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Have you ever wished that you could speed up your music learning?

Join us as Marc Gelfo shares his principles that can transform the effectiveness of your music practice and get you better results faster, and in a more enjoyable way.

After the presentation, you’ll have the unique opportunity to ask him any burning questions you have about practice!

Register today for this FREE masterclass with Marc: https://www.musical-u.com/masterclass-registration/

With Modacity

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A practitioner is someone who actively and regularly engages, in a disciplined manner, in a profession or art form.

Let’s consider this for a moment and how it applies to the music teaching profession. And look at five things that truly effective teachers are always doing…

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https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-jazz-improvisation-with-bob-habersat-and-paul-levy/
How many times have you reminisced with others about high school days?

Many have fond memories about the band program: “I used to play clarinet in high school.” But when they graduate, how many of them are ready to play a real-world gig based on their marching band training?

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-jazz-improvisation-with-bob-habersat-and-paul-levy/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/making-music-film-friends-spirit-dave-bainbridge/
Dave Bainbridge has enjoyed a long, diverse and fascinating career.

We ask Dave about his experience with film music, his career highlights, and current array of projects.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/making-music-film-friends-spirit-dave-bainbridge/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/interacting-with-others-while-improvising/
When you think jazz, what do you usually think? Improvisation, right?

Well, in order for improvisation amongst 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.

Among these are imitation, call-and-response, and many more. Today, we will go over some of these approaches and how they can be executed most effectively.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/interacting-with-others-while-improvising/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/3-simple-ways-musicians-can-nurture-their-inner-businessperson/
As a musician, you’ve had to work for years honing your craft.

Now that you’re out in the real world, it feels like your talent, passion, and dedication aren’t quite enough. That’s because, on top of excelling at your artistry, you’re also expected to be an effective businessperson.

The key to success is to proactively nurture your inner businessperson. Here are three easy ways to do just that.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/3-simple-ways-musicians-can-nurture-their-inner-businessperson/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/musicality-means-playing-by-ear/
Playing music by ear is seen by many as the pinnacle of musicality.

It might seem like playing by ear is the ultimate “musical gift” but in reality it’s a collection of learnable musical skills. Learn more with the Musical U team!

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/musicality-means-playing-by-ear/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/breaking-music-theory-box-david-kulma/
Music theory can be a difficult beast to tame – many struggle with it, and some musicians give up on it entirely.

Fortunately, there are “public nerds” out there who have made it their job to make music theory accessible and engaging for non-musicians…

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/breaking-music-theory-box-david-kulma/

With Music Corner

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These days everyone is an expert. Just slap something up on the internet, and if it looks good, everyone will trust that you know what you’re talking about. Right?

Well, if that’s the case, how do you know that the “expert” advice on your songwriting and songwriting career is really going to help?

The answer is to find someone who’s been around, and who moves with the times. Someone like Cliff Goldmacher:

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/music-business-whats-changed-whats-stayed-cliff-goldmacher/

With Cliff Goldmacher

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/making-68-mistakes/
6/8 is a popular time signature in music. It seems simple enough: six eighth-note beats per bar. However, musicians often struggle to recognise or play 6/8.

There are six common mistakes musicians make with 6/8. Learn about them and you’ll be able to avoid them yourself.

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/making-68-mistakes/