3 Ways to Start Improvising Organically

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

🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Welcome to episode 201 of the LJS Podcast where today I talk about 3 ways to start improvising organically when you play jazz solos. A common problem I hear from subscribers is the struggle to let go of pre-meditating or thinking about what they need to play. It can be tough to let go, "forget" what you've been practicing, and just improvise freely. I share some simple ways you can start training yourself to do this better.View Show Notes: https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/episode201Sign up ...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:36.8	So it's the beginning of 2020, and in last episode
0:39.5	200, we heard from podcast listeners all about their 2020 jazz and musical goals. And one of the
0:47.5	goals that I heard up come time and time again is the feeling of wanting to be able to
0:52.4	improvise freely and organically without having to think
0:55.6	about it, without being stuck in resorting to licks in scales that they already know.
1:01.3	So in today's podcast episode, I'm going to be going over three ways to start improvising
1:07.0	organically.
1:08.1	Actual things that you can start doing right now at the beginning of the year to
1:13.1	start setting you up for success in your musical goals and start taking your jazz improvisation
1:18.1	to the next level. Let's crush this thing.
1:22.5	Welcome to the LJS podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.
1:31.9	And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:38.5	What's up, everybody? Brent here from LearnJazzstandards.com, which is a blog, a podcast, and videos, all gear towards helping
1:45.7	you become a better jazz musician. It is 2020. I am so excited. This is the first podcast
1:51.7	episode of 2020. Listen, I have to say, and a lot of you probably already know this because
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