting The Stage Internally With Christopher Sutton</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

176: How to Hear Like A Musician

Have you ever wondered whether trained musicians simply hear music in a different way to you? Well, it turns out they do. And in this episode we’re joined with Andrew Bishko, to talk about what exactly that means, and how it can help you. Stay tuned!     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 175   Links and Resources •  The Musician’s Ear •  About Active Listening •  How to Stop Doubting and Start Performing, with Brent Vaartstra   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Have you ever wondered whether trained musicians simply hear music in a different way to you? Well, it turns out they do. And in this episode we’re joined with Andrew Bishko, to talk about what exactly that means, and how it can help you. Stay tuned! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/175" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 175</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://secure.musical-u.com/alp-launch-1?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Musician’s Ear</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-active-listening/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> About Active Listening</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-stop-doubting-and-start-performing-with-brent-vaartstra/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Stop Doubting and Start Performing, with Brent Vaartstra</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

175: What it means to Hear Like A Musician

Are you intimidated by the idea of sight-reading music, finding the skill to be intimidating and unattainable? This podcast episode explores how you can get started with learning this skill through musicality training, and the endless benefits that this ability yields.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 065   Links and Resources •  Interview with Ben Parry •  SightReadingMastery.com • Solfa and Relative Pitch •  Speak Rhythms module preview   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Are you intimidated by the idea of sight-reading music, finding the skill to be intimidating and unattainable? This podcast episode explores how you can get started with learning this skill through musicality training, and the endless benefits that this ability yields. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/65" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 065</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod64/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Ben Parry</a> • <a href="http://sightreadingmastery.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SightReadingMastery.com</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/solfege-do-re-mi-isnt-childs-play/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solfa and Relative Pitch</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/modules/rhythm/speak-rhythms/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Speak Rhythms module preview</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

065: About Sight-Reading Music

You may be putting in the practice hours, but are you getting the results that your hard work deserves? In this episode, we take a look at the concepts of deliberate practice and purposeful practice, and how to integrate the two in order to make the most out of your practice time.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 063   Links and Resources •  Interview with Professor Anders Ericsson •  An Introduction to Solfa • Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise (book)   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

You may be putting in the practice hours, but are you getting the results that your hard work deserves? In this episode, we take a look at the concepts of deliberate practice and purposeful practice, and how to integrate the two in order to make the most out of your practice time. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/63" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 063</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://musl.ink/pod62/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Professor Anders Ericsson</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/solfege-do-re-mi-isnt-childs-play/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> An Introduction to Solfa</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise/dp/0544456238/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise</a> (book) Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

063: About Deliberate Practice in Music

Allan Hubert-Wright

Today we're joined by Allan Hubert-Wright, the founder of Le Chanteur Moderne, one of the most respected voice training institutes in France, and one which is remarkable for using modern voice science to help singers and singing teachers be more effective by leveraging what we actually know about the human voice. He is also the director of the voice department at the prestigious IFPRO performing arts school in Paris and conducts ongoing research into vocal function. We recently had the chance to see Allan give a presentation, and we came away determined to have him on the show, because he shares the kinds of thing that can save years of frustration, confusion and wasted effort. So whether you don't sing at all yet, you're at the beginning of learning to sing, or you've been singing for years, you're going to want to pay attention!   In this conversation we talk about:   • Why being told he was a bad singer as a child didn't hold him back • How he helped one singer finally find her own authentic voice after years of imitating various singers and styles • And we bust three big myths in singing: about breathing and support, about what to eat and drink, and about how to correctly produce vowel sounds.   This conversation was such a pleasure and we know it's going to be an enlightening one for any of you listening who sing or who would like to - but find some of the teaching a bit confusing.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 086   Links and Resources • Le Chanteur Moderne •  Le Chanteur Moderne on Facebook •  Singing and Teaching Singing: An Holistic Approach to Classical Voice, by Janice Chapman •  Vocology, by Ingo Titze •  Principles of Voice Production, by Ingo Titze     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Today we're joined by Allan Hubert-Wright, the founder of Le Chanteur Moderne, one of the most respected voice training institutes in France, and one which is remarkable for using modern voice science to help singers and singing teachers be more effective by leveraging what we actually know about the human voice. He is also the director of the voice department at the prestigious IFPRO performing arts school in Paris and conducts ongoing research into vocal function. We recently had the chance to see Allan give a presentation, and we came away determined to have him on the show, because he shares the kinds of thing that can save years of frustration, confusion and wasted effort. So whether you don't sing at all yet, you're at the beginning of learning to sing, or you've been singing for years, you're going to want to pay attention! In this conversation we talk about: • Why being told he was a bad singer as a child didn't hold him back • How he helped one singer finally find her own authentic voice after years of imitating various singers and styles • And we bust three big myths in singing: about breathing and support, about what to eat and drink, and about how to correctly produce vowel sounds. This conversation was such a pleasure and we know it's going to be an enlightening one for any of you listening who sing or who would like to - but find some of the teaching a bit confusing. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/86" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 086</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://www.chanteurmoderne.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Le Chanteur Moderne</a> • <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lechanteurmoderne/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Le Chanteur Moderne on Facebook</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Singing-Teaching-Holistic-Approach-Classical/dp/1597564265/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Singing and Teaching Singing: An Holistic Approach to Classical Voice</a>, by Janice Chapman • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vocology-Science-Practice-Voice-Habilitation/dp/0983477116/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vocology</a>, by Ingo Titze • <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Principles-Voice-Production-Ingo-Titze/dp/013717893X/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Principles of Voice Production</a>, by Ingo Titze Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

086: Singing and Science- Busting Myths with Allan Hubert-Wright (Le Chanteur Moderne)

Josh Wright

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Josh Wright, a highly successful pianist whose first solo album topped the Billboard “classical” chart. He’s played with a number of symphony orchestras, won prizes in international piano competitions, and studied with some of the world's greatest piano teachers. He shares the insights and strategies he’s learned along the way through his highly popular YouTube channel “Josh Wright Piano TV”.   We had been really impressed by the practice and performance tips Josh shares in particular and so we were excited to have him as a guest on the show to dive into these topics as well as his own musical journey.   In this conversation we talk about:   • How to make technique exercises more interesting and a more valuable use of your practice time • The clever performance strategy that involved him making snowballs before sitting down at the keyboard • The three “levers” you can play around with to transform a robotic performance into a truly musical one • The reason he will still travel long distances to go visit his childhood piano teacher when preparing new repertoire.   This was a seriously value-packed conversation, Josh has tons of practical tips and mindset-shifting insights which he shares freely so we know you’ll be taking away some impactful ideas from this episode for your own practicing and performing.   One quick note - we failed to sound check the piano before we began the interview and so there are a few spots where Josh demonstrates something and you’ll hear the sound get a bit crunchy. We apologise for that, but we think the points he’s making still come across fine.   We hope you’ll enjoy this episode!   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 130   Links and Resources • Josh Wright Piano • Josh Wright’s web store - 20% off everything with coupon code PODCAST • Josh Wright’s courses on Teachable.com - 20% off with coupon code PODCAST • How to Learn A New Piano Piece Quickly and Efficiently • How to Memorize Music Quickly and Effectively • Efficient Practice Piano Lesson • A Quick Fix For Weak Spots In Your Playing • 5 Tips To Get Rid of Nerves and Stage Fright When Performing • Overcoming Performance Anxiety and Stage Fright • Mastering Rubato: How To Sound Like a Pro •  Tone Quality - Create a More Beautiful Sound At The Piano • The Piano Mastery Checklist • The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Josh Wright, a highly successful pianist whose first solo album topped the Billboard “classical” chart. He’s played with a number of symphony orchestras, won prizes in international piano competitions, and studied with some of the world's greatest piano teachers. He shares the insights and strategies he’s learned along the way through his highly popular YouTube channel “Josh Wright Piano TV”. We had been really impressed by the practice and performance tips Josh shares in particular and so we were excited to have him as a guest on the show to dive into these topics as well as his own musical journey. In this conversation we talk about: • How to make technique exercises more interesting and a more valuable use of your practice time • The clever performance strategy that involved him making snowballs before sitting down at the keyboard • The three “levers” you can play around with to transform a robotic performance into a truly musical one • The reason he will still travel long distances to go visit his childhood piano teacher when preparing new repertoire. This was a seriously value-packed conversation, Josh has tons of practical tips and mindset-shifting insights which he shares freely so we know you’ll be taking away some impactful ideas from this episode for your own practicing and performing. One quick note - we failed to sound check the piano before we began the interview and so there are a few spots where Josh demonstrates something and you’ll hear the sound get a bit crunchy. We apologise for that, but we think the points he’s making still come across fine. We hope you’ll enjoy this episode! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/130" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 130</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://www.joshwrightpiano.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Wright Piano</a> • <a href="https://www.joshwrightpiano.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Wright’s web store</a> - 20% off everything with coupon code PODCAST • <a href="https://joshwrightpiano.teachable.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Wright’s courses on Teachable.com</a> - 20% off with coupon code PODCAST • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-en1Bi7kwY/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Learn A New Piano Piece Quickly and Efficiently</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXgl8cGgO-Q/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Memorize Music Quickly and Effectively</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th5ljgUP9lg/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Efficient Practice Piano Lesson</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPDuhdj0jtc/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Quick Fix For Weak Spots In Your Playing</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWQ89MsE1ww/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5 Tips To Get Rid of Nerves and Stage Fright When Performing</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XL7sWTPNYY/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcoming Performance Anxiety and Stage Fright</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_fLcwKtgBg/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastering Rubato: How To Sound Like a Pro</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KQllqbb9Iw/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tone Quality - Create a More Beautiful Sound At The Piano</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvY_zRiZAX4/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Piano Mastery Checklist</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle</a> Enjoying the show? 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130: Practice, Performance, and Powerful Levers, with Josh Wright

Meghan Nixon

Today we’re joined by Meghan Nixon, of HowToSingSmarter.com. You may be confused by the title: singers want to sing louder, higher, stronger, more confidently - but “smarter”?   As you’re going to discover in this conversation, singing smarter is perhaps the most important thing you can do to improve your experience and results as a singer.   During the course of her career in music, Meghan has helped hundreds of people become better singers and musicians. She works with voice and piano students of all ages, levels and genres in her busy private studio in Arvada, Colorado. She is a classically-trained vocalist with a degree in Jazz Performance from Michigan State University and has performed in Jazz, Rock, Funk, R&amp;B, Bluegrass and Folk bands. She’s been teaching voice for 15 years and focuses on healthy singing technique, ear training and musicianship.   In this episode Meghan shares with us:   • The framework she puts in place with all her students that helps them approach new songs, sing the right notes, and even sight-sing music they’ve never seen before. • The truth about “tone deafness” and how she helps first-time singers to quickly get the hang of singing in tune, and • How she went from being too scared to even try improvising as a singer, to knowing clearly and confidently how to assemble the right notes at the right time.   We loved chatting with Meghan about what it means to “sing smarter” and how it can help all those of us who aren’t necessarily “natural singers” to feel just as confident and capable as those who are.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 020   Links and Resources • HowToSingSmarter.com •  The Tone Deaf Test •  Beginner Solfa Sight-Singing Practice Exercises     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Today we’re joined by Meghan Nixon, of <a href="http://HowToSingSmarter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HowToSingSmarter.com</a>. You may be confused by the title: singers want to sing louder, higher, stronger, more confidently - but “smarter”? As you’re going to discover in this conversation, singing smarter is perhaps the most important thing you can do to improve your experience and results as a singer. During the course of her career in music, Meghan has helped hundreds of people become better singers and musicians. She works with voice and piano students of all ages, levels and genres in her busy private studio in Arvada, Colorado. She is a classically-trained vocalist with a degree in Jazz Performance from Michigan State University and has performed in Jazz, Rock, Funk, R&amp;B, Bluegrass and Folk bands. She’s been teaching voice for 15 years and focuses on healthy singing technique, ear training and musicianship. In this episode Meghan shares with us: • The framework she puts in place with all her students that helps them approach new songs, sing the right notes, and even sight-sing music they’ve never seen before. • The truth about “tone deafness” and how she helps first-time singers to quickly get the hang of singing in tune, and • How she went from being too scared to even try improvising as a singer, to knowing clearly and confidently how to assemble the right notes at the right time. We loved chatting with Meghan about what it means to “sing smarter” and how it can help all those of us who aren’t necessarily “natural singers” to feel just as confident and capable as those who are. Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 020</a> Links and Resources • <a href="http://howtosingsmarter.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HowToSingSmarter.com</a> • <a href="http://tonedeaftest.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Tone Deaf Test</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/beginner-solfa-sight-singing-practice-exercises/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Beginner Solfa Sight-Singing Practice Exercises</a> Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

020: How to Sing Smarter, with Meghan Nixon

Scott Sharp

Fretboard Toolbox

Today we're talking with Scott Sharp, the creator of Fretboard Toolbox - an innovative way to explain the notes and chords in each key for guitar, bass, piano, banjo and more.   Interestingly, Scott started learning music later than you might expect and really didn't consider himself all that musical. But an impactful experience in his day job as a high school biology teacher unlocked music theory in a way that let him start improvising, playing by ear, and being creative and confident in music.   He built on that insight to create his "fretboard toolboxes" for a range of instruments, and provides them online at fretboard-toolbox.com. He’s also just released a very cool “Theory By Hand” eBook that makes it easy for you to figure out the scales and chords in any key.   In this conversation we talk about:   • The big theory insight that let him start playing by ear and improvising and led him to create a whole new way to show how music theory works • Why learning to play a whole bunch of instruments isn’t nearly as hard as you might imagine • And the advice Scott would have for anyone who fears they’re “unmusical”   Scott’s Fretboard Toolboxes are an amazing resource for any musician looking to explore the more creative side of music-making and give themselves a shortcut to sounding good and understanding what they’re doing with the notes they choose to play.   Please enjoy this conversation and come away inspired to explore this approach to theory yourself!   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 026   Links and Resources • Fretboard Toolbox •  Free jam tracks •  Theory By Hand ebook •  Online Lessons with Scott •  The Circle of Fifths, an invaluable tool for understanding chords, scales, and more     Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Today we're talking with Scott Sharp, the creator of Fretboard Toolbox - an innovative way to explain the notes and chords in each key for guitar, bass, piano, banjo and more. Interestingly, Scott started learning music later than you might expect and really didn't consider himself all that musical. But an impactful experience in his day job as a high school biology teacher unlocked music theory in a way that let him start improvising, playing by ear, and being creative and confident in music. He built on that insight to create his "fretboard toolboxes" for a range of instruments, and provides them online at <a href="http://fretboard-toolbox.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fretboard-toolbox.com</a>. He’s also just released a very cool “Theory By Hand” eBook that makes it easy for you to figure out the scales and chords in any key. In this conversation we talk about: • The big theory insight that let him start playing by ear and improvising and led him to create a whole new way to show how music theory works • Why learning to play a whole bunch of instruments isn’t nearly as hard as you might imagine • And the advice Scott would have for anyone who fears they’re “unmusical” Scott’s Fretboard Toolboxes are an amazing resource for any musician looking to explore the more creative side of music-making and give themselves a shortcut to sounding good and understanding what they’re doing with the notes they choose to play. Please enjoy this conversation and come away inspired to explore this approach to theory yourself! Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 026</a> Links and Resources • <a href="https://www.fretboard-toolbox.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fretboard Toolbox</a> • <a href="https://www.fretboard-toolbox.com/200-free-jam-tracks.html/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Free jam tracks</a> • <a href="https://www.fretboard-toolbox.com/theory-by-hand.html/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Theory By Hand</a> ebook • <a href="https://www.fretboard-toolbox.com/online-lessons.html/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Online Lessons with Scott</a> • <a href="https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-use-circle-fifths/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Circle of Fifths</a>, an invaluable tool for understanding chords, scales, and more Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to rate and review</a>

026: A Toolbox of Musical Understanding, with Scott Sharp (Fretboard Toolbox)

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