10 Myths About Playing Jazz You Need to Stop Believing

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Welcome to episode 134 of the LJS Podcast where today we are debunking 10 common myths about playing jazz. These myths are limiting beliefs that are holding us back from our full potential and improving as jazz musicians. You may resonate with some of these. Listen in! 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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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
0:03.8	If your goal is to level up your jazz playing this year and feel confident improvising over
0:08.5	jazz standards, the inner circle has everything you need and more.
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0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinnercircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:36.7	As someone who is deep in the trenches of the online
0:39.1	jazz education world, I've heard just about every single myth about playing jazz. And I was
0:45.6	talking the other day to a fellow music education entrepreneur, but outside of the jazz space.
0:51.0	And we were having a conversation, and he was telling me about what some of his
0:55.1	audience thinks about playing jazz, some of their worries, some of their concerns, some of their
0:59.2	fears about trying to approach the music, this feeling of overwhelm. And as he goes down the list
1:05.2	of concerns that they have, I start realizing and recognizing many of these myths that I've heard many times before.
1:13.9	So in today's episode, I want to be going over 10 myths about playing jazz.
1:17.8	We're going to debunk them.
1:19.1	We're going to get rid of these limiting beliefs.
1:21.2	Let's do this.
1:23.5	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.
1:32.9	And now your host, he's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:39.7	All right, what's up everybody?
1:41.3	My name is Brent.
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