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Is Music Notation Still Relevant?
It's time for a hot topic on today's episode as Peter and Adam tackle the use of notation in modern music education.
The Basics of Ear Training
Peter and Adam discuss their approach to ear training, how to hear inner voicings, and a very bluesy question.
Tips for Improvising Over Quick Chord Movements
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. Today, Peter and Adam take questions on how to learn a tune in all keys, using th...
Is Bebop Relevant?
Today, Peter and Adam handle a controversial question: can bebop still be implemented into modern playing, or does it sound too outdated?Interested in more music advic...
How To Sound Great When You're Not a Great Player
On this episode, Peter and Adam give you some easy tips to immediately improve your playing no matter your skill level.Interested in more music advice? Go here to brow...
How To Use YouTube To Improve Your Playing
Today Peter and Adam talk about one of the best resources out there for musicians looking to gain some skills: YouTube.Interested in more music advice? Go here to brow...
How Much Self-Admiration Should I Have?
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. On this episode, Peter and Adam tackle a question on the self-admiration sweet sp...
Jazzing up Holiday Tunes
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. Today, it's a holiday-themed question as a listener asks how to take standard hol...
What Does "Altered" Actually Mean?
Today, Adam and Peter clear up one of the most misunderstood scales in music - and check out this video of a previous YHI episode!Interested in more music advice? Go h...
The Best Musicians All Share This One Trait
Anyone can be a good musician, but what does it take to reach levels of greatness? Peter and Adam discuss the one trait all great players need.Interested in more music...
How To Comp for Bass Solos
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. On this episode, Peter and Adam discuss a tricky subject for many pianists: what ...
Giving Advice To Musicians Without Being a Jerk
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. Today, Peter and Adam talk about giving less-experienced musicians advice, lesser...
Why Aren't Piano Solos as Good as Horn Solos?
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. On this episode, they tackle a controversial question about solos, as well as que...
The Free Association Episode
Peter and Adam decide to put their improvisational skills to the test today as they do an entirely free associative episode.Interested in more music advice? Go here to...
How To Shed on Hard Tunes
Today, Peter and Adam discuss some practice techniques that can help you build up your skills for the more difficult tunes.Interested in more music advice? Go here to ...
How Do I Get My Friends Into Jazz?
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. On this episode, they discuss some good entry points in to the world of jazz, as ...
Tune Breakdown: "Dolphin Dance" (Part 2)
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. Today, Peter and Adam continue their breakdown of "Dolphin Dance."Interested in m...
Tune Breakdown: "Dolphin Dance" (Part 1)
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. Peter and Adam introduce their new segment Tune Breakdown today as they take a de...
Why Top Jazz Players Love Risk
It's risky business on today's episode as Peter and Adam chat about why taking risks is inherent to being an excellent musician.Interested in more music advice? Go her...
What Do I Do With Ascending Chord Progressions?
Today, Peter and Adam take a question from a listener on what to play with chord progressions that ascend step-by-step.Interested in more music advice? Go here to brow...
Is Composing Improvisation?
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - on this episode, they discuss what they do while improvising and if composing mu...
Tips for Counting During Drum Solos
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - today, they discuss a certain Open Studio course, what to do during drum solos, ...
Talking Politics
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. It's Election Day in America, so today Peter and Adam discuss politics - workplac...
Kenny Kirkland's Sound
Peter and Adam take questions on a variety of topics today, including whether or not Kenny Kirkland's sound has any cliches, how to stretch before practicing, and comm...
Tips for Playing With a Big Band
On this episode, Peter and Adam discuss what pianists should do when they're playing in a big band.Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of ja...
Cocktail Piano Method???
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - today, they respond to a question about doing a course on cocktail piano, as wel...
Peter and Adam's Approach To Wayne Shorter Tunes
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - in this edition, Peter and Adam discuss playing late '60s Wayne Shorter tunes, s...
How To Improv Over Minor 2-5's
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - today, they go over their weekly check-ins and take a couple of listener questio...
Smoking It up at the Instrument
Peter and Adam take a listener's question today on "playing altered chords" and whether or not it's something you should do.Interested in more music advice? Go here to...
How to Prevent Problems With Your Playing BEFORE They Happen
Learn how to preemptively solve your biggest musical problems before they even happen with today's episode.Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catal...
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