https://www.musical-u.com/learn/rhythm-bootcamp-rhythmic-accuracy/
What are the essential skills to develop good rhythm?
Audiation and counting develop a great foundation of rhythm skill.
Now let’s clean up that timing with rhythmic accuracy!
Learn what it means to be accurate and how to avoid being inaccurate in this free lesson.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/interacting-with-others-while-improvising/
Find it hard to improvise with others?
For improv with several players to go smoothly, there must be interaction – a conversation.
This conversation is carried out via a number of different musical devices and techniques.
Learn how to approach improvising with other musicians in this article – and let those sweet jams flow!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-musicality/
We use the word “musicality” a lot here at Musical U. But what exactly does it mean?
Find out in this article!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-overcome-stage-fright/
Once we’ve spent hours and hours shedding and shredding in the bedroom – we want to perform.
But fear holds us back. Stage Fright – Most people will experience it at some point in their life.
In this article we aim to equip our readers with tools to better deal with stage fright, so they get out there and rock the crowd!
Have fun!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/where-did-klezmer-come-from-with-paul-green/
Ever heard of Klezmer?
The very word oozes funkiness.
Where did this mysterious genre of Jewish music—half ecstatic dance, half mournful cry—come from?
We spoke with one of Klezmer’s foremost 21st-century proponents, Paul Green, about the origins and development of the klezmer genre in Eastern Europe and the United States.
Learn all about Klezmer in this fascinating interview.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/patterns-playgrounds-4-ways-approach-improvisation/
Think learning to improvise is too hard?
For many, this is just a fact of life.
Some simple mindsets may be all it takes to unlock the ease of improv.
In this article we share a handful of insights and approaches to transform this traditionally hard and confusing skill into an easy and natural part of music practice.
Enjoy!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/break-songwriters-block-using-reference-tracks/
How frustrating is writers block!?
Most songwriters experience writer’s block at some point in their journey and finding a solution to breaking it can be as mysterious as life itself.
It doesn’t have to be a mystery, though. The key to finding inspiration to start or finish a song is to listen to music with an analytical approach, what is called active listening.
Learn how to use reference tracks to start active listening to today – and break free from the notorious writer’s block!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/recover-musical-mistake/
Terrified at the thought of making a mistake during a performance?
We’ve all been there.
The good news is – getting over that fear and recovering from mistakes are both skills that can be practiced!
Dive in to this free lesson and learn 5 ways to Recover from a Musical Mistake.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/songwriting-challenges-to-cure-your-writers-block/
Looking to improve piano technique and/or music theory understanding?
It’s not something that often occurs to us when looking to improve piano skills, but songwriting can really help accelerate musical progress.
A great way to really get the momentum going with songwriting, is challenges!
Check out this article for some fantastic songwriting challenge ideas to get those creative juices flowing!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/musicians-advice/
Famous musicians didn’t get where they are overnight.
Before they had the fame, screaming fans, and never-ending stream of paparazzi, they also had their fair share of struggles.
Take a look at what these four female music artists have to say to their younger selves about fame and success.