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Active Listening

Absorbing Music through Active Listening

Absorbing Music through Active Listening

by Guest Expert | Oct 17, 2018 | Active Listening, Ear Training, Instruments

Learn about the practice of active listening, and the benefits it holds for your repertoire, music appreciation, ear training, and songwriting.

Bringing Musical Visions to Life, with Marti Amado

Bringing Musical Visions to Life, with Marti Amado

by Andrew Bishko | Oct 10, 2018 | Interviews, Active Listening, Arranging, Career, Planning and Goals

Musical U interviews music producer Marti Amado on her long, rewarding career, her diverse body of work, and her advice for budding producers.

Listening Skills: The Key to Developing Your Harmonica Sound

Listening Skills: The Key to Developing Your Harmonica Sound

by Guest Expert | Oct 3, 2018 | Ear Training, Active Listening, Improvisation, Instruments, Practice

Blues harmonica expert Fredrik Hertzberg discusses ear training as the key to unlocking your musicality and creating your own sound on the harmonica.

About Listening as the Route to Musicality

About Listening as the Route to Musicality

by Christopher Sutton | Sep 27, 2018 | Podcast, Active Listening

The Musical U team discusses the value of active listening – listening to others’ music, to your musical collaborators, and of course, to yourself.

Getting Under the Hood, with Leila Viss

Getting Under the Hood, with Leila Viss

by Christopher Sutton | Jul 24, 2018 | Podcast, Active Listening, Interviews, Keyboard

88 Piano Keys’ Leila Viss discusses how to explore creativity in music, and the value of “stealing” ideas you love and applying them to your practice.

Open Your Ears to Gran Copiloto with CNVS

Open Your Ears to Gran Copiloto with CNVS

by Andrew Bishko | Jun 13, 2018 | Active Listening, Band, Collaborating, Song Writing

Get a sneak peek at Mexican rock band CNVS’s upcoming release Gran Copiloto, and discover the musicianship and chemistry that make it such a special album.

Introduction to Playing By Ear in A Group

Introduction to Playing By Ear in A Group

by Guest Expert | Jun 6, 2018 | Playing By Ear, Active Listening, Collaborating

Collectively learning to play by ear sounds daunting, but it shouldn’t! Learn Steve Giddings’ engaging approach to mastering this skill in a group setting.

Introduction to Time Signatures

Introduction to Time Signatures

by Musical U Team | Apr 9, 2018 | Rhythm, Active Listening, Ear Training

Don’t know your 4/4 from your 2/2? Start here! We take you through some basic time signatures, and show you how to listen for them.

The Truck Driver’s Gear Shift

The Truck Driver’s Gear Shift

by Charlotte A. F. Farley | Apr 3, 2018 | Active Listening, Key, Song Writing

Is the Truck Driver’s Gear Shift – a dramatic key change upwards near the end of a song – a cheap trick or a songwriter’s best friend? The answer is…

About Active Listening

About Active Listening

by Christopher Sutton | Jan 4, 2018 | Podcast, Active Listening

This episode of the Musicality Podcast focusses on the place that everyone should be starting their ear training journey from: active listening!

Getting Your Ear Into Gear

Getting Your Ear Into Gear

by Guest Expert | Nov 29, 2017 | Active Listening, Melodies, Rhythm

Piano pro Ruth Power shows you how to deepen your musical understanding using the art of active listening.

Before and After: Covering Father John Misty

Before and After: Covering Father John Misty

by Roy Vazquez | Sep 4, 2017 | Arranging, Active Listening

Father John Misty’s “When You’re Smiling and Astride Me” shape shifts into new musical territory guided by the voice and guitar of Kendra McKinley.

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