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The LJS Podcast is the podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories and advice for becoming a better jazz musician! Hosting the show is the jazz musician behind learnjazzstandards.com, author, and entrepreneur Brent Vaartstra, who’s one goal is to answer any question about playing jazz music you may have. Jazz can be a challenging music to learn and play, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Each episode features a specific musical challenge that jazz students may come across, where it is discussed and answered. Special jazz guests frequent the show, sharing their expertise on an array of different musical subject matter. Listeners are invited to call in with their jazz questions to the podcast hotline, where it could get answered on a future LJS Podcast episode. Join thousands of other listeners getting free jazz education every week!
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Folge vom 28.11.202232 Jazz Standards I Had My Students LearnToday, on the podcast, I'll be talking about 32 jazz standards that I had my students in my Inner Circle membership learn for very specific reasons that I want to share with you. And I want you to also see, out of these jazz standards, which one do you know and which ones would you be interested in learning so that they can help you improve your jazz playing. In this episode:- Short demo and reasons why I chose these jazz standards for my students:1) On The Sunny Side of the Street2) Out of Nowhere3) Recorda Me4) Song for My Father5) Misty6) Doxy7) Bye, Bye, Blackbird8) Blues for Alice9) Wave10) Beautiful Love11) In A Mellow Tone12) Oleo13) Impressions14) Georgia On My Mind15) Four16) Beatrice17) Softly, As In The Morning Sunrise18) There Is No Greater Love 19) Corcovado20) Yardbird Suite21) My Shining Hour22) Up Jumped Spring23) Yesterdays24) Darn That Dream25) St. Thomas26) But Not For Me27) Black Orpheus28) Giant Steps29) Sandu30) How High the Moon31) Blue In Green32) East of the Sun (West of the Moon)- Call to Action Important Links:Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLJS Inner Circle MembershipListen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!
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Folge vom 21.11.2022The 4 Elements of Mastering A Jazz StandardToday's episode is what I would consider to be probably the most valuable episode I've ever come out with. And I hope that it becomes one of the most popular episodes I've ever come up with because I truly believe this is really important information that you need to be paying attention to.We're gonna be talking about the 4 elements of mastering a jazz standard. Being able to play a jazz standard comfortably, being proficient at it, improvising great solos over it. Exactly what you need to do step-by-step.In this episode:1. Element #1: Mastering the melody2. The L.I.S.T process3. Element #2: Mastering the chord tones4. Element #3: Mastering memorization5. How spaced repetition helps6. The "secret sauce"7, Element #4: Mastering improvisation8. Options for acquiring musical language9. Practicing improvisation10. The Bonus Element Important Links:Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLJS Inner Circle MembershipListen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!
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Folge vom 14.11.20222 Ways to Improve Your Jazz Solos TodayToday on the podcast, I wanna show you 2 ways you can start improving your jazz improvisation today. And I wanna share with you a few different people that I know who recently have implemented these things and have made clear progress in their jazz playing. In this episode:1. How 2 LJS Inner Circle members applied concepts to improve their jazz improv2. Isolating a musical concept learned and experimenting with it3. Addressing roadblocks to desired progress4. Good tools for looping sections of a backing trackImportant Links:Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLJS Inner Circle MembershipListen to the Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!
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Folge vom 07.11.2022Secrets To Becoming A More Creative Jazz MusicianSo, what is the secret to playing more creative jazz solos, playing more creative melodies, playing more creative comping, more creative basslines?You name them. How do we become creative and tap into our inner creativity so it doesn't just sound like we're playing formulated music or regurgitated music, but something that comes from us, sounds original, sounds organic, and exciting? Well, that's exactly what I'm going to talk about in today's episode. In this episode:1. How do we become more creative musically? 2. Secrets to tapping our inner creativity3, Restrictive practicing4. Drawing inspiration from things that are musical and non-musical 5. The act of composition6. Frequency is the key7. The leap of faithImportant Links:Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLJS Inner Circle MembershipListen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!