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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

21 Things For You to Practice

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

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 350 where today I discuss 21 different options for jazz practice. So if you are wondering what you should practice today, this week, or this month, this episode should give you a handful of good ideas to work with. Hey listen, so if you're sittin' there this week going, "I actually don't know what to practice to improve my jazz playing this week". Well, this episode is gonna leave you with zero excuses 'cause I'm gonna go over 21 different ideas for you to practice today....

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0:00.0

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0:21.7

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0:23.1

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0:29.5

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

0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.8

Hey, listen, so if you're sitting there this week going,

0:39.1

I actually don't really know what to practice to improve my jazz playing this week. Well,

0:43.4

this episode is going to leave you with zero excuses because I'm going to go over 21 different

0:50.1

ideas for you to practice today. And at the end of the episode, I'll also give you the ones that I

0:57.5

personally would focus on. Let's do this thing. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly

1:05.5

jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host, he's a jazz musician, author, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.

1:12.1

And now your host.

1:17.0

He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

1:18.4

What's up everybody?

1:23.4

Brent here from Under Jazz Standards, where we help musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning curve, no matter what instrument you play. Welcome to another episode of

1:29.9

the podcast. Now, we all struggle from time to time wondering what we should actually be practicing

1:37.1

or things that we could practice, right? Because, you know, there are a lot of different places

1:41.9

you could be in your jazz playing right now. There might be something that would be more valuable for you personally to practice now than

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