About the Word “Tone” (Part Two)
We look at three more common uses for the word “tone” in our second part of this series about the multipurpose music term.
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
What Your Voice Can Do, with Jeremy Fisher
Learn how you can develop your voice and improve your singing with Jeremy Fisher of acclaimed vocal education website Vocal Process.
What’s New in Musical U: May 2018
This month at Musical U brought fascinating interviews, live events and new resources packs covering The Blues for guitar, bass and piano.
About the Lydian Chromatic Concept
Get acquainted with the Lydian mode and the Lydian Chromatic Concept – and learn why the Lydian scale, rather than the major, is the true “base” scale.
The Musicality of Sitting on a Rock, with Andrew Bishko
We interview our own Andrew Bishko on his varied and fascinating career – which spans decades spent exploring, performing, creating, and teaching music.
About Playing By Ear with Trial and Error
We discuss the art of playing by ear, improving through making mistakes, and the tools you can use to accelerate your learning.
Off the page and back again, with Chris Owenby
We talk to Practice Habits’ Chris Owenby about effective and enjoyable practice, and his tailored and student-oriented approach to teaching music.
About the Non-Musical Benefits of Music
In this podcast episode, we discuss the slew of benefits that playing music has on your health, social network, self-esteem, and general happiness.
Transforming Education through Music, with Jimmy Rotheram
Musical U interviews Jimmy Rotheram on improving academics through music education – and how he implemented his ideas at a poorly-performing school.
About the Word “Tone”
What is the meaning of the word “tone” in music? Turns out, there’s many! Get acquainted with three of its possible uses.
Listen First, with Donna Schwartz
Musical U interviews saxophonist and music educator Donna Schwartz on the unique philosophy she brings to her teaching style.
What’s New in Musical U: April 2018
This month at Musical U we have a brand new Roadmap for learning to improvise, new Resource Packs on intervals, and a small change to how you can join.
