Gettin' Hip

By Oaelluin

Gettin' Hip is an educational podcast hosted by Oaelluin, in which he explores various topics of interest, ranging from music theory, being a performing musician, and his life as a teacher, learner, a... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

Gettin' Hip episodes:

August 25, 2020 Ep.24 - Is Your Instrument Telling You What To Play?
In this episode of the podcast, I talk about how the idiomatic tendencies of an instrument can get in the way of freely expressing yourself musically, and what are some techniques that can be used to avoid this. The recommended album for this podcast is Hydra - Ben Monder. www.oaelluin.com
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24min
August 10, 2020 Ep.23 - Where Is The Root Note? (A Just Intonation Exploration)
In this episode of Gettin' Hip, I explore how using specific tuning of notes can make the listener hear notes that don't exist, as well as provide some conceptual composition examples with this technique. This episode's feature album is Cuphead OST - Kristofer Maddigan. www.oaelluin.com
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27min
June 27, 2020 Ep.22 - A Minor 9th Rant
In this episode, I talk about the potential uses for the minor 9th interval in chord voicings, and give 11th chords the attention I think they deserve. This episode's featured album is Unforgettable - Joe Pass. www.oaelluin.com
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29min
June 10, 2020 Ep.21 - Using Different Composition Mediums
In this episode, I talk about the pros and cons of composing within a DAW, within music notation software, with sheet music, modular synthesis, or simply conceptually composing. This episode's featured album is The Sixteen Men Of Tain - Allan Holdsworth. www.oaelluin.com
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22min
June 01, 2020 Ep.20 - How To Learn From The Licks You've Transcribed
In this episode, I analyse four bars from a Brad Mehldau solo to show how you might extract ideas from licks that you've transcribed and bring them into your own playing. This podcast's featured album is Play - Bobby McFerrin & Chick Corea. www.oaelluin.com
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27min
May 25, 2020 Ep.19 - Wonky Polyrhythms & Finding New Music
In this episode, I talk about research instrument virtuosos as a gateway to quality world music, as well as creating wonky polyrhythms by changing metric subdivisions midway through. The featured album of this episode is Nonagram - Soweto Kinch. www.oaelluin.com
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21min
May 11, 2020 Ep.18 - What If Every String Was A Different Mode?
In this episode, I elaborate on the titular question, and play through some examples of melodic and harmonic possibilities when taking this approach. This episode's featured album is Karibu - Lionel Loueke. www.oaelluin.com
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38min
April 27, 2020 Ep.17 - Coltrane Changes and Comping While Soloing on Guitar
In this episode, I talk about Coltrane changes, as well as how to use tritone substitutions within them for a different effect. I also elaborate more on Anchoring techniques for guitar, and how we can use them to comp at the same time as soloing. This podcast's featured album is Dounia - Mokhtar Samba. www.oaelluin.com
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32min
April 20, 2020 Ep.16 - Creation In Reverse and Subtle Microtonal Modulations
In this episode, I discuss the first chapter of the 'How Music Works' by David Byrne, as well as talk about subtle increasing the cents of a chord progression in order to slowly raise the key by a quarter step. This podcast's featured album is The Art Of The Trio Vol.2 - Brad Mehldau. www.oaelluin.com
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31min
April 13, 2020 Ep.15 - Production, The 485s, and Expanding Music Tastes (ft. Samnang Kwok)
In this episode, I chat with my good friend Sam about music production, creating and sticking to a band image, and much more. Sam's featured album is Unlocked - Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats. My featured album is Robert Glasper - Black Radio. www.oaelluin.com https://www.instagram.com/the485s/
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1h 23min

FAQs about Gettin' Hip:

How many episodes does Gettin' Hip have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.