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If you've ever thought to yourself, I would practice,

I just really don't know what to practice. That excuse is no longer going to be available to you

by the end of this episode, because I'm going to give you 28 jazz skills that you can practice

starting today. I'm going to break them down by category so that you know exactly what

you're working on. Let's cue that music. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly

jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now

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

Hey, what's up everybody? Brent here. I'm the jazz musician behind the website, learn jazz

standards.com, which is a blog, podcast, and videos, all geared towards helping you become a better

jazz musician. Really excited that you're here, as always. Like I said, today is going to be an episode

where I'm going to end that excuse of I don't know what to practice because I have 28 different

things I'm going to break down by category that you can be working on starting today to improve

your jazz playing. Now, when I thought about doing this episode, I was a little hesitant to do it

because this is going to be overwhelming if you allow it to be. I'm going to be giving a lot of

things that you can do. And on top of that, because I don't want you to be hearing something

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