You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians

On today's episode, Peter and Adam go over some moments in their musical history where an idea or concept finally clicked. Friday's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT): 1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only ) 8:00 PM - Peter Martin's Shelter in Place solo piano concert on YouTube Saturday's Open Studio Live Events: 8:00 PM - Romero Lubambo & Badi Assad: Live F...

You asked and we answered - Peter and Adam take on even more listener questions today over a wide variety of topics (like what happened to Adam's beard?) Links From This Episode: For a comprehensive collection of piano lessons, save money by purchasing the Piano Access Pass - every piano course past, present, and future from Open Studio. Wednesday's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT): 1:00...

Peter and Adam dust off the ol' Speakpipe today as they tackle 3 different listener questions. Wanna send a SpeakPipe of your own? Just go to https://youllhearit.com/podcast-contact/ Links From This Episode: There's a brand new course from Open Studio - Block Chords Made Easy . Join Adam Maness as he teaches you a simple and clear way to understand the basics of locked hands and drop-2 voicings. T...

It's another new mini-series from YHI: Play This, Not That . In the series premiere, Peter and Adam show you all the correct and incorrect things to play when soloing over a blues. Today's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT): 1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only ) 3:00 PM - Live Piano Guided Practice Session with Adam Maness on YouTube 8:00 PM - Peter Martin's Sh...

In another edition of Play Like a Great, Peter and Adam break down the undisputed champ of heavyweight blues licks: Oscar Peterson. Links From This Episode: There's a brand new course from Open Studio - Block Chords Made Easy . Join Adam Maness as he teaches you a simple and clear way to understand the basics of locked hands and drop-2 voicings. Today's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT):...

Peter comes at ya' solo today as he talks about the ways he practices piano even while going for a walk. Links From This Episode: There's a brand new course from Open Studio - Block Chords Made Easy . Join Adam Maness as he teaches you a simple and clear way to understand the basics of locked hands and drop-2 voicings. Today's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT): 1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guid...

It's solo analysis time as Peter and Adam break down Bill Evans' solo on "Autumn Leaves." Links From This Episode: For a comprehensive collection of piano lessons, save money by purchasing the Piano Access Pass - every piano course past, present, and future from Open Studio. Today's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT): 1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only ) 3:00...

What's the ultimate goal of any musician? To play great sh*t of course! Peter and Adam show off some of their favorite shtuff to play in today's episode. Links From This Episode: For entire courses on playing great stuff, check out the courses we have available from Geoffrey Keezer - 3 excellent courses to choose from! And to save money and get all 3 of them, check out our Piano Access Pass . Toda...

Presenting a new mini-series from You'll Hear It : Play Like a Great, where Peter and Adam break down how you can get the sound of a jazz legend into your playing. Today, they'll look at McCoy Tyner's bluesy sound on "Newport Romp." Links From This Episode: For a comprehensive collection of piano lessons, save money by purchasing the Piano Access Pass - every piano course past, present, and future...

A knowledge of hip bass lines are one of the most overlooked elements of what makes a great piano player. Today, Peter and Adam show you some ways you can stand out from the rest. Today's episode is sponsored by MuseScore . The MuseScore sheet music catalog contains over 20,000 unique music scores uploaded by both professional and amateur composers, and is the biggest online catalog of publicly av...

Peter and Adam make their triumphant return to the PodSuite today as they talk about how to spice up what you're playing. Today's episode is sponsored by MuseScore . The MuseScore sheet music catalog contains over 20,000 unique music scores uploaded by both professional and amateur composers, and is the biggest online catalog of publicly available scores. And thanks to their partnership with the Y...

We've got one more solo episode from Adam today as he discusses what he does to improve one of the most necessary skills for musicians of all genres: phrasing. Today's episode is sponsored by MuseScore . The MuseScore sheet music catalog contains over 20,000 unique music scores uploaded by both professional and amateur composers, and is the biggest online catalog of publicly available scores. And...

It's another solo episode from Adam today as he explains a new method he discovered for playing on minor 2-5-1's. Links From Today's Episode: Check out the latest course from Open Studio - the Magic Voicing System . Learn from Adam Maness in this entirely Guided Practice Session-based course as he shows you an easy way to always play great sounding voicings that never clash. Today's Open Studio Li...

It can be hard to know when to change up your practice routine, but every musician knows it's necessary if you want to grow your skills. Today, Adam breaks down these two vital concepts for musicians. Links From Today's Episode: Check out the latest course from Open Studio - the Magic Voicing System . Learn from Adam Maness in this entirely Guided Practice Session-based course as he shows you an e...

Because of the pandemic, many industries (including musicians) have had to adapt to streaming. Today, Peter and Adam give you some tips to take anything you stream to the next level. Today's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT): 1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only ) For the rest of this week's calendar, follow this link Interested in more music advice? Go  here  ...

Is it better to "fake it until you make it," or should you be honest with your audience? Peter and Adam offer their views on today's episode. Open Studio is proud to use their platform to support various nonprofits to help make the world a better place. The Nonprofit of the Week for this week is Beyond Housing . This organization works to improve underprivileged communities in the St. Louis area t...

Just who are "they?" Well... we're not sure. But what we do know is that these are some pretty slick voicings. Links From Today's Episode: For a comprehensive collection of piano lessons, save money by purchasing the Piano Access Pass - every piano course past, present, and future from Open Studio. Today's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT): 1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (...

Peter and Adam break down Adam's Magic Voicings System, proving there's an easy way to play beautiful voicings no matter what the chord or note is. Links From Today's Episode: Check out the latest course from Open Studio - the Magic Voicing System . Learn from Adam Maness in this entirely Guided Practice Session-based course as he shows you an easy way to always play great sounding voicings that n...

Peter and Adam pay tribute to the late great McCoy Tyner on today's episode as they break down his classic "Reaching Fourth." Open Studio is proud to use their platform to support various nonprofits to help make the world a better place. The Nonprofit of the Week for this week is the Jazz Foundation of America . This is an organization that helps provide jazz and blues musicians with emergency fun...

On today's episode, Peter and Adam present some words to live by as they list off the most memorable quotes from some jazz greats. Our 7 Favorite Musician Quotes: "A genius is the one most like himself." - Monk "Do not fear mistakes - there are none." - Miles "To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also." - Igor Stravinsky "Your sound is your signature." - Christian McB...

We live in a noisy world, but distraction is the enemy of efficiency. Learn how to block out the noise in today's episode. Today's episode is sponsored by Anytune (featuring an Anytune remix fn the theme song!) Anytune is the perfect tool for anyone looking to improve their practice sessions. Learn, transcribe, and practice solos by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, and (for Pro+ users)...

On this episode, Peter and Adam take a listen to the OG recording of "Footprints" by Wayne Shorter. Today's episode is sponsored by Anytune (featuring an Anytune remix fn the theme song!) Anytune is the perfect tool for anyone looking to improve their practice sessions. Learn, transcribe, and practice solos by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, and (for Pro+ users), isolating specific in...

Does your bebop sound like a dud? Turn it into an amazing fireworks display with these 4 tips from Peter and Adam. Today's episode is sponsored by Anytune (featuring an Anytune remix fn the theme song!) Anytune is the perfect tool for anyone looking to improve their practice sessions. Learn, transcribe, and practice solos by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, and (for Pro+ users), isolat...

During these trying times, it can be hard to find the will to keep practicing your instrument. That's why today, Peter and Adam have some tips to help you get back in the practice room. Today's episode is sponsored by Anytune (featuring an Anytune remix of the theme song!) Anytune is the perfect tool for anyone looking to improve their practice sessions. Learn, transcribe, and practice solos by sl...

Today, Peter and Adam list off some essential scales that every jazz player, regardless of instrument, needs to know. Today's episode is sponsored by Anytune (featuring an Anytune remix in the intro and outro!) Anytune is the perfect tool for anyone looking to improve their practice sessions. Learn, transcribe, and practice solos by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, and (for Pro+ users)...