https://www.musical-u.com/learn/4-reasons-youre-old-musician/
🎶Are you too old to learn music?
No matter your age, you can add the joy of music to your life and experience the fulfillment of playing an instrument.
Read on and learn 4 reasons why you’re never too old to become a musician.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/4-reasons-youre-old-musician/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/introduction-to-guitar-tone/
🎸How do different guitars affect tone?
Guitar tone is one of the most complex things guitarists will have to deal with. Click through and learn more about the tones created by guitars.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/introduction-to-guitar-tone/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/100-emotion-with-michele-mclaughlin/
🎶Would you love to discover creative new ways to explore possibilities on your instrument?
We spoke with Michele McLaughlin, a contemporary solo pianist who has recorded 18 albums – roughly one each year since starting to release her music in the year 2000.
Michele shares her fascinating improvisational approach to composing. There are lots of ideas here for anyone interested in being more creative or expressive in their playing. Enjoy this conversation and you’ll be itching to run off and spend some quality time with your instrument.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/100-emotion-with-michele-mclaughlin/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-blues-on-saxophone-in-6-steps/
🎷Wish you could play blues solos on your sax?
This short summary guide is going to quickly get you up to speed, starting from the very basics.
With just 6 steps and a few weeks practice you’ll be able to jam along with blues songs, creating your own expressive saxophone solos.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-improvise-blues-on-saxophone-in-6-steps/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rewind-a-mindset-for-music-theory/
🎶Music theory is one of the most mystifying and confusing topics for many musicians. But, does it have to be this way?
In this episode, the Musical U team discusses music theory. You’ll learn mindset shifts you can take to open up the world of theory to your mind and ears. Your music theory experience can be more accessible, fun, and easily actionable in enhancing your own musical growth and joy. Learn how in this episode.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rewind-a-mindset-for-music-theory/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/from-mechanics-to-organics-with-bradley-sowash/
🎶Would you like to play more freely and naturally?
We were joined by Bradley Sowash, an educator specialising in creativity and improvisation who we’ve long admired in the world of online music education.
Bradley shares a lot of fascinating insights and tips including how customising a melody can be an easy first step in improvisation. You’ll learn 3 specific embellishments you can try right now on any melody you know how to play.
If you want to bring more creativity and musicality to your playing, don’t miss this episode.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/from-mechanics-to-organics-with-bradley-sowash/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/letting-the-music-play-you-with-paul-wertico/
🥁We had the honour and the pleasure of sitting down with 7-time Grammy Award winning drummer Paul Wertico.
Paul is a man frequently associated with the very word “musicality” and so it was such a delight to get to speak with him and unpack what exactly it means for a drummer to be “musical” and exhibit “musicality”.
Watch this full interview packed with insights and wisdom for drummers and musicians of all stripes.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/letting-the-music-play-you-with-paul-wertico/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-refine-your-singing-style/
🎤Want to take your singing to the next level?
Part of this is discovering and refining your singing style.
Learn more in this free article.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-refine-your-singing-style/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-freestyle-a-guitar-solo/
Ever vaporized into awe and envy as your favorite shredder picked up a guitar and pulled a face-melting freestyle improv out of nowhere? How do they do that? 🎸🔥
In this free lesson you’ll learn three essential qualities of what is today known as “freestyle” guitar.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-freestyle-a-guitar-solo/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-handle-musical-mistakes-with-grace/
🎶Everything’s going great, the music’s flowing through you, the audience is enthralled, and then argh – You play a wrong note! 😫
What do you do in that moment? How do you handle the mistake with grace and recover in the best possible way?
Watch this episode for two mindset tips and two practical tips for handling mistakes – both in a performance situation, and in the bigger picture of your overall musical life.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-handle-musical-mistakes-with-grace/