069: About the Word Tone
What does "tone" mean in music? This multipurpose word can actually take on some very different uses depending on the context it's mentioned in. Learn about how "tone" can refer to a note, a frequency...
3 Mai 20188min
068: Listen First, with Donna Schwartz (Everything Saxophone)
Today on the show we're joined by Donna Schwartz, one of the best-known saxophone teachers online. As you'll be hearing though, Donna's expertise goes deep on sax but also wide on other instruments an...
1 Mai 201858min
067: About Scales and Their Flavors
Musical U's very own content editor and product manager Andrew Bishko discusses and demonstrates a variety of scale types, discussing the "flavor" of each one and how they're put to good use in music....
26 Apr 201820min
066: Discover Your Own Musical Creativity, with Forrest Kinney (Pattern Play)
Today we're getting to speak with someone we've been hearing about for years, Forrest Kinney. He's the author of the Pattern Play series of piano books which you might remember past guests Natalie Web...
24 Apr 201852min
065: About Sight-Reading Music
Are you intimidated by the idea of sight-reading music, finding the skill to be intimidating and unattainable? This podcast episode explores how you can get started with learning this skill through mu...
19 Apr 201811min
064: The Instrument Inside You, with Ben Parry (National Youth Choirs)
Today we're speaking with Ben Parry, the Artistic Director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain - but as you'll hear that's just one of many musical roles he has, including formerly being a s...
17 Apr 201852min
063: About Deliberate Practice in 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, ...
12 Apr 201814min
062: The Truth About Talent, with Professor Anders Ericsson
This episode was a really exciting one for us because we got to speak with Professor Anders Ericsson, the leading academic researcher on the topic of "talent". If you've been listening to the Musicali...
10 Apr 201848min
