How to Live a Musical Life in 2026
You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians
Peter Martin
4.9 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
What does it really mean to live a musical life?
As we look ahead to 2026, Adam and Peter talk about music as a way of being. Not a checklist, or a finish line, or something reserved for “professionals.” They share why they believe everyone is a musician, and why taste and curiosity matter more than optimization.
Whether you're a musician, or a lover of music, anyone can lead a musical life.
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00:00 - How to Live a Musical Life in 2026
07:00 - There is No Finish Line
08:45 - All Humans Are Musicians
19:10 - Find Your Own Taste
28:00 - How We Choose Topics for You'll Hear It
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Adam. Hey, Peter. And hey, you'll hear it, listeners. You know, it's the end of the year, and I bet a lot of you are thinking, in 2026, I'm going to get serious about my playing. |
| 0:11.0 | Ah, yes, the classic New Year's resolution. The old, this is the year I'm finally going to get back into it. And how long, my friend, does that actually last? |
| 0:54.9 | To like February 2nd, usually for me. And then... Oh, wait, that's pretty good, actually. It's not bad, right? And then we're like, well, we gave it a shot, and then I quit. Well, that's why we don't do resolutions here at Open Studio. We do a little thing called Living a Musical Life, and we do it every day. Yeah, here at Open Studio, we actually help you stick with it, too. We've got new lessons every week, deep dive courses from players like Sullivan Fortner, Emmett Cohen, Peter Martin, and yours truly Adam Manus, and guided practice sessions that tell you exactly what to work on so you don't burn out. Yes, the GPSs are great. They're step by step. They make you sound great, |
| 0:59.1 | and they keep you coming back for more. And Peter, you know, now is the perfect time to join with our new year's sale. You'll save 50% on a year of lessons. Dang, that's a good deal. So just don't |
| 1:06.0 | wait. Savings end January 2nd, 2026. A month before your resolutions fall apart, I might have. |
| 1:13.0 | Not this year, buddy, not this year. |
| 1:14.7 | Just head to open studio, jazz.com slash y-H-I for, |
| 1:18.6 | oh, your jazz lesson needs. |
| 1:21.6 | I really mean it this time. |
| 1:22.8 | That's open studio, jazz.com slash y-I for, |
| 1:25.7 | oh, your jazz lesson needs. |
| 1:27.1 | And keep living that musical life. |
| 1:28.4 | That's right. |
| 1:32.6 | I'm Adam Anis. |
| 1:33.7 | And I'm Peter Martin. |
| 1:34.6 | And you're listening to the You'll Hear It Podcast. |
| 1:36.5 | Music, Explored. |
| 1:38.1 | Explored. |
| 1:38.6 | Brought to you today by Open Studio. |
| 1:40.3 | Go to Open Studio. |
| 1:41.3 | Go to Open Studiojazz.com for all. |
| 1:46.0 | Your jazz lesson needs. |
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