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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 03.06.2022Quick Win: How To Play Chord Melody On A Jazz StandardIf you're a guitar or a piano player, one important thing that you'd be able to do is chord melody - playing the chords and the melody of a jazz standard at the same time.But this presents a particular challenge, especially for jazz guitar players. So what are the basics of chord melody and how do you do it?In this episode:1. Intro2. Creating chord melody - Polka Dots and Moonbeams3. The basics of creating chord melody: 4. How to find the chords under the melody notes - Section A5. How to emphasize the melody notes6. Try adding some ornaments7. How to find the chords under the melody notes - Section B8. My own rendition of Polka Dots and MoonbeamsImportant 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 bookLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!
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Folge vom 30.05.2022How Long Will It Take to Play Great Jazz Solos?Today on the podcast, I'm answering the question, "How long does it take to become a great jazz improviser?", from day 1 until that day when you're really playing solos that you're enjoying, hearing back, and feeling happy about.In This Episode: 1. Variable that will influence how long2. Defining what a "great jazz solo" is3. Conditions of practicing during timeframes of practice4. General time frames starting from a beginner level5. The secret to staying consistent***Important Links***LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!
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Folge vom 27.05.2022Quick Win: Using Pentatonics for AMAZING Jazz SolosIf you know the pentatonic or the blues scale you can actually play really amazing jazz solos using just those notes. In this episode:Intro Demo: SOUL STIR BLUES - A jazz blues solo Kinds of Pentatonic Scales used in Soul Stir Blues How I put the solo together Applying rhythmic concepts SummaryImportant 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!
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Folge vom 23.05.2022Is Learning Jazz Solos Worth It (And How to Get Results from Them)If you've been studying jazz for a little while, you've probably heard from somebody, whether it would be me or somebody else, that it's a good idea to learn jazz solos or jazz etudes. And you may or may not fully understand why it's a good idea to do, and if you don't understand that, it could be not very motivating to go through the process of doing something tedious like this. So in today's episode, I'm gonna explain why this is a great practice and some insights that I think you'll find very valuable around these practices.In This Episode:1. Is learning jazz solos worth it?2. The best way to internalize a jazz solo3. Great improvisation comes when hearing ideas and muscle memory meet4. Learning solos helps make you aware of vocabulary you can use***Important Links***LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!