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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

2 Exercises For Hearing Chord Changes In Your Solos

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

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2016

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 8 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about 2 exercises for hearing chord changes in your solos. As jazz musicians, we want to be able to clearly hear the harmony of the tune we are playing in our solos. This is a skill that can really take your solos from sounding amateur and bland to professional and full of life. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz St...

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That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.

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Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.3

Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. Okay, everybody, my name is Brent, and you're listening to the LJS podcast episode number

1:01.1

eight, where today we're going to be talking about two exercises for hearing chord changes

1:06.5

in your solos.

1:08.7

Very excited to be talking about this topic today, but before we get started, just want to let

1:13.8

you know that all of the music on today's podcast is by Chromatic Harmonica player,

1:19.2

Ivanae.

1:20.8

And this is off his new album, Breathe.

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So if you like this music, you want to check it out.

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Maybe you want to buy the album.

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Go and head on over to cdbaby.com, type in his name and his album is Breathe. So check that out. If you're on the website, we'll have the link to that. And if you're not on the website, let me spell his name for you really quick. It's Y-V-O-N-N-I-C-K. That's his first name. And if you type and breathe, I'm sure you'll find it. And one other thing before we get started here, if you find value in today's podcast,

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