As a musician you might have heard of "whole" and "half" steps. Also known as "major and minor seconds" or "tones and semitones". These are the building blocks of melodies, chords and all the pitches you hear in music and getting to know them in detail yourself opens up all kinds of exciting musicality potential.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android">Android</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher">Stitcher</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss">RSS</a>   Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/5">Episode 005</a>   Links and Resources <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-hear-and-play-with-jermaine-griggs/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mupodcast"> Jermaine Griggs interview</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.musical-u.com/learn/topic/ear-training/intervals/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mupodcast"> Interval ear training</a></li> <li><a href= "http://musicstudent101.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mupodcast"> Music Student 101</a></li> <li><a href= "http://daveconservatoire.org/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mupodcast"> daveconservatoire.org</a></li> </ul>   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/review">Click here to rate and review</a>

006: Seriously Enjoyable Music Learning, with Shelle Soelberg (Let's Play Music)

Ever wondered why some people seem to have a gift for music? Have you wished that you could play by ear, sing in tune, improvise and jam? You are in the right place.

The Musicality Podcast is a mix of interviews and teaching, featuring some of the most inspiring and insightful musicians and music educators, talking about how to learn the core inner skills you need to feel like a "natural" in music and enjoy freedom, creativity and confidence. 

Topics include: Playing by ear, Singing in tune, Jamming with other musicians, Having a good sense of rhythm, Writing your own music, Writing notation, Improvising a solo, Talking intelligently about music, Understanding Music Theory, Clapping in time, Knowing your instrument inside and out, Tuning your instrument by ear, Reading notation, Sight-reading music, Playing from a lead sheet, Performing live, and Playing multiple instruments.

The Musicality Podcast is brought to you by Musical U (musical-u.com), the leading provider of musicality training online. Learn more and get shownotes at musicalitypodcast.com.