https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-on-piano/
Playing 88 keys with 2 hands and 10 fingers can make the options on piano overwhelming.
This is why the piano is one of the most powerful and most intimidating instruments for learning to improvise.
Fortunately there are some simple steps you can take to gradually become an expert piano improviser.
Read on and start jamming today!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-jazz-on-saxophone-in-5-steps/
There aren’t many things cooler than an awesome jazz saxophone solo!
Check out this article for 5 steps to improvise like the greats.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-to-sing-the-first-lesson/
So you want to learn to sing and you’re wondering where to start.
Get ready for your first lesson!
In this article we share some tips to start off on the right note.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/unlocking-natural-musicality-through-music-therapy-with-kat-fulton-interview/
How do you tap into your musical power—particularly if you consider yourself “unmusical”?
That’s the special skill of music therapists who use music and musical activities to help heal, teach and nurture people from every background and in a wide variety of circumstances.
Learn the power of music therapy and in what situations it can be useful in this interview with Kat Fulton, one of the leading figures in music therapy today.
With Kat Fulton
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/transcribe-music-like-pro-finding-key/
Is it a struggle to find the right notes when you jam along to your favorite songs?
You may be playing in the wrong key.
In this article we teach you how to find the key of a song.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/9-ways-learning-an-instrument-strengthens-your-brain/
Don’t let age be an excuse to not play an instrument.
Today’s scientific research on the brain reveals many amazing and surprising benefits to learning music at any age.
Here are nine very good reasons to start playing an instrument, all related to the brain. After reading them, it’ll be hard to come up with reasons not to play.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/open-your-ears-to-afro-latin-music/
We can learn so much about music by studying different genres from all over the world.
Afro-Latin music is full of rich sounds and fascinating rhythms.
Here’s a “beginners crash course” on the music of three particular countries of Latin America: Cuba, Brazil and Peru, complete with audio examples to help you identify the specific sounds and rhythms of each country.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/open-your-ears-to-rock-music/
How much do you know about rock music?
– the type of music that teens in the 1950s loved and their parents hated.
Rock is rooted in the blues, gospel, country, and an older form of rock music called rock-n-roll, this genre took the world by storm and became the music of a generation determined to turn culture upside-down.
Dive into the history of rock and improve your musicality by learning to identify it’s characteristic sounds.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-ultimate-guide-to-minor-keys/
While major scales have their place in the joyful, the bright, and the hopeful, minor keys are the mastermind behind the music that tears at your heartstrings.
In this comprehensive guide to minor keys learn the theory behind minor keys, how to build minor scales, chords, and intervals, and how to listen for them in the songs you know and love.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/twelve-tips-for-learning-to-improvise-music/
To become a great improviser you need to unleash your inner musical instinct and then learn to control it.
Learning to improvise is a long-term mission, one which will push you to your musical limits and then beyond.
You’ll need to be armed with some tips, tricks and strategies to help ensure you continually improve. In this article we share some universal tips for developing your skills as an improvising musician.