Top 5 Tips for Musicians During Quarantine: Pro Career Advice Covid-19 has turned our lives on its heads. We can't play at concerts. We can't sell merch or interact with fans. Even when things go "back to normal", normal for the arts may take five years or more. So what can you do? Can you survive this pandemic?  I've made a successful music and film career almost entirely online for the last decade. I've tried dozens, if not a hundred, ways to monetize my music, films, and skills online. A pandemic didn't send me to the internet, parenthood did. Juggling work, my art, and family life became impossible and I ended up purposely moving my entire career online.  Hire Me for Your Projects: Post Production, Consulting, Film Music So here are some of the tips to help you avoid the mistakes I made. I will admit, dropping everything you know is hard. This is not easy. But you CAN do it! You don't have to give up your passions, at all. Whether you are a DJ, cla...

Learning to Rock the Stage, with Kevin Richards Today we’re joined by Kevin Richards of RPM Vocal Studio, a renowned vocal coach who’s worked as a musician, producer, songwriter and arranger for over 30 years, and coached Gold and Platinum award-winning artists including Bette Midler and Sir Rod Stewart. As you’ll be hearing in this interview Kevin has a particular angle on his vocal coaching that sets him apart from most of the technique-focused singing teachers and vocal coaches out there. http://musicalitypodcast.com/126 Kevin specialises in the performance side of singing, meaning what you actually do up on stage or in front of a crowd and how you make sure your singing performance is the best it can be, even though you’re far from the familiar and relaxed environment of the practice room. As we were preparing for this episode and trying to figure out what part of Kevin’s expertise would be most useful to you all as listeners of the Musicality Podcast, we were really think...

How to Write Music - What You'll Need to Know Since we've already covered the basics of music theory, I think it's time to start learning how to write music . We'll be using those basic concepts of chords, keys, inversions, etc to start weaving chords together, add melodies, rhythm, and all the subtle things that bridge the gap between theory and actual music. This video is just to go over what you'll need to know before we start so you can make sure you're ready.

New Music Book on Composer Jennifer Higdon Now Available through McFarland Press "Composing in Color" Renowned composer Jennifer Higdon is best known for her symphonic pieces  blue cathedral, Concerto for Orchestra, City Scape, Concerto 4-3  and  Violin Concerto  (2010 Pulitzer Prize). These compositions illustrate her breadth of style and avant-garde technique. The author examines these works—with commentary by Higdon—as well as the music of her first opera, with a focus on compositional history, musical characteristics, formal analysis and critical reception. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Christina L. Reitz  is an associate professor of music at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Her research on Jennifer Higdon has been published in the  Grove Dictionary of American Music , the  International Alliance for Women in Music Journal , and the  North Carolina Literary Review . Christina L. Reitz Foreword by  Marin ...

PLAYING TRACKS BY Lucid Berlin (Female Pressure),  Anja Schneider,  Quiver,  Ksenia Kamikaza (Female Pressure),  Matadorand more. ANNÆLIX is a Copenhagen based techno&house DJ and musicproducer, home-made creator and event organiser. Her DJ sets are rhythmic, tribal and bass-filled combined with some punching and playful surprises. The sound varies from a chill day in a park, dreamy slow-house, to a dark basement of psychedelic techno and deep house tunes. Her own productions are mainly house inspired, including elements of sub-genres of house, deep house and electronica - a journey through lighty-pumped synthesizer and bass-filled universes. Together with tadoh she is also the organizer of the monthly electronic and leftwing event Folkets Haus that raises money for leftwing political groups. https://soundcloud.com/annaelix https://www.facebook.com/annaelixmusic/ female:pressure podcast :: an hour of electronic music, stunning sounds from around t...

NMR Artist Spotlight: Eclectic Musician Seychal-Mills on the Pink Panther Theme Mashup Thoughts from the Artist The idea behind this album was to build music only with sounds taken from movies from the 1960's – noises, voices, and tiny bits of music (a piano sound here, a trumpet there, two notes played by a guitar...). The result is a blend of electronica, concrete music and, of course, cinematic music. Actually, I'm planning a few performances with this music, and already working on the next LP, which is not sample-based. About the artist Seychal-Mills A track entirely made of sound material coming from the movie "A shot in the dark" (Blake Edwards, 1964) – yes, it's one of the "Pink Panther" movies Film(is)music by Seychal-Mills

Rapper Kendrick Lamar was the first non-classical or jazz artist to win a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for his album DAMN. Jeffrey Brown joins Judy Woodruff to discuss some of the recipients in areas of literature and music.

How to Master a Song – Simple 7 Step Mastering Formula

The first part of the music writing journey is just a basic chord progression. Next lession we'll be adding melody, but for now we'll be looking at how harmony changes and what kind of musical effect that will have.

Today we’re talking with Bill Hilton, author of How to Really Play the Piano and the host of a hugely popular YouTube channel where over 120,000 people tune in to watch his video tutorials. http://musicalitypodcast.com/42 As always when we have a guest who specialises in teaching a particular instrument, this episode is packed with tips and insights not just for that instrument, but for your musicality in general. In particular, Bill has great wisdom when it comes to the mindset that adult learners need. In this conversation we talk about: - The missing pieces that hold pianists back from feeling creative and expressive on piano, and how to really learn to play - How becoming an amateur singer made him a better piano teacher What defines “cocktail piano” and why this style is so popular and useful to learn - The surprising advantages that can actually make it easier for adults and retirees to learn an instrument than children Bill’s attitude and his teaching really cu...

Can you imagine a room full of non-singers trying to sing, all together, completely improvised? You’re probably imagining total unmusical chaos, right? You might be surprised by what’s possible… http://musicalitypodcast.com/36 Today we’re talking with Davin Youngs, founder of Davin Youngs Voice, Chicago Circle Singing and the VOXUS Experience. Davin is a remarkable singing educator and although (as you’ll hear in this episode) he doesn’t much care about pedagogy for the sake of pedagogy, he does actually have a fascinating, unusual and in my opinion wonderful approach to helping people learn to sing and express themselves with their voice. In this conversation we talk about: - How group improvised singing can work even if the participants aren’t trained to improvise – or sing! - Why focusing on what “sounds good” is not necessarily the right way to improve as a singer. - How someone who grew up as a natural singer ended up specialising in helping those who don’t feel natu...

Matthew and Jeremy from Music Student 101 stopped by The Musicality Podcast to talk about the big mindset shift you need to make learning music theory fun and successful. http://musicalitypodcast.com/34 Today on the Musicality Podcast, we have two guests joining us on the show: Matthew Scott Phillips and Jeremy Burns, who together host the Music Student 101 podcast, a terrific show that dives deep into music theory in a way that makes it easy to understand, as well as covering other topics like music careers, different instruments, and tips for bands. Matthew and Jeremy are based in Birmingham, Alabama, and although they studied some of the same courses at university together, their musical lives have taken them in quite different directions. Matthew is the award-winning composer of over 70 instrumental and vocal works in a wide range of musical styles, and is now a professor of music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Jeremy runs Area 47 Sound, where he has recorded...

If you’re just diving into the world of improvising with modes, it’s likely that you have a lot of questions. What is a mode, and how is it different from a key? How do you know what mode to use for soloing? What is the theory behind modes? We have a guest expert on modal improvisation to answer all of these burning questions – and more… Brian from Zombie Guitar here! Firstly, I wanted to say a thank you to Adam, Musical U’s Communications Manager, who has given me the opportunity to do a guest post for Musical U. The topic of this lesson is beginning modal improvisation. This lesson is going to be divided into three parts: Part one: What the goal of using a mode, as opposed to just playing within a key? Part two: Fretboard applications of modes. (We’re going to take a look at the minor pentatonic scale, and how to add notes to it in order to essentially create either the Aeolian mode or the Dorian mode.) Part three: The theory behind modes and when to use them So with ...

We discuss the truths and myths surrounding the 10,000 Hour Rule, and how to best allocate those hours to become a master musician. http://musicalitypodcast.com/23 “It takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert,” states the 10,000 Hour Rule. Undoubtedly, working passionately and diligently towards your musical goals is a great formula for success, but what if musicians could get the results they want before hitting this numerical milestone? http://musicalitypodcast.com/23 Links and Resources: Interview with Ged Brockie http://musicalitypodcast.com/22 How Musicians Should Spend Their 10,000 Hours https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-m... How to Get More out of Every Practice Session https://www.musical-u.com/learn/pract... Let us know what you think! Email: hello@musicalitypodcast.com

Hey, guys. My name is Joanna, also known on YouTube as Just Another Flutist. Do you know that I actually failed my first ear training course in college? https://www.musical-u.com/learn/5-tip... I want to make sure that you guys are not in that same predicament. Thankfully, Musical U invited me to make this guest video for you. So today I want to give you five tips on how to prepare for your first ear training course....

How Taylor Swift Writes Melodies - Songwriting Tips

Filmmaker, composer and author Sabrina Pena Young takes us on a fascinating journey while narrating through her past, present and future projects along with some insight into her process and an exclusive sneak peak at her next science fiction machinima opera 'Spiritus'.

Electronica Master Michael Klug Talks About his  Music and Inspiration:  What Inspires Your Music? What inspired this album was I went through a break up with my longtime girlfriend that completely devastated me. She cheated and lied and then cut me out of her life out the blue. I had moved to be closer to her and I didn't have any friends in the city where I lived so after we split I was completely alone. On top of marijuana induced delusions and paranoia, I was suicidal, alone and heart broken. I've always had a passion for electronic music so I decided to make some myself as a means of catharsis.   I don't know if I'd say my music is extraordinary but I would definitely say it's different. I aimed to put all of my pain and personality into these songs but at the same time maintain listenability. The album doesn't take itself very seriously as I tried to have an air of playfulness. The listener can choose not to take the music seriously and leave i...