How to Write A Song, with O&O
Music duo O&O share an approach to songwriting that plays to your strengths, gets your creative juices flowing, and inspires collaboration!
First Steps to Improvisation
Dive right into improvisation with the major scale, and learn how to create memorable musical statements with just seven notes.
5 Ways to Start Classical Improvisation Today
Are you a classically-trained musician looking to improvise? Learn how to inject spontaneity into your music with melody, harmony, rhythm, and more.
How to Use Rests Creatively When Improvising
The notes you don’t play are just as important as the ones you do! Learn how to use silence in your improvisation to add interest to your solos.
The 20 Most Romantic Renditions of Jazz Standards
When it comes to romantic music, jazz is king. Check out some top songsters’ heartstoppingly beautiful renditions of timeless jazz classics!
Multi-coloured Music, with the HookTheory team
The Musicality Podcast interviews the creators of HookTheory, an incredible tool for songwriters that want to understand the theory behind their 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.
Getting Your Ear Into Gear
Piano pro Ruth Power shows you how to deepen your musical understanding using the art of active listening.
6 Simple Steps to Play By Ear with Solfa
Playing melodies by ear can be easy with the right framework. Learn a 6-step process to learn the powerful solfa approach to relative pitch.
Discovering Pentatonic Solfa: From Pentatonic to Diatonic
Five notes to seven: two notes expand our solfa skills to embrace so much music! Grow your skills with these fun exercises, and expand them into real music.
Ear Training Site Profile: DLP Music Program
Continuing in our series of ear training site profiles… We’ve covered the Dallas School of Music’s innovative “Discover, Learn and Play” online training program here on the site before, including a recent guest post by Eugene Cantara from...
How To Start Improvising Music in 6 Steps
Musical improvisation is a skill which anybody can learn. In fact, you can begin improvising music today. Here are six simple and fun ways to get started.
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