Adam Maness
Jazz pianist & Creative Director at Open Studio.
Appears in 1192 Episodes
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...
General Q&A
Peter and Adam dig through their inbox today and answer a few select listener questions - like is it cool to quote other tunes during a solo?Interested in more music a...
Is There Such Thing as "the Right Fingering?"
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - on today's edition, they discuss scale fingering, building a repertoire, and mor...
Voicings for Pop and Rock
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - today, they answer a question about how to play voicings for basic pop and rock ...
Practice Check-In: Preparing for a Performance
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - during their practice check-in, Adam talks about how he's preparing for a duo co...
Piano Technique Questions
It's another listener question on today's episode - today, it's a two part question about pedal technique and glissandos.Interested in more music advice? Go here to br...
How to Stay Motivated Without Performances
Peter and Adam take a listener's question that's particularly relevant these days of canceled performances: how do I stay motivated if I'm not playing gigs?Interested ...
Passing Chords in Gospel
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - on this edition, they'll discuss the use of passing chords in gospel, different ...
All About Diminished Chords
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - today, they take a question on when to use diminished chords, how to practice gu...
Peter and Adam's Practice Check-In
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - we start the week off with an update of what Peter and Adam have been working on...
The Right (And Wrong) Way To Listen
As a musician, there's nothing more important than listening - that's why Peter and Adam are here to give you a walkthrough on the best way to do it.Interested in more...
7 Tools to Supercharge Your Practice
Peter and Adam give you some easy steps you can take to maximize your efficiency during practice sessions on today's episode.Interested in more music advice? Go here t...
Practice: Quality or Quantity?
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - today's topics include whether the amount you practice or what you practice is m...
What Makes a Definitive Tune?
It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions - on today's edition, they answer why jazz musicians love to play in C minor, how ...
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