303: The 80% Rule In Ear Training

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