What Makes a Definitive Tune?

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🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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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 to know what a "definitive" version of a tune is, and more.Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument.Tuesday's Open Studio Live Events:1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only)3:00 PM - Jazz Piano Method Live with Peter Martin on YouTube4:00 PM - Open Studio Demo & Tour (register here)8:00 PM - At Play Live Listening Sesh with the band on YouTubeFor the rest of this week's calendar, follow this linkLet us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our YouTube channel.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	We have some other questions here.
0:15.5	Some funny ones, like why do jazz musicians love C minor so much?
0:19.6	Oh, come on.
0:20.8	Because it's easy. I don't, I don't just love C minor. I love C minor so much? Oh, come on.
0:21.6	Because it's easy.
0:23.9	I don't just love C minor.
0:25.3	I love C minor burnout.
0:26.6	Right, right.
0:34.5	But you know what I learned last week doing all that Stevie Wonder music?
0:54.6	Like, it's in, all his stuff is in really hard keys. Like, I, you know, um, living for the city's G flat. G flat, that's right. Although I did shift it up to G just for fun, you know. But actually, a lot of his keys, you know, a lot of E flat minor, D flat minor.
0:55.2	E major.
0:56.4	Yeah.
1:00.5	B major, isn't... Yeah.
1:05.1	Yeah.
1:07.8	But in some ways, it's harder,
1:15.0	conceptually and harmonically, I guess, or just key-wise.
1:19.6	But in terms of the piano, it's actually some of the same advantages you get with, like, C minor, I think. Oh, yeah.
1:20.0	You know, as far as the shifting back and forth from black to white keys.
1:25.2	That balance.
1:26.0	You know, yeah, the balance.
1:27.0	Yeah, I mean, that's why I think, yeah, my favorite keys are like A-flat, E-flat, where there's just a nice mix.
1:35.0	But also, G-flat minor, man.
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