002: A Mindset for Musicality, with Natalie Weber (Music Matters Blog)

<div class="react-file-viewer__preview react-file-preview">  </div> <div class="react-file-viewer__activity"> <div id="file-comments" class= "file-feedback file-feedback--border preview-ready hidden" tabindex="-1"> <div class="file-sidebar__toggle-bar clearfix"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you felt limited in music, or intimidated by creative tasks like playing by ear and improvisation? Have you wondered if the musicians who can do those things could always do them – or if they somehow learned? You might be surprised by the answer! In today’s episode we discover how a positive attitude and the right “toolkit” can equip you to find your own creative freedom in music.</span></p> <br /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we’re joined by Natalie Weber, founder of the popular MusicMattersBlog.com, a site devoted to inspiring creativity in music education. Natalie has studied music since the age of 7 but it was only later on that she broke free of the sheet music and found the kind of creative freedom which she now shares with students of all ages and levels in her independent piano studio and with music teachers worldwide on Music Matters Blog.</span></p> <br /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Natalie writes regularly to share lessons from her own piano studio and also keeps right up to date with all the interesting developments from other websites and music educators. Topics on the site range from highly practical guides and suggestions for covering topics like rhythm or ear training in lessons, through to app reviews and conference reports to share the latest goings-on in the world of music education.</span></p> <br /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We interviewed Natalie for our site back in 2011 so it was high time we caught up again!</span></p> <br /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we talk about Natalie’s own journey from being a note-reading pianist to finally breaking free of the sheet music. How that took a combination of practical techniques and a big mindset shift