It’s time to boost your music skills!
Bill Hilton’s new book, How To Be A Better Musician, will change the way you make music. It’s full of ideas, exercises and evidence-based advice that will help you play better, deepen your musical knowledge and broaden your skills — whatever level you’re at right now.
The book every musician needs
If you’re a performer, a songwriter, a composer or a producer, How To Be A Better Musician will help you boost your musical skills. In fact, whatever your specialism as a musician, and whether you’re a beginner or a pro, this book has something for you. Watch the video below to hear Bill explain what's in the book, and how it can help you.
Bill Hilton has combined the latest research into the science of skill learning with his own experience as the founder of one of YouTube’s most successful music education channels to write a book that has something for every musician. Find out how to:
- →Plan your practice sessions so you make more progress in less time
- →Choose practice material that hits the ‘sweet spot’ for skill improvement
- →Use the Grip-Focus-Refine model for efficient instrument practice
- →Exploit singing, listening, flow states and even exercise (!) to improve your musical skills
- →Overcome performance anxiety (with concrete strategies — not just relaxation techniques)
- →Harness your creativity for better songwriting, music production and composition
- →Get high-quality feedback from other musicians — and generate effective self-feedback
- →Get to grips with improvisation, even if you’ve never improvised before
- →Overcome plateaus in your progress and keep making music when things seem tough!
The book contains more than 40 exercises — so you can learn by actually doing stuff. There’s also guidance for older learners, an appendix of tips for self-teachers, and advice on sight-reading, music technology, and much, much more!
Right now, How To Be A Better Musician is only available as an ebook — you can get it in PDF or EPUB format so you can read it on your computer, tablet, phone or e-reader. Click the green button below to buy your copy now:
Did we mention the podcast?
Yup, that’s right — there’s a podcast. Starting in late 2022 and running throughout 2023, Bill is releasing a podcast episode to support each chapter of How To Be A Better Musician. Each episode is free to access from this website, and will take a deep dive into the key ideas of the book.
In the podcast Bill will dig into the scientific research that underpins the book (you’ll find it’s jammed with footnotes, references and a 90+ item bibliography…), draw on his own experiences as a teacher and learner of music, and give examples of how you might put the exercises into practice.
Buy and download your copy today
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