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Musicality Now

Oct 31, 2017

On this episode, we are joined by Melody Payne, a.k.a. “The Plucky Pianista”. Melody has been writing online since 2012, sharing innovative and forward-thinking ideas for teaching music more effectively.

 

In this conversation, we talk a lot about getting “off book” - meaning being able to play even without the...


Oct 26, 2017

The ear training journey is a long, yet immensely rewarding one. Along the way, there's a trap that 90% of students will fall into, leading them to think they aren't making progress and causing them to lose focus and motivation to develop their ear. Thankfully, one simple tip will prevent you from falling into this trap...


Oct 24, 2017

On the show today we're talking to Brent Vaartstra from LearnJazzStandards.com, one of the leading websites for people to learn to play jazz.

 

Now if you’re not into jazz you might already be thinking about skipping this episode - don’t!

 

This conversation tackles exactly that question of whether jazz has anything...


Oct 20, 2017

Pentascales are a common type of scale used by pianists and singers but they can be interesting and useful to all musicians. Discover what a pentascale is, how it's different to a pentatonic scale, and how getting to know pentascales can help you in your musical life.

 

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Oct 17, 2017

Have you wished you could play music without needing to look at notes on a page? In this conversation with Sara Campbell, the Resident Pro for piano at Musical U, we explore a variety of ways you can learn to "find the notes yourself".

 

In this episode we dive deep into how to get started with playing by ear and...