Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life. In this episode... • Andrew explains how to "rise above the herd" and allow yourself to level up in music. • Andy talks about gaining performance confidence, step by step. • Camilo reveals how analysing melody can produce breakthroughs for you with the harmony and memorising progressions • And Zac shows how to know with certainty that you do have m...
Jun 08, 2024•16 min•Ep. 287
In this episode of "Meet The Team" you'll meet Mark Hanna from the Admissions Team, and find out a bit about his own musical journey and how he helps welcome new members and Next Level clients into Musical U! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/286 Links and Resources • Next Level Coaching • The Musicality Book Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and ...
Jun 07, 2024•22 min•Ep. 286
If you've been hearing about this new Musicality book and wondering what exactly it's going to cover, your wait is over! Today I'm going to go through the book, chapter by chapter, and share with you exactly what you'll find inside. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/285 Links and Resources • The Musicality Book • Musicality Now: How to Play Expressively (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: Is...
Jun 06, 2024•31 min•Ep. 285
Now more than ever it's essential to get in touch with what it truly means to you, to make music. In this episode I'll share some questions and pointers for escaping the trap of being "a musical robot". Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/284 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: I Am Not Your Guru • Coaches Corner • Musicality Now: How To Play With Expression • The Musicality Book Enjoying th...
Jun 05, 2024•15 min•Ep. 284
Have you ever wondered what's going through a great improviser's head when they wail? Or maybe you've heard conflicting advice about whether you need to master music theory to improvise at the highest levels? In today's episode, I'm sharing a clip from Lorin Cohen's Musical U masterclass, where he lays it all out for you, plain and simple. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/283 Links and Reso...
Jun 04, 2024•20 min•Ep. 283
Have you ever felt overwhelmed or intimidated by jazz? By improv? Or maybe by both? Let me introduce you to someone who just might hold the key you've been looking for... Meet highly-acclaimed jazz bassist and educator Lorin Cohen, and discover his unique take on musicality and improv in this mini-interview. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/282 Links and Resources • LorinCohen.com • Lorin's...
Jun 03, 2024•21 min•Ep. 282
Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life. In this episode: - Zac shares the power of making BAD sounds - Andy gives an amazing tip for handling days when you don't have much practice time - Camilo explains how you can keep working on your musicality even when you're away from your instrument - Andrew flips the script on "warhorse" pieces you've been struggling on for ages. Subscribe For Fu...
Jun 01, 2024•15 min•Ep. 281
From Choirs to K-Pop, and juggling everything from member support to customer service and keeping all we do running smoothly at Musical U - meet our Operations Assistant extraordinaire Charm Cajurao, in this episode of "Meet The Team"! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 280 Links and Resources • "Discover Your Musical Core" training Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rat...
May 31, 2024•11 min•Ep. 280
Want to know how you can use your singing voice as a kind of "universal powertool" to accelerate ALL your musical development? I'm going to share three ways you can easily weave singing into your everyday music practice to let you become more musical, faster. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 279 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Is This The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? (Inside The Book) • Musicali...
May 30, 2024•16 min•Ep. 279
If there's one thing that'll strike the most fear into the heart of the average musician... It's not scales... It's not being asked to play something you haven't prepared... It's not even being asked to improvise... Those can all be scary! But for many musicians, one thing is scarier than all of them: SINGING! What if there was an easy and natural route into starting to sing, that didn't even begin with you singing a single note? In today's episode, I'll be sharing a clip from a recent mastercla...
May 29, 2024•14 min•Ep. 278
Can you sing? If not... can you breathe?! Funny question, I know! But we had a recent masterclass which joined up those two questions so beautifully. It's with Michaela Bartoskova, who's a voice, singing and yoga coach, and her masterclass at Musical U was on the topic of “When Breath Becomes Voice”. Michaela is a specialist in the voice beyond just singing - into breath, into speaking, into movement. She has such a beautiful, holistic perspective and it made her masterclass really special. And ...
May 28, 2024•17 min•Ep. 277
We rarely use the word "should" or "must" at Musical U... but singing might just be an exception! If you don't currently use singing as a tool on a daily basis in your music practice, you're missing out. Here's why. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 276 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Is THIS The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? • MusicalityBook.com • Why Every Musician Should Be A Singer Too • How T...
May 27, 2024•19 min•Ep. 276
Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life. In this episode... • Zac shares the power of performance - and a big mindset shift that can make performing more easy and joyful, even if you make a mistake or two! • Andy gives a way to instantly see how far you've really come, any time you're getting down about your musical progress. • Camilo explains choosing the right "sweet spot" level of repe...
May 25, 2024•15 min•Ep. 275
From Blues Brothers tributes to successfully "abandoning" art, this wide-ranging interview with Musical U team member and Next Level coach Andy Portas reveals his own musical backstory, and how he helps members inside Musical U discover their surprising musicality. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 274 Links and Resources • MusicalityBook.com • Coaches Corner Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and rev...
May 24, 2024•27 min•Ep. 274
Did you know, there's ONE foundational skill which makes everything in musicality easier? I'm talking about everything from ear training to playing by ear, improvising, writing music, improving your rhythm, jamming with others. Everything that makes you feel truly musical, inside and out - benefits from this one foundational skill. And yet... the vast majority of musicians would say they cannot do it - and are afraid to even try. Today I want to share with you what that skill is, and why you abs...
May 23, 2024•18 min•Ep. 273
There are 5 BIG mistakes adult music learners make... And if you're an adult learning music, I can pretty much guarantee you're making one of these - if not ALL FIVE. Today I'm gonna share with you what these 5 mistakes are - AND how to fix them. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 272 Links and Resources • Reviews page for examples of adult music-learning success • Albert Frantz of Key-Notes.com • YourMusical...
May 22, 2024•26 min•Ep. 272
What if you could learn music faster - by practicing LESS?! It sounds crazy... but it's actually possible. In this section from Dr. Molly Gebrian's recent Musical U masterclass, you'll hear exactly how to take some of the most mind-boggling breakthrough ideas from the world of neuroscience, and use them in a practical way to dramatically accelerate your music learning. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 271 L...
May 21, 2024•18 min
If you've ever worried that you were a slow learner in music, or maybe you've heard about our super learning material here at musical you, then you're going to love today's mini interview with Dr. Molly Gebrian. You'll get the chance to hear how her career as a professional viola player combined with her fascination with neuroscience, to produce one of the world's leading experts on accelerating the process of learning music. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | R...
May 20, 2024•14 min•Ep. 270
Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life. This time we have: - Andy sharing the benefits of figuring out melodies and chords using solfa - Zac revealing the surprising impact of tapping into the spirit of "ease and joy" - Camilo explaining how basslines can help you memorise more easily, by understanding the structure more deeply - And Andrew discusses the power of language and "doodletong...
May 18, 2024•16 min•Ep. 269
In this interview you'll meet leading educator and Professor of Music and Music Education in Bogotá, Colombia, Camilo Suárez. He shares a bit about his own musical journey, from trying various instruments and feeling "untalented" through discovering musicality training, and going on to bring those ideas to the educational system in Colombia and joining the Musical U team. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 26...
May 17, 2024•25 min•Ep. 268
Do you know what your "North Star" is in music? If you've ever suffered from "shiny object syndrome", chasing squirrels and going down YouTube rabbitholes, or you've found your musical motivation going up and down like a rollercoaster week by week... Then let me share one solution, proven by thousands upon thousands of musicians to fix all those problems and more - in as little as five minutes. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and...
May 16, 2024•17 min•Ep. 267
Ever seen what other musicians are up to... and felt intimidated? Like YOU could never do that. And if we're talking about songwriting, composing or other creative musical activities - well, forget about it! In this clip from Tero Potila's masterclass at Musical U he reveals how to shift out of the "comparison trap" and recognise the musical contribution which you alone can make. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Ep...
May 15, 2024•12 min•Ep. 266
Tero Potila is a successful songwriter and composer with a string of hits to his name. He recently joined us at Musical U as a Guest Expert, teaching on creativity and collaboration. In this mini-interview, you'll hear exactly how he went from thinking songwriting took a magical "talent" to discovering that he too was capable of writing great music. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 265 Links and Resources •...
May 14, 2024•22 min•Ep. 265
Christopher looks back on "Beatles Month", when we went deep into the musicality of the Fab Four themselves, uncovering the truth behind their phenomenal career and apparently supernatural "talent". Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 264 Links and Resources • ToneDeafTest.com • SingTrue app • Beatles Month Index • Welcome to Beatles Month • How the Beatles Came to Be, with Scott Freiman • Writing Songs the Be...
May 13, 2024•8 min•Ep. 264
Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life. This time we have: - Zac sharing the "breakthrough that leads to ALL the breakthroughs" - Camilo with a nifty AI tool you can use to help with active listening, playing by ear and improvisation - Andy reveals a surprising way to improve your finger speed on your instrument - Andrew discusses how our musicality and creativity can easily outstrip our...
May 11, 2024•13 min•Ep. 263
Since 2015 one man has been the heart of the Musical U community, our very own @GtrStu777! In this interview you'll meet our "Community Conductor" Stewart Hilton, who does so much to keep our unique community thriving, and find out a bit about his own fascinating musical journey. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 262 Links and Resources • Stewart's articles "Summer of Music: On the Road", Part 1 and Part 2 •...
May 10, 2024•38 min•Ep. 262
In this sneak-peek behind the scenes of our forthcoming Musicality book, Christopher shares a framework you can use to start playing more expressively. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 261 Links and Resources • MusicalityBook.com : Register your interest now! Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review...
May 09, 2024•29 min•Ep. 261
What do a zombie cowbell, a matte-black drumhead, and a pink sparkly snare drum have in common? Believe it or not, they can all make you more musical... Here's how! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 260 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Rhythmic Reconnection (interview with Dave Smith) Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review...
May 08, 2024•15 min•Ep. 260
Drummer Dave Smith teaches a powerful stepping-based method for improving your connection to the pulse, your sense of rhythm and your ability to both perform and be creative with different rhythmic patterns. In this first part of his recent Musical U masterclass, Dave introduces the foundation of his method, with an exercise you can start using right away to improve your own rhythmic chops. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Tra...
May 07, 2024•18 min•Ep. 259
Ever felt like your rhythm skills aren't quite what they should be - but you really didn't know what you could do about that? We've found that typically, the rhythm side of things is massively overlooked by music learners. The basics come easily, and then we kind of forget about actually improving our sense of rhythm. So even though it's a huge part of the difference between an "okay" performance and a really great performance, often we aren't actually working on our rhythm skills the way we cou...
May 06, 2024•25 min•Ep. 258
