About Sight-Reading Music
This episode discusses the practice of sight reading, why it’s useful, and how to learn it in a way that is musical, rather than mechanical.
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The Beginner’s Guide To Creating Music On Your Computer
This guide gives you an introduction to what you’ll need for making music with software, as well as tips on arranging, mixing, effects, and more.
Musicality Means… Sight Reading
Learn the benefits that sight reading will bring to your musicality, and start learning this skill with a few basic exercises.
About Deliberate Practice in Music
What is deliberate and purposeful practice, and how can you put these concepts into action to make the most of your time spent with your instrument?
How to Avoid Guitar Injuries
What is the difference between good and bad technique, and how can some slight adjustments help avoid injury? Guitar expert Max Chiossi explains.
The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson
This episode was a really exciting one for us because we got to speak with Professor Anders Ericsson, the leading academic researcher on the topic of “talent”. If you’ve been listening to the Musicality Podcast for a while, then you know we have a particular...
Introduction to Time Signatures
Don’t know your 4/4 from your 2/2? Start here! We take you through some basic time signatures, and show you how to listen for them.
About Having a Roadmap
In this episode, we talk about the idea of musical roadmaps, and how they provide the structure necessary for any successful musical journey.
Are you practicing on stage – instead of playing?
Performing and practicing are two very different ways of playing music. Learn how to silence your inner critic during performances and “just play”!
Follow Your Ear, with Dave Isaacs
The Musicality Podcast interviews JamPlay.com’s Dave Isaacs on the trick to breaking improv, his advice for songwriters, and more.
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.
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