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Twelve Tips for Learning to Improvise Music

Twelve Tips for Learning to Improvise Music

by Christopher Sutton | Feb 3, 2016 | Improvisation, Music Theory, Tempo

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.

Songwriter’s Secrets: Writing Harmonies

Songwriter’s Secrets: Writing Harmonies

by Sabrina Peña Young | Feb 2, 2016 | Chord Progressions, 4 Chord Songs, Song Writing

Part of the songwriter’s secrets series, this tutorial guides you through how to write harmonies. Learn this 6 step process and add harmonies to your songs.

A Guitar Course Which Cannot Fail? Meet "Kaizen Guitar"

A Guitar Course Which Cannot Fail? Meet "Kaizen Guitar"

by Christopher Sutton | Feb 1, 2016 | Guitar, Interviews, Music Theory, Solfa

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.

How to Improvise on Piano

How to Improvise on Piano

by Christopher Sutton | Jan 27, 2016 | Keyboard, Improvisation, Melodies

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.

Songwriter’s Secrets: Rocking Vocal Rhythms

Songwriter’s Secrets: Rocking Vocal Rhythms

by Sabrina Peña Young | Jan 26, 2016 | Rhythm, Song Writing

Part of the songwriters secrets series, this article outlines the 2 methods for writing vocal rhythms, and 3 exercises to practice this important skill.

An Introduction to the Baroque Era

An Introduction to the Baroque Era

by Musical U Team | Jan 26, 2016 | Genres | 0 comments

The baroque era resulted in some of the greatest musical masterpieces ever created and birthed many of the characteristics still used in music today.

Songwriter’s Secrets: Mastering the Melody

Songwriter’s Secrets: Mastering the Melody

by Sabrina Peña Young | Jan 19, 2016 | Melodies, Music Theory, Song Writing

Part of the songwriters secrets series, this tutorial explains how to write a catchy melody with examples and exercises to help you through the process.

Pitch and Timbre: Hearing the Difference

Pitch and Timbre: Hearing the Difference

by Jenny Green | Jan 5, 2016 | Timbre

Find out how to distinguish pitch and timbre, how to identify an instruments timbre and how recognising timbre has shaped classical and modern music.

How to Write a Song Even If You Don’t Know Music Theory

How to Write a Song Even If You Don’t Know Music Theory

by Sabrina Peña Young | Dec 29, 2015 | Song Writing, Melodies

Learn to write a song. This article goes through exercises and examples to help those with no music theory write great lyrics, melodies and harmonies.

Songwriter’s Secrets: How to Write a Song Without an Instrument

Songwriter’s Secrets: How to Write a Song Without an Instrument

by Sabrina Peña Young | Dec 22, 2015 | Song Writing, 3 Chord Songs, 4 Chord Songs, Melodies

It is possible to write a song even without an instrument – this article explains how you can do it just using listening skills and modern technology.

Open your Ears to some Rocking Blues

Open your Ears to some Rocking Blues

by James Stinton | Dec 16, 2015 | Active Listening, 3 Chord Songs

Open you ears to this 5 Song Set influenced by the blues. Listen out for the bluesy elements in these unique songs from five great international artists.

Songwriter’s Secrets: The Song Writing Process

Songwriter’s Secrets: The Song Writing Process

by Sabrina Peña Young | Dec 15, 2015 | Song Writing, Melodies

Follow Sabrina Peña Young as she guides you step by step through the song writing and recording process using the example song Pink Slips and Baby Shoes.

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