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Alright, Magalie, can you say hello to the podcast listeners today? Oh, don't grab the microphone, it's expensive. Can you say, "Hi, podcast listeners!" (Baby mumbled) Yeah, hi! Okay, let's get on to the show now.Have you ever heard this saying before that insanity is doing the same thing, over and over and over again and expecting different results, right? You've heard that before.Well, I have to think about that in terms of friction. Like, what friction are we experiencing in our jazz playing, in our musicianship that we keep leaning into, that we keep just accepting? And instead of reducing that friction, we just keep doing the same thing over and over and over again but yet are expecting our jazz playing and our musicianship to improve.Well, today, I'm gonna be talking about that. How to avoid friction in your playing, your jazz improvement, and what you can do to start recognizing it.In this episode:1. A story about friction for a New York City musician2. Listen, identify, and be mindful of friction points in your playing3. Establish a strategy to address the friction instead of allowing it to continueImportant Links:LJS Inner Circle MembershipFree Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

This is a $600 jazz guitar and this is a $6000 jazz guitar. Today, I'm discussing which one I personally like the most as well as the age-old question, "Does having an expensive instrument help you play music better?". You might be surprised. In this episode: 1. Intro2. My $600 jazz guitar - brand and specs3. My $6000 jazz guitar - brand and specs4. Sound demo - $600 jazz guitar5. Sound demo - $6000 jazz guitar6. Sound comparison - my opinion7. Which one do I like better? What Georgia has on her mind.8. Do expensive instruments worth it?9. Do you need an expensive instrument to become a great jazz musician or to             improve quicker? Pros and Cons10. Quote by Victor Baker about musicianship and instrumentImportant Links:LJS Inner Circle MembershipFree Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Listen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastGet our Amazon Best Selling bookSee you in the next video!Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

Have you ever looked back on something that you've done and gone, "If I only knew what I know now, I would have done that thing a little bit differently"? Well, I was thinking about that the other day about my jazz playing. If I know what I know now, would I do something completely different or have a different approach to learning jazz than I did when I first started learning it?Well, in today's episode that's exactly when I'm gonna do. I'm gonna build a time machine. I'm gonna go back, and I'm going to redo the way that I learned jazz and I'm gonna take you along for the ride with me.In this episode:1. Learn one jazz standard a month2. Learn the blues in all 12 keys3. Practice no more than 2 hours a day, 5 times a week4. Focus on chord tones and resolve to them5. Learn one chorus of a solo each month6. Practice soloing unaccompanied7. Play live once a weekImportant Links:LJS Inner Circle MembershipFree Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!