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Open Studio - Jazz Lesson from Jazz Legends
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Open Studio provides jazz education from today's leaders in jazz in an easy to use and interactive viewing environment.

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Open Studio 5 star review on 1st May 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I am not of an age that I can hope to reach the ability of Arthur Rubinstien, but I hope to play some piano by just understanding and knowing the chords. I just started the course, but the course seems to be doable for me as a beginner.
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Posted 5 months ago
Very high quality instruction! Love the follow-along practice sessions with Adam Maness. I'd vote a 10 below if Open Studio had not switched to a subcription-only model, because some people I know would have preferred to buy individual courses instead of buying a subscription. But I understand that there may have been business reasons for this switch and I support Open Studio doing whatever it has to do to survive.
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Posted 5 months ago
I love the video courses. I feel that the community could be more interactive. A forum where people could ask public questions or post recordings of practice sessions and receive feedback would be great. I'd also like to have more resources about technique. Some other platforms offer checklists that are very useful as a guide on what to study next. For example: 1. Sing the root notes of Oleo while listening to the recording 2. Play rootless voicings over the form 3. Transcribe 2 choruses of Sonny Rollins first solo over Oleo 4. Compose 2 licks over the first bars Or 1. Learn shell voicings 2. Learn root (LH) + guide tones (RH) 3. Learn rootless voicings 4. Learn Drop 2 voicings Etc. Maybe some of the courses are structured in a similar way, but having a literal written out path to follow would be very helpful. Sometimes the webpage doesn't detect I'm already logged in, and when I click on a course, the window showed is the one that says you can buy the course or join open studio to enjoy it. I really appreciate the production quality of the videos. Tbh, I do not feel that the platform you use to show sheet music alongside with the video is that useful, having a pdf with the sheet music would be enough. Changing the volume or returning to a particular point of the lesson is a little bit slow when using that player, so I usually use the simple player. I don't like that the courses have checklists with 30+ items, but in reality there are just 10 items that get repeated because there is an audio only version, a simple player version, etc. It ruins the feeling of "gamifying" the course because the checkmarks don't really reflect how many classes I've seen.
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Posted 5 months ago
Hi Pablo, Thanks for the thoughtful review and feedback. I'll pass your suggestions to the team. We are about to launch a new version of Open Studio that will address some of your concerns so stay tuned! As far as the feedback and community, we do offer this as part Open Studio Pro, which has live coaching sessions throughout the week and a thriving interactive community. You can read more about Open Studio Pro here https://www.openstudiojazz.com/pro. Enrollment is currently closed, but join the waitlist and you will receive first notification when it reopens. Best, Dan Martin co-founder, Open Studio
Posted 5 months ago
Open Studios is great. It offers PDF's of the lessons and the videos with closed captions help alot. The content is superb and has helped me advance. I am an intermediate piano player adding Jazz to my repertoire and every time I sit down I learn something new that makes meaningful improvements to my skillset.
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Posted 5 months ago
I can't say enough. I am anew student there and I am so impressed. Great content provided by amazing teachers who know what they are doing, love what they are doing and their passion to pass it on is palpable. I have had many different music teachers and Open Studio is top notch and a lot of fun..
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Posted 5 months ago
Hi, the lessons are great! I love them! It’s just that it’s kind of hard to navigate the course at first. Overall, great experience!
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Posted 5 months ago
They don’t tech, they help you learn.
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Posted 5 months ago
I've only been a member for a couple of weeks. I've been watching the guitar soloing lessons on How High the Moon and I'm picking up some good phrases. I like the way Chris teaches and incorporates the ideas from Barry Harris. I'm almost ready to hop on a live lesson. I'm thinking I will wait till Chris finishes up with Blue Bossa and starts on the next tune. Very happy and excited to be introduced to this challenging genre.
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Posted 5 months ago
I’m a new member so for its great. I’m learning and enjoying appreciating the variety and depth. I chose 4 stars and am looking forward to the new platform that’s being released soon which will bring it to 5 star status
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Posted 5 months ago
Between all of the great lessons, and the always entertaining You'll Hear It podcast, I'm a huge fan of Open Studio. Peter and Adam make a great team, and the lessons I have access to give me volumes of great material to work on. All of it results in me playing with a more relaxed confidence. This was a great find!
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Posted 5 months ago
Both Peter and Adam are excellent explainers of this form of music. They have a unique way of conveying whatever topic they are covering. From time to time they will give us some real nuggets with free downloads. Open Jazz is truly a blessing.
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Posted 5 months ago
Open studio helps me to have clarity in my practice with the guided session, which reduce stress of not knowing what to do and cramp too much things into 1 session.
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Posted 5 months ago
Great lessons!! Great lesson structures, and most importantly, great teachers with a contagious enthusiasm!! Literally the only reason i gave 4 stars is because in the handbooks, sometimes possible fingerings would be helpful. And also the fact that the practice journal doesn’t ship to Germany, nor is there a purchasable PDF. Other than that, I’m definitely already seeing improvements in improvisation and other key things within less than a week!! Please keep going! Also, maybe you can at one point do an analysis of Earth, Wind and Fire’s “Runnin’” (the 3 min version with a cool piano part!) would be awesome!
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Posted 5 months ago
J’ai 60 ans et je progresse plus que je n’ai jamais progressé grâce à la qualité et à l’intérêt de vos cours. Un grand merci à toute l’équipe et à Adam en particulier. Gilles
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Posted 5 months ago
Open studio is exactly what I needed to get my playing to the next level. As a band director and classical clarinetist, I know the basics of jazz, blues scales, jazz piano voicing etc but this instruction has filled in the gaps and changed my approach to playing. Thank you!
Open Studio 5 star review on 30th November 2023
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Posted 5 months ago
Exactly what I needed to be guided and motivated in an efficient practice !
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Posted 5 months ago
Open Studio brings jazz education where it is otherwise hard to get with excellent teachers.
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Posted 5 months ago
Great! Clear instructions and the right pace.
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Posted 5 months ago
Exceptional website!!! I especially LOVE the weekly lesson from Peter Martin. Every week, I come back to work on a new song, and over the past few months, I have gained so many creative techniques. The courses here will 100% make you a well-seasoned musician. The website layout is well-designed, and customer service is phenomenal! Thank you!
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Posted 5 months ago
I love Open Studio, I've learned so much watching the YouTube vids from Adam & Peter. Keep up the great work!
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Posted 5 months ago
Open Studio is rated 4.7 based on 1,892 reviews