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A Musical Platitude, Advice from the Guru, Practice or Performance?, and Learning with Roadmaps

A Musical Platitude, Advice from the Guru, Practice or Performance?, and Learning with Roadmaps

by Musical U Team | Apr 6, 2018 | News, Career, Improvisation, Performing, Planning and Goals, Practice, Song Writing

We explore a musical cliche, interview the guitar guru of Nashville, differentiate practice from playing, and show you how to structure your music learning.

Improv Month, Tools For Improv, The Experts Talk Improv, and Approaching Improv

Improv Month, Tools For Improv, The Experts Talk Improv, and Approaching Improv

by Musical U Team | Mar 30, 2018 | News, Ear Training, Improvisation, Planning and Goals, Practice

We’re finishing off Improv Month with a recap of the month, advice for starting your improv journey, and some inspiring examples of the craft.

What’s New in Musical U: March 2018

What’s New in Musical U: March 2018

by Christopher Sutton | Mar 26, 2018 | Musical U News, Improvisation

This month was Improv Month at Musical U, with plenty of new tutorials, training modules and other resources to help you learn improvisation.

Form and Phrasing, Improvisation Ideas, Starting to Improvise, and Shaping Your Improv

Form and Phrasing, Improvisation Ideas, Starting to Improvise, and Shaping Your Improv

by Musical U Team | Mar 23, 2018 | News, Improvisation, Melodies, Music Theory, Musicality, Planning and Goals

This week in Improv Month, we’re showing you how to structure your melodies, chords, riffs, and rhythms with the concept of phrasing.

Improvising with Phrasing and Form: Resource Pack Preview

Improvising with Phrasing and Form: Resource Pack Preview

by Musical U Team | Mar 19, 2018 | Musical U News, Bass, Guitar, Improvisation, Keyboard

Scales, licks, and riffs not enough? Learn the secret of transforming your improvisation from meager to masterpiece with phrasing and form.

Classical Improv, Improvising the Right Way, Interactive Improv, and Improv with Scales and Chords

Classical Improv, Improvising the Right Way, Interactive Improv, and Improv with Scales and Chords

by Musical U Team | Mar 16, 2018 | News, Career, Genres, Improvisation, Melodies, Scales

Get acquainted with classical music improv, interactive improvisation, using harmony to improvise, and the right way of learning to improvise.

Solo on the Spot, Just Improvising, Creative Silence, and Spontaneous Rhythm

Solo on the Spot, Just Improvising, Creative Silence, and Spontaneous Rhythm

by Musical U Team | Mar 9, 2018 | News, Improvisation, Melodies, Planning and Goals, Practice, Rhythm

Musical U’s first week of Improv Month gets you acquainted with improvising three ways: by soloing, with rhythm, and with (!) silence.

Improv Month, Keeping Music Alive, Musical Revelations, and Intro to Improv

Improv Month, Keeping Music Alive, Musical Revelations, and Intro to Improv

by Musical U Team | Mar 2, 2018 | News, Improvisation, Keyboard, Planning and Goals, Playing By Ear

Get a crash course in learning to improvise, read about two fascinating musical journeys, and celebrate the arrival of improv month at Musical U!

What’s New in Musical U: February 2018

What’s New in Musical U: February 2018

by Christopher Sutton | Feb 26, 2018 | Musical U News, Improvisation

Coming up in March we’re dedicating the whole month to improvisation, bringing you the best resources and experts to help you learn improv!

Swing Rhythm: Resource Pack Preview

Swing Rhythm: Resource Pack Preview

by Musical U Team | Feb 19, 2018 | Musical U News, Bass, Guitar, Keyboard, Rhythm

Swing rhythm feels so good, but nailing it on your instrument is another story. Our piano, bass, and guitar pros do the math to reveal the secrets of swing.

Raising the Fifth, Feeling the Music, Love & Jazz, and Mastering Meter

Raising the Fifth, Feeling the Music, Love & Jazz, and Mastering Meter

by Musical U Team | Feb 16, 2018 | News, Chords, Genres, Practice, Rhythm

This week, we talk about experiencing music as a feeling – through chords, rhythm, jazz standards, and an alternate approach to learning.

A Chain of Chords, All Things Vocal, Teaching Music the Right Way, and Listening to Yourself Sing

A Chain of Chords, All Things Vocal, Teaching Music the Right Way, and Listening to Yourself Sing

by Musical U Team | Feb 9, 2018 | News, Chord Progressions, Interviews, Musicality, Singing, Song Writing

Gain new perspectives on teaching music, the vocal world, the art of recording and listening to your own singing voice, and the way songs are written.

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