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https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-an-interval/
Intervals are the building blocks of melody and harmony, and learning to recognise the different types of interval can help you understand harmony, transcribe melodies, and play by ear. It powers your sense of relative pitch, a fundamental musical ability. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-an-interval/

Did you know that ten of thousands of pop, rock, folk, country songs and more use “one four five” chord progressions? That makes it easy to learn to play them by ear – you just need to understand how those progressions work, how to recognise them and how to play them on your instrument.

In this month’s Instrument Packs our Resident Pros for guitar, bass, piano and singing took on the topic of “creative ways to get to know I-IV-V progressions”. As always, each pro found a unique angle and taught fun and effective ways to really apply the core skills members learn with Musical U’s training modules directly on their instrument.

Guitar

Dylan Welsh, our guitar Pro explained how major, minor and seventh chords can feature in I-IV-V based progressions and provided a set of exercises to get deeply familiar with how that works in each and every key.

Including:

• How the leading tone being present in the V chord creates a strong tension and need to resolve to the tonic note in the I chord
• How to easily find/play a I, IV, or V chord in any key
• Ways to practice playing and recognising progressions using the I, IV and V chords
• MP3 Practice Tracks for playing through I-IV-V progressions in different ways in every key

Bass

In the Bass pack Steve Lawson dove deep into the various ways basslines can connect to the chords in a song and showed a practical method you can use to learn to recognise these progressions reliably at the same time as learning to play them.

Including:

• The musical function of these three chords and what to listen for
• Why it’s not (always) as simple as just listening for the root note movement
• Five ways basslines are built on progressions like this and how to learn to use and recognise each of them
• MP3 Practice Tracks for practicing building each of these types of bassline over various progressions using the I, IV and V chords

Piano

Our Resident Pro for piano, Sara Campbell, explored some creative ways to improvise accompaniments for three-chord songs and made it easy to find the I, IV and V chords in any key.

Including:

• The​ ​I-IV-V​ ​Progression​ ​Trick:​ An easy way to figure out the I-IV-V progression in any key by using the finger numbers in your RH
• Tips and tricks for I-IV-V progressions
• Four different accompaniment patterns of varying difficulties. These can be really useful when you’re learning I-IV-V in an unfamiliar key!
• MP3 Practice Tracks providing the left-hand part for two different progressions in two different keys, leaving you free to experiment with different right-hand patterns.

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One-four-five progressions are a simple concept but incredibly common in music, and learning to recognise and play them by ear is a fast way to dramatically improve your play-by-ear skills. In this month’s resource packs our Resident Pros built on our core chord progression ear training and made it highly practical to learn this skill on piano, bass, guitar or when singing.

Coming up next month…

Our Instrument Pack topic for next month is “rhythmic accuracy” so our pros will be sharing their top tips, techniques and exercises to tighten up your playing and get a rock-solid sense of the beat.

Interested in getting access to these resources and much more, with an Instrument Pack membership? Just choose that option during checkout when you join Musical U, or upgrade your existing membership to get instant access!

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https://www.musical-u.com/learn/talking-rhythm-the-kodaly-method/
Are you struggling with counting out basic rhythm? Fortunately there is a way to translate playing by ear into understanding written rhythms that is easy to use whether you are five or fifty-five!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/talking-rhythm-the-kodaly-method/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/musicality-meanswriting-notation/
Imagine not knowing how to read or write music notation. Maybe you don’t need to imagine? Learning how to read and write music notation is a key skill in musicality. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/musicality-meanswriting-notation/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-kodaly-and-how-does-it-relate-to-ear-training/
The Kodály method is for everyone; musicians 🎶 of all levels and walks of life can find something in this spirited and hands-on approach to learning music. Learn more about this method in our featured article. 😁 https://www.musical-u.com/learn/what-is-kodaly-and-how-does-it-relate-to-ear-training/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/hone-sense-rhythm/
There are three elements of music: melody, harmony and rhythm. As a musician, it’s absolutely crucial to have a firm understanding of the basics of rhythm, at the very least. But once you’ve grasped the basics, what next?
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/hone-sense-rhythm/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-wonderful-phenomenon-of-terrible-lyrics/
What did the singer just say? Have you ever experienced this while listening to popular music? Terrible lyrics are not a new phenomena in popular music, but an interesting topic to explore. If the lyrics are this bad, how can anyone listen to the song? Read more here: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/the-wonderful-phenomenon-of-terrible-lyrics/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practical-value-music-theory/
What’s the value of music theory. There’s some debate among modern musicians and songwriters about the value of learning music theory. With Dave Isaacs Guitar Studio on Music Row https://www.musical-u.com/learn/practical-value-music-theory/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/free-jazz-lessons-with-steve-nixon/
Are you ready to “cut through the nonsense and sound great”? Steve Nixon at FreeJazzLessons.com has free lessons and more to suit exactly what you’re looking for. Find out more here: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/free-jazz-lessons-with-steve-nixon/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-guitar/
Learning to play the guitar can be fun as well as challenging.
Here are 6 simple tips that will help you strum your way to success. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/learning-guitar/