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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 21.03.2022How to Get Unstuck From Playing The Same Stuff Over and OverWelcome to episode 335 where today I talk about how to get unstuck from playing the same stuff over and over again in your jazz solos. It's easy to get comfortable playing the same stuff because we know it will sound good every single time. But this also keeps us stuck, unsatisfied, and wishing for more. I go over my simple solution for turning this around.In this episode:1. Why do we get stuck playing the same stuff2. Making conscious decisions when we play3. Practicing making mistakesImportant Links:Show NotesLJS 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!
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Folge vom 18.03.2022Quick Win: Perfect BEBOP Minor BLUES SoloHow do you craft amazing bebop lines over a minor blues so that you sound like a jazz pro? I'm gonna walk you through the perfect minor blues solo.In this episode:1. Intro 2. What actually are the chords in the D minor blues? 3. Try to add these to make your solos sound super "Bebop-y" 4. The quintessential bebop rhythm 5. The 3 Take-awaysImportant 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!
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Folge vom 14.03.2022My Entire Philosophy On Learning and Teaching JazzWelcome to episode 333 where today I talk about my entire philosophy on learning and teaching jazz. I discuss what I believe about teaching jazz, using music theory, how to learn to improvise, and how to practice to get the most success. This episode consolidates a lot of talking points discussed within many different episodes of this podcast.In this episode:1. My 4 Core Philosophies2. Philosophy for what you should focus on3. Philosophy around jazz standards4. Philosophy around jazz theory5. Philosophy around jazz improv6. Philosophy around practicingShow NotesLJS 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!
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Folge vom 11.03.2022Quick Win: Best Jazz SCALE EXERCISE EverThese are the best scale exercises you can do if you wanna turn these boring linear patterns into amazing jazz solos.In this episode:1, This is the very first place we need to start 2. Add this to automatically make your scales a little bit more musical 3. Small musical ideas repeated 4. This will create different patterns and chord tones 5. Notes beyond the scaleImportant 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!