Songwriting, Jazz Ear Training, Intervals & Winter Holiday Music Resources
Songwriting tips, the best way to train your ear for jazz, all you need to know about intervals in 5 minutes & winter holiday music resources and giveaway.
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
Intervals in 5 Minutes
Intervals are an essential skill for musicians, letting you play by ear, create your own music and improvise. Learn all you need to know in just 5 minutes.
11 of the Best Winter Holiday Ear Training Resources
Here are 11 of the best resources for festive ear training this winter holiday season! Including worksheets for teachers and great free video tutorials.
Jazz Improvisation and Fixed-Key Ear Training with Julian Bradley (The Musical Ear)
Discover an innovative approach to jazz improvisation ear training in this interview with musician Julian Bradley, host of the Jazz Tutorial channel.
Singing in Tune, Song-writing, Jazz Improvisation and Counting Rhythm
Learn how to sing in tune, get tips for writing songs, find out how ear training can help you improvise jazz solos, practice counting rhythms and more.
How to Learn to Sing in Tune
Discover a simple four-step process you can start using today to go from being tone deaf to easily and confidently singing every note with perfect pitch.
3 Music Mysteries Revealed: Jazz Improvisation, Intervals and Sight Reading Music
Top experts share their advice on how to improvise jazz, get the ultimate guide to intervals, plus syncopated Kodály Rhythms and sight-reading demystified.
The Ultimate Guide to Interval Ear Training
Learning intervals is said to be essential for every musician. But why is interval ear training so important? Discover the answers in this ultimate guide.
How and Why to Start Sight Reading Music – with Evan R. Murphy (SightReadingMastery)
In this interview with the founder of SightReadingMastery discover why sight reading is important and the resources available to help you master it easily.
Guitar Improvisation, Speaking “metalhead”, Kodály Rhythm and Ukulele Tips
Get started improvising killer guitar solos, learn new strumming and finger-picking patterns, brush up on your metal vocab, and get talking Kodály rhythm.
Music/Marketing, Singing, 4 Chords and Deep Listening
Have you wondered if Adele’s new song “Hello” is any good? Or maybe you’re confused by singing vocab, or want to play chords by ear. Learn it all here.
Interview: Deep Listening – The Story of Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros is to be the subject of a new documentary examining her significant impact on music. Learn more in this interview with Daniel Weintraub.
