How to Play Chords By Ear: A Roadmap
A great framework for learning to play chords by ear broken down into 5 phases from learning the fundamentals to playing real songs just using your ear.
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
Twelve Tips for Learning to Improvise Music
Struggling with improvising music? Don’t miss these 12 tips for musicians of all levels of improvisation, and start your journey to musical freedom today.
A Guitar Course Which Cannot Fail? Meet "Kaizen Guitar"
Find out more about “Kaizen Guitar” a free email course that will teach you guitar basics in daily short lessons delivered by email over a 30 day period.
Music Apps, Piano Improv, Baroque Music and Being a Music Major
Find out which are the best apps for creating songs, learn to write vocal rhythms, tips on piano and saxophone improvisation and an intro to baroque music.
How to Improvise on Piano
How to improvise on piano in 5 easy steps! With links to further resources – books, websites and videos there is something for all levels of pianist.
Writing Melodies, Improvising Freely and Singing Harmony
Learn how to sing harmonies, write melodies, and get some great improvisation tips, including blues saxophone. Plus find out why doing a music degree rocks.
Improvisational Freedom Through Constraints
For any musician who has wanted to improvise but not know where to start. Follow these simple rules to start your journey to improvisational freedom.
Lyrics, Sax Improv, Talent vs Practice and New Years Resolutions
Learn how to write great lyrics, improvise jazz on the saxophone, what matters (talent? practice?) and read interviews with songwriter Anealio and Dr Banjo.
The 5-Minute Guide to Set and Achieve your New Year's Music Resolutions
January is a great time for new music goals. But if you fall for these 6 common mistakes you’ll never achieve them. Learn how to fix them in 5 minutes.
Songwriter’s Secrets: John Anealio (interview)
Nerd culture inspired singer-songwriter John Anealio joins us for an interview to share his process for writing songs and advice for budding songwriters.
New Year’s Music Resolutions, Star Wars, Duets, Pitch and Timbre
Resources to make your new year’s musical dream a reality, the difference between pitch and timbre, Star Wars music fun and the best male-female duets.
How to set and achieve your New Year’s Music Resolutions
The first of January is an exciting time for setting new musical goals but there are six big mistakes you must avoid if you want to keep your resolutions.
