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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

4 Fears That Jazz Musicians Face (And How to Overcome Them)

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

🗓️ 30 August 2016

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 25 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about 4 fears that jazz musicians face and how to overcome them. Jazz musicians (and musicians in general) tend to be especially hard on themselves. They are constantly upset with their playing and worried about what others think about them. It's time to overcome these fears. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards...

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0:43.3

Thank you. the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right. Hey, everybody. My name is Brent, host of the LJS podcast, and you're listening to

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episode 25, where today I'm going to be talking about four fears that jazz musicians face and how to

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overcome them. These are mostly psychological fears that really are a hindrance for for not only

1:03.6

jazz musicians, all musicians in their playing and really can hold them back from playing

1:09.3

to their full potential. And I really think

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this is important to talk about. Before we do that, I just want to say that if you get value

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All right, I've noticed that musicians, but jazz musicians in particular,

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