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

It's another SpeakPipe today, this time asking for advice on how to get as much knowledge as possible from a teacher or mentor. Wanna send a SpeakPipe of your own? Calling all pianists - the Piano Access Pass is now available from Open Studio! Save money with this bundle featuring every piano course ever from Open Studio, including teachers such as Peter Martin, Geoffrey Keezer, and Helio Alves. F...

On this episode, Peter and Adam answer a SpeakPipe about their favorite songs to jazz up on a gig. Wanna send a SpeakPipe of your own? Go to http://youllhearit.com/podcast/ to leave yours. Our 7 Favorite Non-Jazz Songs to Cover "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" "I Can't Help It" "Bad Guy" "If It's Magic" "Élégie in C Minor" "Trilhos Urbanos" "Between the Bars" Want every Open Studio course for f...

Today, Peter and Adam offer their views on a sensitive topic: the Nicholas Payton/Jazz Memes controversy. Calling all pianists - the Piano Access Pass is now available from Open Studio! Save money with this bundle featuring every piano course ever from Open Studio, including teachers such as Peter Martin, Geoffrey Keezer, and Helio Alves. For more info, go to https://www.openstudiojazz.com/piano-a...

Peter and Adam are here to PUMP (clap) YOU UP with some tips on how to kill it every time you solo. Calling all pianists - the Piano Access Pass is now available from Open Studio! Save money with this bundle featuring every piano course ever from Open Studio, including teachers such as Peter Martin, Geoffrey Keezer, and Helio Alves. For more info, go to https://www.openstudiojazz.com/piano-access-...

Peter and Adam turn to the silver screen for this episode as they list their favorite film soundtracks. 7 Soundtracks Peter and Adam Love Birdman Round Midnight Elevator to the Gallows Good Night, and Good Luck Jurassic Park Anatomy of a Murder La La Land BONUS The ending theme song for today's episode is "Travelling Outcast" by Paul Andrew, from his ensemble Silk & Steel. You can check out th...

New Year's Eve might still be a couple of weeks away, but Peter and Adam still decide to fill you in on some things they want to accomplish in 2020. Peter & Adam's New Year's Resolutions Listen Say "no" more often More composing Follow my own narrative Seek beauty Practice every voicing I already know in every key Innovate Want every Open Studio course for free? That's right - over 300 hours a...

Today, Peter and Adam share the most important things they've learned from some of the legends of jazz. 7 Lessons Learned From the Masters Play half of what you hear (Cecil Bridgewater) Create! (Betty Carter) When you don't know what to play, TACET (Willie Akins) Patience and beauty (Johnny Griffin) Rubato (Reggie Workman) Seriousness and devotion (Wynton Marsalis) Attention to detail (Peter Marti...

Nobody likes playing a whack gig, but Peter and Adam show you why they're really a blessing in disguise. 7 Lessons Learned From Whack Gigs How much do you love music? How much do you love being a musician? Ask for more $$$ than you think you should You can develop in any situation - don't blame others Confidence = preparation How to lead (transform that whack situation) I don't want to be in that...

Every pianist knows a solid left hand is the foundation for exceptional playing. The question is: what the hell do you do with it? Calling all pianists - the Piano Access Pass is now available from Open Studio! Save money with this bundle featuring every piano course ever from Open Studio, including teachers such as Peter Martin, Geoffrey Keezer, and Helio Alves. For more info, go to https://www.o...

For today's "What the hell..." episode, Peter and Adam update you on some things that they've been working on improving lately. To help out YOUR practicing, pick up the official Open Studio Practice Journal . Track your progress for a whole year with 52 weeks of journal entries, including spaces to track scales and tunes in every key. For more info, go to: https://openstudiojazz.link/practice-jour...

On the 2nd episode of our long-running "What the hell..." series, Adam and Peter explain the difference between a flat-5 and a sharp-11. Calling all pianists - the Piano Access Pass is now available from Open Studio! Save money with this bundle featuring every piano course ever from Open Studio, including teachers such as Peter Martin, Geoffrey Keezer, and Helio Alves. For more info, go to https:/...

It's the debut of our "What the Hell..." series as Peter and Adam give you some ideas on things you can play over secondary dominants. To quote every Christmas ad ever, "give the gift of giving" this season with Open Studio's new gifting feature! Help spread the joy of this art form by giving a course or membership to the aspiring jazz musician in your life. For more info and a list of gift-able c...

On today's episode, Peter and Adam answer a SpeakPipe on how humor presents itself in jazz music. The ending theme song for today's episode is "Mohe Bhool" by Bombay Bop, sent in by listener Dave Jago. You can check out the full track at their SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/user-148266380 . To get your music featured on You'll Hear It, send an MP3 recording of your music to andrew@openstu...

In a very high-concept episode of You'll Hear It , Peter and Adam discuss how jazz has helped them frame their personal life stories. In honor of Giving Tuesday, a portion of any course purchased from Open Studio will go to Pianos for People . This is an organization that provides pianos to children and families with limited resources who otherwise wouldn't have access to the transformative power...

Black Friday is behind us, but today is Cyber Monday which means you can still get some steep savings with Open Studio's Cyber Monday sale! Get 47% off EVERYTHING by entering the coupon code "happypracticing" at checkout. Just go to openstudiojazz.link/yhicybermonday On this episode, Peter and Adam recap what they did in 2019 and ask the fans what they want to see in 2020. This episode of You'll H...

The holiday season has begun, so Peter and Adam list their favorite (or just the least-terrible) holiday tunes. 7 Bearable Holiday Tunes "The Christmas Song" "In the Bleak Midwinter" "Christmas Time Is Here" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" "Amazing Grace" BONUS This episode of You'll Hear It is sponsored by Anytun...

Peter and Adam celebrate Thanksgiving this year by listing off seven artists that made 2019 a great year. 7 Artists We're Thankful for This Year Melissa Aldana Christian McBride (check out his Open Studio course here: https://www.openstudiojazz.com/fundamentals-of-jazz-bass-and-beyond ) Terence Blanchard Betty Carter Geoffrey Keezer (stay tuned for new courses coming from Geoffrey in 2020!) Michae...

Up your pentatonic game by using the advice Peter and Adam lay on you in this episode. Peter and Adam have a whole course about pentatonics - Jazz Piano Technique Vol. 1: Pentatonics . This is a 4-week bootcamp that will allow you to unlock your pentatonic potential by working on your speed, power, dexterity, and control. For more information, go to https://www.openstudiojazz.com/jazz-piano-techni...

On this episode of You'll Hear It , Peter and Adam hook you up with some chords you can add to almost any tune to increase its slickness. This episode of You'll Hear It is sponsored by Anytune . If you want to improve your jazz playing and transcription skills, Anytune is the #1 tool you need. Just load any track you want into the app, and Anytune allows you to change the speed, loop sections, cha...

Today, Peter and Adam answer a SpeakPipe on how to combine influences from different genres for your own compositions. Hear the influence for this episode yourself - listen to The 442s (including Adam Maness himself) right here: https://the442s.bandcamp.com This episode of You'll Hear It is sponsored by Anytune . If you want to improve your jazz playing and transcription skills, Anytune is the #1...

There's more than one way to Number 1: Listen, and today Peter and Adam list them off and tell you why you should make sure you're doing all three. 3 Levels of Listening Casual listening Listening with intent Deep listening Want every Open Studio course for free? That's right - over 300 hours and 1200 lessons can be yours with free lifetime access! All you have to do is enter Open Studio's 2019 Ho...

Peter and Adam reunite in the Podcave (finally) and give an update on what they've been doing lately. There's a new course from Open Studio! Jazz Bassline Bass-ics is available now and features lessons from jazz legend Reuben Rogers all about how to play walking basslines. Go to https://www.openstudiojazz.com/jazz-bassline-bass-ics-walking for more info. 'Tis the season for giving, and what better...

It's the finale of Peter and Rick's multifaceted interview. This time, they talk about some of the copyright challenges YouTubers face. You can check out Rick's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch Watch "It's Time for a Major Change" here: https://youtu.be/kqk_XZhZAhA Also be sure to take a look at Rick's video on the melodic minor scale: https://youtu.be/kmRcg6ByrvE See what...

In part 2 of Peter's interview with Rick Beato, they discuss the ways that jazz has influenced their lives and careers. You can check out Rick's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch See what Rick's up to by following him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickbeato1/?hl=en Want every Open Studio course for free? That's right - over 300 hours and 1200 lessons can be yours...

We're honored to have a very special guest on this episode of You'll Hear It : Rick Beato! In part 1 of Peter's wide-ranging interview with Rick, the two discuss how he got his start on YouTube. You can check out Rick's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch Watch "Learn This Famous Jazz Tune in 5 Minutes" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtuVhaaNd-I Also be sure to take a...