Open Studio Reviews

Name: Open Studio
Address: 3333 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Missouri
Rating: 4.81

4.8 Rating 2,640 Reviews

96 %

of reviewers recommend Open Studio

4.8

Based on 2,640 reviews

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About Open Studio:

Open Studio - Jazz Lesson from Jazz Legends
Be a better jazz player, guaranteed.

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

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3333 Washington Ave.,
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63103

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Open Studio 5 star review on 2nd August 2024

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Once you come here, there really is no need to look further. I PROMISE! I have been studying this music for a long time, and every time I experience "wanderlust" and try something else, I always come back home to Open Studio. Whether you have a personal instructor or coach NOTHING compares to this. Just stop. You have finally found the ONE-STOP SHOP. The price alone does not compare. What you pay here for one month is what you will pay for one lesson for most teachers. Plus all the content here will take you multiple lifetimes to truly acquire. The instructors are WOLRD CLASS!!! Thank you OPEN STUDIO.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Jazz Piano Method: I've personally studied with some of the best jazz pianists in the world over the years. Out of all of them, I recognize only one as having that "plus" element that Peter Martin certainly has. Your "typical" jazz piano master has a complete control over the repertoire, an incredible ability to transpose, and a total mastery of the language. They will largely base their style on the imitation of Bud, or Barry, or Cedar, mostly playing in one style (for example with shells in the left hand) Peter is different..an amazing left hand and dozens of ways to approach piano solo in a tangible way that works and swings. The simplest example: for many pianists, playing half notes in the bass register would be deemed as "mechanical and non idiomatic". Peter proves stuff like that is not only possible, but incredibly functional and hip. He's a great teacher, he explains as best as he can how to get from point A to point B. With that being said.... The main problem is that the average student (if he has not gone through a serious education and/or through a series of real life traumatizing experiences) will not likely be able to properly assess his level. Not only will be the choice of what to study a problem, but also how to. Peter will show a concept on how to improvise and play an amazing tranche of a solo based on that, but the student will likely understand the concept and not sound that good, because he doesn't hear stuff like Peter does. The real benefit comes in copying Peter and then making your variations, your considerations, why not...your etudes. You can't expect to receive a formula "improvise with triads" and sound good, if you don't know how to really absorb the way of playing like that functionally. That takes time. And a single lesson can be material for months, if properly studied. Openstudio can then become a serious expense that won't really benefit the overwhelmed musician. They are email friendly and there is a possibility to be guided, although I strongly believe that only Peter would have the actual competence to really guide somebody. Personally, it took me years to learn how to guide myself through stuff like that. The comments section of the lessons is almost always empty and when somebody asks interesting follow up questions, they are not replied. The Facebook group is a desert. The best thing for a student would be to check his solo piano elements lessons, learning how to play tunes, then absorb some concepts on how to play on the various tunes Peter describes, all that with the guide of a teacher, if he/she is not ready yet. The best suggestion I can give is to offer a paying service that first filters the student's level (ex: send a tune played in time from start to finish) and then allows him/her to ask specific little questions to Peter and then receive a personal short video, even weeks later.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I am 65. Did a lot of music in my live but not for the last 30 years. Now I inherited a grand piano. "Jazz cords for beginners" is of great help. I am working through all the cords in all scales. I think that will give some base for more :-)”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Newbie - only there for a week, but working with Adam Maness makes me aware why my first 6 months starting w jazz after a lifetime of classical piano has been chaotic - I didn't start with the basics! Adam does a phenomenal job of making practicing/learning "the basic chords/scale/harmonies" interesting, engaging, and productive. Looking forward now to Jeremy Siskind's new class. THANKS!”

Open Studio 5 star review on 9th October 2023

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Posted 1 year ago

“Open studio is worth the 'price of admission' and really should cost more than it does. So thank you guys for keeping costs accessible. I don't know how you do that, but you haven't priced many of us out, for which I am grateful. Open Studio is the heart of what musicianship is about, a willingness to show others exactly how to get where you as masters in the craft are. And you don't oversell. Your site is the real deal for those who what to learn Jazz. Thanks for not underselling the reality that being good at the piano isn't an overnight process. Progress and mastery require dedication and work - while having fun.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“An absolutely phenomenal platform for learning jazz. The courses are well structured, the teachers are fantastic, and the lessons are super inspiring! I'd give a thousand star review if I could!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I'm an intermediate piano player but decided to try the Jazz Piano Jump-Start. I'm quite satisfied with the course. It's always good to revisit very fundacional concepts with different approaches. The guided practices featured in this course are great.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“The best jazz education platform”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Thoughtful experts teaching- exceptional.”

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Posted 1 week ago

“In addition to their amazing basic courses, I am so pleased that Open Studio is continually adding more material, updating courses and creating new ones!”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“Amazing quality for a very fair price. I love it”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Very well organized, great material, great vibes.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“The quality and effort coming from the content is actually A+. I have been starting on the Jazz quick start and been learning an exponential amount more than when I was paying for private lessons. I feel like I want to give good feedback because It has convinced me to buy the annual plan! Looking forward to more content from you guys and thank you for making Jazz and music more accessible for me.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“I like how it progressively the classes happen. I would just like that the screen could get bigger.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Really enjoying the piano jump start course as a guitarist trying to get some piano skillls.”

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Posted 3 months ago

“I have been teaching myself piano for a lot of years, learning one random thing after another. Then I found Open Studio, specifically Adam Maness in my case, and the whole process started to make sense. Guided Practice Sessions help to reinforce the process, and I enjoy playing again.”

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Posted 3 months ago

“I've just started the course but I'm impressed with the quality of the explanations”

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Posted 3 months ago

“I’ve tried quite a few online piano websites over the years, and Open Studio is BY FAR the best one I’ve ever tried. I’m so happy with the content and your approach to teaching, especially the GPSs - which I consider to be Open Studios most unique feature. I guess I’ll continue my subscription for a long time.”

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Posted 4 months ago

“I like the piano and drums classes. The website is a bit slow (in Europe at least) but I had an overall great experience.”