https://www.musical-u.com/learn/deliberate-practice-music/
You may be putting in the practice hours, but are you getting the results that your hard work deserves?
🎯In this episode, we take a look at the concepts of deliberate practice and purposeful practice, and how to integrate the two in order to make the most out of your practice time.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/deliberate-practice-music/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/before-after-covering-all-about-that-bass/
You can learn a lot about music from covering popular songs.
In this free article we compare an upright bass cover of “All About That Bass” with Meghan Trainor’s original song.
It’s a lot of fun! Enjoy!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/before-after-covering-all-about-that-bass/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/truth-talent-professor-anders-ericsson/
🤔Is there such a thing as musical “talent”?
We were really excited to speak with Professor Anders Ericsson, the leading academic researcher on the topic of “talent”. Professor Ericsson shares fascinating insights on talent, and what it really takes to develop your musical skills.
Listen to this episode and feel encouraged by the proven truth about musical “talent”.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/truth-talent-professor-anders-ericsson/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-intervals/
Great musicians have developed a strong sense of “relative pitch”.
Learn more about relative pitch and how to start training your musical ears in this free lesson.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-learn-intervals/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-having-a-roadmap/
With the seemingly endless fountain of resources available for the self-taught musician, it can be hard to weed out exactly how to approach your learning journey.
In this episode, we discuss the idea of the musical roadmap and how we use them here at Musical U.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-having-a-roadmap/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/improvising-in-different-styles-jazz/
Does Jazz improvisation seem too intimidating to even start?
Improvisation, even in jazz, is a skill that can be learned. Get started with this free article!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/improvising-in-different-styles-jazz/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/can-musical-improvisation-singing-really-be-fun/
Musical improvisation is perhaps the most intimidating proposition for the average musician.
Singing, particularly in front of other people, is probably a close second!
So can it really be possible to combine these two in a way which is actually fun?
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/can-musical-improvisation-singing-really-be-fun/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/follow-your-ear-with-dave-isaacs/
Would you love to write great songs?🎼
We’re joined by the “Guitar Guru of Nashville”, Dave Isaacs.🎸 In this conversation we go deep into Dave’s journey as a musician. You’ll learn about the interplay of theory, instrument skills and your musical ear.
👂🏾If you’re looking to improve your songwriting or improvisation, you will enjoy this enlightening conversation.
W/Nashville Guitar Guru
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/follow-your-ear-with-dave-isaacs/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-learning-to-improvise/
Want a powerful tool for improving your musicality?🎼🚀
Improvisation may seem advanced, but you can harness the power of improv to accelerate your learning – even if you’re a complete beginner.
In this episode, we give you an overview of how you can approach learning to improvise. Enjoy!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-learning-to-improvise/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-use-rests-creatively-when-improvising/
Do you only focus on playing the right notes when improvising?
The use of silence is a very important aspect of rhythm and creativity. Learn how to use rests in this free lesson.
W/Robert Callus Guitar Lessons
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-use-rests-creatively-when-improvising/