Musicality Now

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