Musicality Now

In this interview you'll meet Almut Spaeth from the Musical U Team, and find out a bit about her own musical journey, through Musical U and Next Level, into becoming a member of the MU team herself!   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube     Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/292   Links and Resources • Almut's Website • Foundatio...

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.   In this episode...   - Andy shares an inspiring example about a client finding ways to "lower the bar" so she could step-by-step her way up to a big performance that was otherwise intimidating.   - Camilo explains how taking a more ear-based approa...

Did you know there are four different types of fear responses for musicians - and you probably mostly use one of them? Even more interesting - the antidote to each is different. In today's episode I'm sharing a clip from Sarah Niblack's masterclass at Musical U, where she reveals these four types of fear response - which can help you quickly learn to more effectively handle it when it arises.   Su...

How can you feel safe, confident and joyful when you perform music? Especially if you're pushing yourself to your limits?   Sarah Niblack of SPARK Practice is one of the leading innovators in helping musicians to practice better - so they can perform better.   In today's mini-interview you'll get to meet Sarah and hear about her unique perspective on musicality, practice, performing and more.   Su...

Ever worried that all your carefully-practiced music will fall apart when it comes time to perform?   In this episode Christopher shares 5 high-impact tips for rock-solid performances.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube     Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/288   Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Becoming A Bulletproof Mu...

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.   In this episode...   • Andrew explains how to "rise above the herd" and allow yourself to level up in music.   • Andy talks about gaining performance confidence, step by step.   • Camilo reveals how analysing melody can produce breakthroughs for yo...

In this episode of "Meet The Team" you'll meet Mark Hanna from the Admissions Team, and find out a bit about his own musical journey and how he helps welcome new members and Next Level clients into Musical U!   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube     Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/286   Links and Resources • Next Level Coachi...

If you've been hearing about this new Musicality book and wondering what exactly it's going to cover, your wait is over!   Today I'm going to go through the book, chapter by chapter, and share with you exactly what you'll find inside.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/285   Links and Resou...

Now more than ever it's essential to get in touch with what it truly means to you, to make music. In this episode I'll share some questions and pointers for escaping the trap of being "a musical robot".   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube     Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/284   Links and Resources • Musicality Now: I Am No...

Have you ever wondered what's going through a great improviser's head when they wail? Or maybe you've heard conflicting advice about whether you need to master music theory to improvise at the highest levels?   In today's episode, I'm sharing a clip from Lorin Cohen's Musical U masterclass, where he lays it all out for you, plain and simple.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Androi...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed or intimidated by jazz? By improv? Or maybe by both?   Let me introduce you to someone who just might hold the key you've been looking for...   Meet highly-acclaimed jazz bassist and educator Lorin Cohen, and discover his unique take on musicality and improv in this mini-interview.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube  ...

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.   In this episode:   - Zac shares the power of making BAD sounds   - Andy gives an amazing tip for handling days when you don't have much practice time   - Camilo explains how you can keep working on your musicality even when you're away from your in...

From Choirs to K-Pop, and juggling everything from member support to customer service and keeping all we do running smoothly at Musical U - meet our Operations Assistant extraordinaire Charm Cajurao, in this episode of "Meet The Team"!   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 280   Links and Resources • "Discover...

Want to know how you can use your singing voice as a kind of "universal powertool" to accelerate ALL your musical development?   I'm going to share three ways you can easily weave singing into your everyday music practice to let you become more musical, faster.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 279   Links...

If there's one thing that'll strike the most fear into the heart of the average musician...   It's not scales...   It's not being asked to play something you haven't prepared...   It's not even being asked to improvise...   Those can all be scary!   But for many musicians, one thing is scarier than all of them: SINGING!   What if there was an easy and natural route into starting to sing, that didn...

Can you sing? If not... can you breathe?!   Funny question, I know! But we had a recent masterclass which joined up those two questions so beautifully. It's with Michaela Bartoskova, who's a voice, singing and yoga coach, and her masterclass at Musical U was on the topic of "When Breath Becomes Voice".   Michaela is a specialist in the voice beyond just singing - into breath, into speaking, into m...

We rarely use the word "should" or "must" at Musical U... but singing might just be an exception!   If you don't currently use singing as a tool on a daily basis in your music practice, you're missing out. Here's why.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 276   Links and Resources   • Musicality Now: Is THIS T...

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.   In this episode...   • Zac shares the power of performance - and a big mindset shift that can make performing more easy and joyful, even if you make a mistake or two!   • Andy gives a way to instantly see how far you've really come, any time you're...

From Blues Brothers tributes to successfully "abandoning" art, this wide-ranging interview with Musical U team member and Next Level coach Andy Portas reveals his own musical backstory, and how he helps members inside Musical U discover their surprising musicality.     Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 274  ...

Did you know, there's ONE foundational skill which makes everything in musicality easier?   I'm talking about everything from ear training to playing by ear, improvising, writing music, improving your rhythm, jamming with others.   Everything that makes you feel truly musical, inside and out - benefits from this one foundational skill.   And yet... the vast majority of musicians would say they can...

There are 5 BIG mistakes adult music learners make...   And if you're an adult learning music, I can pretty much guarantee you're making one of these - if not ALL FIVE.   Today I'm gonna share with you what these 5 mistakes are - AND how to fix them.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube   Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 272   Links and Resour...

What if you could learn music faster - by practicing LESS?! It sounds crazy... but it's actually possible. In this section from Dr. Molly Gebrian's recent Musical U masterclass, you'll hear exactly how to take some of the most mind-boggling breakthrough ideas from the world of neuroscience, and use them in a practical way to dramatically accelerate your music learning.   Subscribe For Future Episo...

If you've ever worried that you were a slow learner in music, or maybe you've heard about our super learning material here at musical you, then you're going to love today's mini interview with Dr. Molly Gebrian.   You'll get the chance to hear how her career as a professional viola player combined with her fascination with neuroscience, to produce one of the world's leading experts on accelerating...

Join Christopher and the Next Level coaching team to discover the latest tips, tricks and techniques you can use to advance in your own musical life.   This time we have:   - Andy sharing the benefits of figuring out melodies and chords using solfa   - Zac revealing the surprising impact of tapping into the spirit of "ease and joy"   - Camilo explaining how basslines can help you memorise more eas...

In this interview you'll meet leading educator and Professor of Music and Music Education in Bogotá, Colombia, Camilo Suárez.   He shares a bit about his own musical journey, from trying various instruments and feeling "untalented" through discovering musicality training, and going on to bring those ideas to the educational system in Colombia and joining the Musical U team.   Subscribe For Future...