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About Taking a Long-Term Mindset

About Taking a Long-Term Mindset

by Christopher Sutton | Nov 15, 2018 | Podcast, Career, Planning and Goals, Practice

Music Entrepreneur HQ creator David Andrew Wiebe discusses the reasons you should adopt a long-term mindset with respect to your musical journey.

Making Sight Singing Child’s Play, with Dale Duncan

Making Sight Singing Child’s Play, with Dale Duncan

by Christopher Sutton | Nov 13, 2018 | Podcast, Children, Interviews, Pitch, Sight Reading, Singing, Singing in Tune, Teaching

Singing teacher Dale Duncan shares his inclusive and highly effective approach to helping his students integrate pitch and rhythm skills in sight-singing.

Musical U Member Spotlight: J’aimeW

Musical U Member Spotlight: J’aimeW

by Andrew Bishko | Nov 7, 2018 | Musical U Spotlight Members, Guitar, Instruments, Planning and Goals, Playing By Ear, Practice, Singing, Solfa

We interview Musical U member J’aimeW on her pragmatic approach to her musical journey, sharing her Progress Journal entries alongside her answers.

Explaining the Musical Ear, with Aimee Nolte

Explaining the Musical Ear, with Aimee Nolte

by Christopher Sutton | Nov 6, 2018 | Podcast, Improvisation, Interviews, Jazz, Playing By Ear, Singing

Musical U interviews music educator Aimee Nolte on her music background and how she teaches musicality skills through her engaging YouTube channel.

About Negative Musical Experiences

About Negative Musical Experiences

by Christopher Sutton | Nov 1, 2018 | Podcast, Planning and Goals, Practice

How do you recover from negative experiences during your musical journey? The Musical U team discusses those painful musical moments, and getting past them.

The Creepy Minor Key

The Creepy Minor Key

by Charlotte A. F. Farley | Oct 31, 2018 | Key, Chord Progressions, Chords, Melodies, Music Theory, Song Writing

What better time than Halloween to explore music’s darker side? Dive into the world of minor and learn how to create your own creepy tune.

Audiation and Thinking Music, with Cynthia Crump Taggart

Audiation and Thinking Music, with Cynthia Crump Taggart

by Christopher Sutton | Oct 30, 2018 | Podcast, Active Listening, Audiation, Interviews, Playing By Ear

The President-Elect of the Gordon Institute for Music Learning joins us to discuss Music Learning Theory and how it helps cultivate musicality.

Classical vs. Acoustic vs. Electric: The Best Guitar for a Beginner

Classical vs. Acoustic vs. Electric: The Best Guitar for a Beginner

by Guest Expert | Oct 24, 2018 | Guitar, Instruments, Planning and Goals, Practice

So you’re buying your first guitar! Learn which type is your best bet for honing your technique in the crucial early stages of learning the instrument.

Music Learning at Warp Speed, with Jason Haaheim

Music Learning at Warp Speed, with Jason Haaheim

by Christopher Sutton | Oct 23, 2018 | Podcast, Career, Interviews, Planning and Goals, Practice

Jason Haaheim talks about how “deliberate practice” and its accompanying mindset will help you reach new heights in your musical practice.

Absorbing Music through Active Listening

Absorbing Music through Active Listening

by Guest Expert | Oct 17, 2018 | Active Listening, Ear Training, Instruments

Learn about the practice of active listening, and the benefits it holds for your repertoire, music appreciation, ear training, and songwriting.

Designing for Joyful Learning, with Anne Mileski

Designing for Joyful Learning, with Anne Mileski

by Christopher Sutton | Oct 16, 2018 | Podcast, Children, Interviews, Music Theory, Practice, Sight Reading, Solfa, Teaching

Anne Mileski discusses her music journey and her teaching perspective as an early music educator who uses Kodály, Orff, Dalcroze, and Music Learning Theory.

About Taking it Step by Step

About Taking it Step by Step

by Christopher Sutton | Oct 11, 2018 | Podcast, Planning and Goals, Practice

The Musical U team has a roundtable discussion on the practice of breaking down your learning into chunks, rather than leaping straight for your goal.

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