5 "Giant Steps" Hacks

Today, Peter and Adam tackle John Coltrane's masterpiece "Giant Steps" and give some helpful tips to make navigating this tune a little easier.5 Giant Steps Hacks:4 note shapes are your friendAlso... 3 note shapes are your friend!Descending root movementChange keys, not chordsRoot, Shell, PrettyBONUSLinks From This Episode:There's a new course coming to Open Studio - Your Sound Is Your Signature! Join jazz bass extraordinaire Christian McBride as he teaches you how to play ballads, odd time signatures, fast tempos, and more! Featuring our beloved Guided Practice Sessions to help refine the concepts of this course. For updates, just follow this link.Friday's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT):1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only)3:00 PM - Adam's Guided Practice Session on YouTube8:00 PM - Peter's Shelter in Place solo piano concert on YouTubeFor the rest of this week's calendar, follow this linkInterested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument.Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our YouTube channel.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, Peter and Adam tackle John Coltrane's masterpiece "Giant Steps" and give some helpful tips to make navigating this tune a little easier.


5 Giant Steps Hacks:

  1. 4 note shapes are your friend
  2. Also... 3 note shapes are your friend!
  3. Descending root movement
  4. Change keys, not chords
  5. Root, Shell, Pretty
  6. BONUS


Links From This Episode:

  • There's a new course coming to Open Studio - Your Sound Is Your Signature! Join jazz bass extraordinaire Christian McBride as he teaches you how to play ballads, odd time signatures, fast tempos, and more! Featuring our beloved Guided Practice Sessions to help refine the concepts of this course. For updates, just follow this link.


Friday's Open Studio Live Events (All times in EDT):

  • 1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only)
  • 3:00 PM - Adam's Guided Practice Session on YouTube
  • 8:00 PM - Peter's Shelter in Place solo piano concert on YouTube
  • For the rest of this week's calendar, follow this link


Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument.


Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our YouTube channel.


Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram



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Adam Maness
Jazz pianist & Creative Director at Open Studio.
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Peter Martin is an acclaimed jazz pianist and entrepreneur. Over the past 25 years he has performed at most of the major venues and jazz festivals on six continents, including twice at the White House for President Obama. He is the founder of Open Studio, pioneering in the field of online jazz education. Peter was recently featured in the New York Times for his ground breaking work

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