Open Studio Reviews

"I love Open Studio! As an amateur trumpet player I watch everyday a video on your YouTube channel. Sometimes even more. There are this heavy working days when my horn almost drives me crazy with its rebellious character. Then only Adam and Peter bring me with some you\u2019ll hear it back on the way so that I can go back to the woodshed . Or I may take part of some guided practice sessions to get an inspiration on new ideas.\r\nYou created with this forum something very unique in an endless stream of information on the web. An anchor point or a lighthouse in the rough sea to help us navigate through that mist. On the other hand the course with Sean Jones is a fantastic checkpoint to keep all that trumpet fundamentals together. Sorry for my limited English language. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Berne Switzerland! Peter"

"So far very good \r\nKeep up the good work "

"I first heard Peter Martin accompanying Diana Reeves. He played the intro to Wayne Shorter's tune Infant eyes and I found it so incredibly beautiful, sparse and touching. The playing was sublime. So one thing led to another and I discovered Open Studio and signed up for Jazz piano for beginners. After biting off more than I could chew on other online courses, I've found the course's emphasis on listening and simple concepts to be exactly what I needed. Playing the PM blues right off the bat was perfect! Thank you to Peter and Adam for a well-crafted course."

"So far so good. Open Studio Ear training is great. Adam Mannis is a wonderful teacher. I'm looking forward to Aimee's master class. I appreciate receiving emails and such from you.\r\nThanks!!\r\nJudy"

"So far I love this course!!! I wish I had a little better visual on the fingering Adam uses (and sometimes he changes it within the same drill - which in a way is a silver lining because it tells me whatever works at the moment is good) and the keys being hit but in the end I manage. Sometimes I panic a little when during an exercise we are to do Adam starts to improv. I think as a suggestion at least for #1, because I haven't gotten further, that when we are to do an exercise Adam at least should demonstrate what he wants done. Instead of saying I will play the frame and you play the 4 note patterns. Because by jumping into his improv I am wondering did I not understand what he wanted us to do. Anyway once I break down what he is asking and slow it down I do realize what he is asking is not complicated. \r\nCurrently, the G and D on two seperate consecutive right hand octaves on my piano just quit on me. So have not been able to practise the course for a couple weeks. Up until then I was really getting stoked during the exercises with Adam and very much was loving what Adam was teaching and his approach. Especially cool was the loop feature I discovered. That really should be mentioned at the beginning of the course. And any other learning feature I am not aware of - as it looks like there is a \"slow\" feature I have not tried yet. \r\n My Piano will be fixed in 4 days\/feb 24th. Can't wait to continue this course!"

"Open Studio is great. The lessons are truly practical and applicable. As a composer I learned something useful in the first lesson from the Bebop Practice Pack. "

"Peter Martin is such an accessible teacher. He explains things systematically, things that are awesome like great voicings and voice leadings and understanding concepts of sparse movement while comping. He\u2019s an amazing player and he is very fun and has no ego which is so refreshing. It\u2019s obvious when someone is really happy because they\u2019re doing what they came here to do. Peter is doing that. Bravo"