Musicality Now

We are celebrating the release of this: the Musicality book! Woohoo! This book has been in the works for two years or 15 years, depending on how you measure it, and it's so exciting that it's out. But it's taken me a while to do this episode because, as I'm going to unpack today, it's been a difficult process. So the book is out. Sort of, mostly. And it kills me that it's not just a clear-cut "It's out! We're done! Hooray!" In this episode, I want to share a bit about why it's still slightly fuzzy as to whether it's out or not, and a bit of behind the scenes of everything that's been going on... Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/317 Links and Resources: • The Musicality Book Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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: - Camilo explains the benefits of having a musical accountability partner - Andy gives tips on becoming more aware of what helps you to keep winning in music - Andrew shares insights on musical goals, dreams, identity, and the relationship between each of those. All that and more, in this week's episode of Coaches Corner! TIP: Look out for just one little idea or insight from everything that's shared which resonates with you - and then go put it to use! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/316 Links and Resources: • "Discover Your Musical Core" Workshop • Sneaky pre-order link for the Musicality Book! • Coaches Corner Episodes • Next Level Coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

If your musical motivation has been waning lately... this episode is for you. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/315 Links and Resources: • Musicality Now: What's Your "North Star" In Music? (Big Picture Vision) • Musicality Now: What Is Musicality? • Musicality Now: What Is Musicality, Revisited (answers from MU members) • Musicality Now: What Is Musicality (playlist of expert answers) • The Superlearning Practice Plan • Gregg Goodhart • Dr. Molly Gebrian • Sarah Niblack (SPARK Practice) • Musicality Training at Musical U • Next Level coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

What makes a great song great? If you've ever wondered how songs are put together, and how much it's careful, intentional craft vs. mysterious divine inspiration, you're going to love today's episode... In this section of Benny Romalis' (HowToWriteSongs.org) masterclass at Musical U, he explains how to "think like a car mechanic" in your songwriting or listening, and breaks down each section of a song and the musical job each one does. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/314 Links and Resources: • Musicality Now: Curiosity And Craft, with Benny Romalis (How To Write Songs) • HowToWriteSongs.org • YouTube Channel: How To Write Songs Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

How does Elton John write such incredible chord progressions? What is it that made Lennon and McCartney songs so distinctive, so that they became the songwriting legends they're now known for being? And what does Sting and Radiohead do differently in their songwriting that you can learn from? These are just a few of the fascinating topics covered by Benny Romalis and Keppy Coutts on the popular YouTube channel "How To Write Songs". And today I'm joined by Benny for a mini interview that I think you're gonna love, exploring his views on musicality, where his songwriting expertise came from, and how curiosity and "thinking like a mechanic" can open up songwriting for you too. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/313 Links and Resources: • HowToWriteSongs.org • YouTube Channel: How To Write Songs Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Join Christopher for an official unveiling of the cover design for the new Musicality book, as well as some exciting hints of things to come! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/312 Links and Resources: • The Musicality Book - Register Now! • Musicality Now: The Goal (Inside The Book) • Inside The Book Episodes Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Did you know, there's one scale which is even more important and powerful than the major scale? And the best part is, it's not a more complex or advanced one - it's actually simpler! 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 explains how and why to take back your musical authority from the sheet music - Andy shares the experience of "Pentatonic joy"! - And Camilo reveals a surprising way to become a better sight-reader... All that and more, in this week's episode of Coaches Corner! TIP: Look out for just one little idea or insight from everything that's shared which resonates with you - and then go put it to use! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/311 Links and Resources: • Musicality Now: Where True Musical Creativity Comes From (with David Reed, Improvise For Real) • Musicality Now: The Bus Shelter Breakthrough (with Jeremy Ryan Mossman, Body Based Voice) • Musicality Now: Sing Better By Turning Your Voice OFF?! (with Jeremy Ryan Mossman, Body Based Voice) • Musicality Now: Motivation and Discovery (with David Reed, Improvise For Real) • Musicality Now: Audiation – It's All In Your Head (Inside The Book) • The Musicality Book • Coaches Corner Episodes Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Did you know there's a musical skill which EVERYONE can already do... and yet only a tiny fraction of musicians are actually intentionally using daily - even though it's a MASSIVE booster for your musicality and all your music learning? In this "Inside The Book" episode we'll peek into the chapter on Audiation: the ability to vividly imagine and hear music in your mind. We'll explore what it is, how it works, and the many benefits it brings throughout your musical life. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/310 Links and Resources: • The Superlearning Practice Plan • The Musicality Book • Musicality Now: "Inside The Book" Episodes Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

What DRIVES you in music? Have you sometimes lost sight of what inspired you to play in the first place? And when you play music, does it feel like the music is out there somewhere… or does it feel like it's inside you? Join Christopher and David Reed from Improvise for Real for part 4 of a fascinating conversation where they delve into musical motivation and your innate connection to the music that inspires you to play. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/309 Links and Resources: • Musicality Now: Part 1 of this conversation - Be Yourself And Discover Your Own Music • Musicality Now: Part 2 of this conversation - Feel, Imagine, Create • Musicality Now: Part 3 of this conversation - Where True Musical Creativity Comes From • Musicality Now: What's Your "North Star" In Music? • Improvise For Real • IFR on Instagram • IFR on Facebook Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Lip-syncing is normally seen as something "less than" singing - but what if it could actually be the gateway to better, more confident, more versatile, and more natural singing for you? This is one powerful technique which Body Based Voice expert Jeremy Ryan Mossman shared in his Musical U masterclass. Today I'm sharing a short excerpt from it with you, where he runs you through a couple of unusual singing exercises which can help you tap into your body's deep wisdom on how to produce the sounds you want to when you sing. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/308 Links and Resources: • Musicality Now: The Bus Shelter Breakthrough (with Jeremy Ryan Mossman, Body Based Voice) • BodyBasedVoice.com Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

In this mini interview with Body-Based Voice expert Jeremy Ryan Mossman, you'll discover how the study of Feldenkrais, biomechanics and biotensegrity - as well as a breakthrough in a bus shelter - all led to a holistic approach to singing now used by pro singers and Broadway stars. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/307 Links and Resources: • BodyBasedVoice.com Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Did you know, you already have 90% of what it takes to become a creative, confident improviser? That might sound unlikely, especially if improvisation feels way out of reach right now. But you might be surprised... What if there was just one missing piece which stood between you and free, creative, instinctive music-making? And what if that missing piece was ALREADY inside you, just waiting to be brought out? Join Christopher and David Reed from Improvise for Real for part three of a fascinating conversation where they discuss the role of listening and instinct in learning and playing music. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/306 Links and Resources: • Musicality Now: Part 1 of this conversation - Be Yourself And Discover Your Own Music • Musicality Now: Part 2 of this conversation - Feel, Imagine, Create • Improvise For Real • IFR on Instagram • IFR on Facebook Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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: - Camilo shares a major breakthrough on saxophone - through a small tweak to singing. - Andy talks about the idea that "every problem is a gift" and reveals the two ingredients you need to actually make that shift. - Zac shares how to transform the sometimes-scary metronome into your best buddy. - And Andrew discusses connecting with different layers of rhythm through really getting in touch with your inner pulse All that and more, in this week's episode of Coaches Corner! TIP: Look out for just one little idea or insight from everything that's shared which resonates with you - and then go put it to use! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/305 Links and Resources: • Stepping Into Better Rhythm (with Dave Smith) • All Coaches Corner Episodes • Learn more about Next Level Coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

The tagline for the forthcoming Musicality book is: "How You Too Can Learn Music Like A Gifted Prodigy, Unlock Your Instinct For Music, And Unleash Your Inner Natural". What exactly does that mean? And is it really possible? Find out in this episode of "Inside The Book"! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/304 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Inside The Book episodes • MusicalityBook.com • Musicality Now: Building Your Musicality Bridge (Meet the Team, with Zac Bailey) Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Have you ever slogged away at an ear training exercise day after day and found your improvement lessening and lessening, progress just getting slower and slower? It's not unusual. And it can be maddening when you're trying to ace a quiz or you're trying to make your skills rock solid, but you just can't seem to hit that 100% mark. Today, I want to share with you a simple rule that is a highly effective antidote to this common frustration. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/303 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Rhythm and Soul, with Lorin Cohen • Musicality Now: The 3 Pillars Of Improv, with Lorin Cohen • The Musicality Book Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

In this clip from Alex Ostapenko's Musical U masterclass, he'll walk you through the basics of the Indian rhythmic language of konnakol, and how you can start experimenting and being creative with it! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/302 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Learning The Language Of Rhythm (with Alex Ostapenko) • Alex's YouTube channel • Alex's rhythm courses Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

In this mini-interview with konnakol and body percussion expert Alex Ostapenko, you'll discover his views on musicality, his own rhythmic awakening, and how both konnakol and body percussion can be valuable additions to any musician's toolkit! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/301 Links and Resources • Alex's YouTube channel • Alex's rhythm courses Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Join Christopher and David Reed from Improvise for Real for part two of a fascinating conversation where they unpack what's going on when we learn to improvise - and when we actually do it. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/300 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Be Yourself And Discover Your Own Music (with David Reed, Improvise For Real) • Improvise For Real • IFR on Instagram • IFR on Facebook Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 shares an illustration of the power of musicality to fix even seemingly-unrelated problems with technique - Zac gives a beautiful example of how active listening can dramatically simplify your learning tasks in music - Andy explains how to get out of the "I should" and "I'll never" head trash and focus on what's really true in practice and performance - And Camilo shares the power of self-recording to demonstrate with certainty the progress you've really made! All that and more in this week's Coaches Corner! Tip: find just ONE idea from everything that's shared, and take it to your next music practice session or apply it in YOUR musical life. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/299 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Can You Learn Perfect Pitch? Should You? (Inside The Book) • The Musicality Book • Musicality Now: Creating, Listening, Understanding (with Tony Parlapiano of popMATICS) • Musicality Now: Classical vs. Rock/Pop vs. Jazz Harmony (with Tony Parlapiano) • Musicality Now: Unlocking Harmony • Musicality Now: Be Yourself And Discover Your Own Music (with David Reed, Improvise For Real) • Improvise For Real • How To Write Songs • Next Level Coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Join Christopher and David Reed from Improvise For Real for part one of a fascinating conversation where they go deep on musicality, creativity, and what it means to be a musician. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/298 Links and Resources • Improvise For Real • IFR on Instagram • IFR on Facebook Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Do you sometimes feel a bit baffled, overwhelmed by harmony and chord progressions in music? Today I want to share with you two big epiphanies I had over the years which DRAMATICALLY simplified things for me and unlocked playing chords by ear faster than had ever seemed possible. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/297 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Classical vs. Rock/Pop vs. Jazz Harmony (with Tony Parlapiano) • The Musicality Book • Dave Conservatoire • Four Chords And The Truth • Exploring Common Chord Progressions Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

What's the difference between Classical music, Rock and Pop, and Jazz? Well, that's probably a question with an endless answer! But one of the most significant differences is in the harmony: what chords are used, and how do the progressions work. In this clip from Tony Parlapiano's Musical U masterclass, he explains and demonstrates each, in a simple and memorable way. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/296 Links and Resources • popMATICS • Musicality Now: Creating, Listening, Understanding (with Tony Parlapiano of popMATICS) Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

One of our favourite things to see at Musical U is a member exclaiming "Why did nobody ever tell me this?!" Because we're all about simplifying the complex, and filling in the pieces that can otherwise be totally missing from music learning. Today I want to introduce you to someone else who thrives on simplifying powerful musical ideas, to deliver those kinds of "aha" moments for passionate music-learners: Tony Parlapiano of popMATICS. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/295 Links and Resources • popMATICS Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

Have you ever wished you had "perfect pitch"? To hear a note, and just name it instantly - it can seem like the "Holy Grail" of musicality. But... is it really? And if you weren't born with it, is it even possible to learn it yourself? We'll be diving into those questions and more, in this episode. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/294 Links and Resources • The Musicality Book • Book: The Evolving Animal Orchestra, by Henkjan Honing • Musicality Now: The Biology Of Musicality, with Prof. Henkjan Honing Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

We need your help! We're down to four finalist designs for the cover of the new musicality book, and need YOUR help to pick the best one! Go to musicalitybook.com/vote to vote now! Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/293 Links and Resources • The Musicality Book • VOTE NOW! • Musicality Now: I Am Not Your Guru Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 • Foundations of a Musical Mind • Musical U Membership • Next Level Coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 approach to learning new pieces fast makes for a more resilient performance. - Andrew shares how he used ideas from recent Body-Based Voice Guest Expert Jeremy Mossman to help a client tap into his body's inherent wisdom. - Zac unpacks ALL the surprising benefits of focusing on rhythm. From musical memory to singing to confidence - and even to physical health. All that and more, in this episode of Coaches Corner! Tip: find just ONE idea from everything that's shared, and take it to your next music practice session or apply it in YOUR musical life. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/291 Links and Resources • Jeremy Ryan Mossman (Body-Based Voice) • Musicality Now: 5 Tips For Rock-Solid Performances • Learn about Next Level Coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/290 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: The Practice Ingredients For Successful Performance, with Sarah Niblack • SPARK Practice Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/289 Links and Resources • SPARK Practice • Musicality Now: 5 Tips For Rock-Solid Performances Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Musician, with Noa Kageyama • Gregg Goodhart, "The Learning Coach" • The Modacity Practice App • Musicality Now: Art You A Robot?! • The Musicality Book • The Superlearning Practice Plan • Sarah Niblack of SPARK Practice Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 you with the harmony and memorising progressions • And Zac shows how to know with certainty that you do have music inside you, just waiting to come out. All that and more, in this episode of Coaches Corner! Tip: find just ONE idea from everything that's shared, and take it to your next music practice session or apply it in YOUR musical life. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/287 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Rhythm and Soul, with Lorin Cohen • Musicality Now: The 3 Pillars Of Improv, with Lorin Cohen • Musicality Now: Are You A Robot?! • Musicality Now: What Exactly Is In The Musicality Book? (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: Choosing Musicality, with Mark Hanna (Meet The Team) • All Coaches Corner Episodes • Next Level Coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Coaching • The Musicality Book Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Resources • The Musicality Book • Musicality Now: How to Play Expressively (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: Is This The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: WHY Every Musician Must Sing (Inside The Book) Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Not Your Guru • Coaches Corner • Musicality Now: How To Play With Expression • The Musicality Book Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/283 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Rhythm and Soul, with Lorin Cohen • LorinCohen.com • Lorin's Bass Improv Mastery course • Learn about Musical U membership Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Full Show Notes and Transcript: http://musicalitynow.com/282 Links and Resources • LorinCohen.com • Lorin's Bass Improv Mastery course Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 instrument - Andrew flips the script on "warhorse" pieces you've been struggling on for ages. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 281 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: WHY Every Musician Must Sing (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: The Power Of Finding Your Voice (with Michaela Bartoskova) • Musicality Now: Becoming Aware Of The Breath (with Michaela Bartoskova) • Musicality Now: 3 Ways To Use Singing In Your Daily Music Practice • Musicality Now: Musicality and Connection (Meet the Team with Charm Cajurao) Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Your Musical Core" training Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 and Resources • Musicality Now: Is This The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: WHY Every Musician Must Sing (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: The Power Of Finding Your Voice (with Michaela Bartoskova) • Musicality Now: Becoming Aware Of The Breath (with Michaela Bartoskova) • Musicality Now: How to Play Expressively (Inside The Book) • Free Your Creative Voice • Colors Of Your Voice Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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't even begin with you singing a single note? In today's episode, I'll be sharing a clip from a recent masterclass which reveals exactly that. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 278 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: The Power Of Finding Your Voice (with Michaela Bartoskova) • MichaelaSound.com • Musicality Now: Learning to Sing in Tune, with George Bevan Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 movement. She has such a beautiful, holistic perspective and it made her masterclass really special. And kind of provided a new way into singing for a lot of our members. In this mini-interview, you'll learn a bit about Michaela's background, how she came to focus on the breath, and particularly with singers who came to her and were nervous to even begin singing, or had a lot of resistance when they tried to sing. She also shares her answer to "what does musicality mean to you?" and it's a really lovely and unique one that I think you're going to enjoy. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 277 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: WHY Every Musician Must Sing • MichaelaSound.com Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? • MusicalityBook.com • Why Every Musician Should Be A Singer Too • How To Learn To Sing In Tune Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 getting down about your musical progress. • Camilo explains choosing the right "sweet spot" level of repertoire for fast and satisfying progress. • And Andrew discusses leveraging your childhood music for playing by ear - and trusting your own ears over look-up-the-chord websites. All that and more, in this episode of Coaches Corner! Tip: find just ONE idea from everything that's shared, and take it to your next music practice session or apply it in YOUR musical life. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 275 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Someone Should Have Told Me This When I Was A Kid! With Dr. Molly Gebrian • Musicality Now: Learn Music Faster… By Doing LESS?! (with Dr. Molly Gebrian) • Musicality Now: 5 BIG Mistakes Adult Music Learners Make – And How To Fix Them • Musicality Now: Is This The Missing Piece For Your Musicality? (Inside The Book) • Musicality Now: Surprising Musicality (Meet The Team, with Andy Portas) • Next Level Coaching • HookTheory.com • Meet The Team: Andrew Bishko • Meet The Team: Zac Bailey • Meet The Team: Camilo Suárez • Meet The Team: Andy Portas Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Links and Resources • MusicalityBook.com • Coaches Corner Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 cannot do it - and are afraid to even try. Today I want to share with you what that skill is, and why you absolutely must start learning to make use of it in your musical development. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 273 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: How to Play Expressively (Inside The Book) • MusicalityBook.com - pre-register now for exclusive bonuses! • ToneDeafTest.com - find out in 5 minutes whether you truly are "tone deaf" or not • 16 Keys to a Good Singing Voice Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Resources • Reviews page for examples of adult music-learning success • Albert Frantz of Key-Notes.com • YourMusicalCore.com recent training • Musicality Now: What's Your "North Star" In Music? • Coaches Corner • Norman Vincent Peale quote (not W. Clement Stone!): "Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you'll lang among the stars" Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 271 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: Someone Should Have Told Me This When I Was A Kid! With Dr. Molly Gebrian • MollyGebrian.com • Molly's YouTube channel • Learn Faster, Perform Better: Pre-order the book on Amazon Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 the process of learning music. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 270 Links and Resources • MollyGebrian.com • Molly's YouTube channel • Learn Faster, Perform Better: Pre-order the book on Amazon Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 easily, by understanding the structure more deeply - And Andrew discusses the power of language and "doodletonguing" for adapting to a new musical style Tip: find just ONE idea from everything that's shared, and take it to your next music practice session or apply it in YOUR musical life. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 269 Links and Resources • Musicality Now: How to Be a Beatle • Musicality Now: Craft, Creativity and Career (with Tero Potila) • Musicality Now: Comparison and Contribution (with Tero Potila) • Musicality Now: What's Your "North Star" In Music? • Musicality Now: Experiencing Musicality (Meet the Team, with Camilo Suárez) • Molly Gebrian • Next Level Coaching Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review

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 Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full Show Notes and Transcript: Episode 268 Links and Resources • Coaches Corner Episodes Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! Click here to rate and review