The Truck Driver’s Gear Shift
Is the Truck Driver’s Gear Shift – a dramatic key change upwards near the end of a song – a cheap trick or a songwriter’s best friend? The answer is…
About Learning to Improvise
This episode gives an overview on how you can use everything you’ve learned during this month’s episodes to get started in learning improv.
About Improvising with Structure and Phrasing
Learn how to structure your music, engage audiences, and bring out your musicality by using phrasing in your improvisation.
First Steps to Improvisation
Dive right into improvisation with the major scale, and learn how to create memorable musical statements with just seven notes.
About Improvising with Scales and Chords
Break free of scale-based improvisation with our harmony and chord tone-based approach to creating unforgettable licks on the fly!
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.
About Improvising Rhythm
Melody often gets all the attention in the world of improvisation, but rhythm is equally important! Learn about how to start improvising with rhythm.
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.
Musical U Member Spotlight: Ashley Sherman
This week, Musical U interviews member Ashley Sherman on her breakthrough moments in music, and how Musical U helped her get there.
Double-Down on Music, Swingin’ Rhythms, Centering Music, and the Art of Arranging
This week on Musical U: a unique guitarpicking style, swing rhythms, the art of forging your own path in music, and the useful practice of arranging music.
About Arranging Music
Arranging is not a complicated and advanced process reserved for the pros – learn how to create your own unique arrangements for songs you love!
About Meter in Music
This podcast episode looks at the concept of meter, how it relates to beats and bars, and how to start recognizing it in music.
