Solfa Transcription Practice Exercises
Wish you could write down the music you hear? Practice with this free set of solfa transcription exercises in easy, medium and hard levels.
Christopher Sutton
Founder and Director of Musical U, Christopher Sutton is a lifelong passionate musician, dedicated to the mission of helping people to achieve their true, full musical potential.
Educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (BA) and Queen Mary, University of London (MSc) Christopher founded Musical U (then, Easy Ear Training) in 2009 to pioneer new ways to make musicality training easy, fun and effective.
He is the creator of best-selling iOS apps Relative Pitch and SingTrue and the viral sensation ToneDeafTest.com. He has authored hundreds of articles and tutorials on Musical-U.com as well as countless other websites and publications, including Making Music Magazine and Total Guitar Magazine.
He is the host of Musicality Now the popular audio/video podcast focusing exclusively on musicality, where he's had the chance to interview over 100 world-leading experts, as well as sharing his own insights and guidance based on the methodology and frameworks created inside Musical U membership.
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Posts by Christopher Sutton
How to Make Scales Less Boring
Scales are an important part of music practice but not very interesting. Get some tips on how to make practicing them fun with lots of musical variety!
Total Musicianship for Children, with Let’s Play Music (Interview)
Find out about Let’s Play Music, a 3 year program for children aged 4 and over that teaches all the key musicianship skills through play, in this interview.
How to Transcribe, Sing for Therapy, Hear Harmonies and Make More Music Time
Find out about sound therapy, learn to transcribe using solfa, listen to and play harmonies by ear and get times on making time for music practice.
12 Ways to be a Better Improviser
Improvisation is a fun musical activity but it can be challenging to learn. Here are twelve effective ways you can learn to improvise music yourself.
The Therapeutic Power of Singing (interview)
Learn what sounds therapy is and how it can help you find and love your voice in this interesting interview with singing teacher, Patricia PE Janssen.
Solfa, Piano Improv, Intervals and Practicing Smarter
Learn to spell intervals and how to improvise on piano, get tips on practicing smarter and read a discussion on the effect criticism can have on musicians.
5 Steps to Piano Improvisation
There is no longer a reason to be intimidated by piano improvisation! Follow these 5 steps to make real progress and enjoy your new improvisation skills.
Songwriter’s Secrets: Marc with a C (interview)
As the new album Unicorns Get More Bacon is released we catch up with the artist, Marc with a C, to discover his song-writing tips and insights.
Learn to Sing, Make Improv a Game and Hear the 6/8 Time Signature
Learn how to sing in four simple steps, improve your sight-singing, learn to hear and feel the 6/8 time signature and start improvising with this fun game.
How to Learn to Sing: a Roadmap
Everyone has the potential to be a great singer, but it is difficult to know how to improve. Follow these 4 phases and realise your full singing potential.
Are singers real musicians? The blessing and the curse of being a singer
Everyone has the potential to sing, does that make everyone a musician? Find out about the two groups of singers and which contains the true musicians.
