5 Filters for How to Know What You Should 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

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🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Welcome to episode 295 where today I discuss 5 "filters" for knowing what you should practice. There are so many things out there to practice, and sometimes when told what to practice it can seem generic and not catered specifically to you. So in this episode, you'll learn 5 filters to help you assess what to practice to shorten your jazz learning curve. In this episode: 1. Your Master Goal Filter 2. Your Technique Filter 3. The 3 Pillars Filter 4. Jazz Standards Filter 5. Fun Filter 6. ...

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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.
0:36.7	So tell me if you can relate. You have way too many
0:39.6	choices for what you can practice to improve as a jazz musician. But what you wish is you could find
0:46.2	that one path that is suited for you to improve. You don't have enough time to practice, right?
0:53.3	Just not enough time in the day.
0:55.2	So what can we do to find the most important things you can practice in order to improve
1:01.3	quicker that is specific to you?
1:03.6	And you just don't feel like you have a path forward.
1:06.1	You wish that there was a path that was designated specifically for you, not for the
1:10.2	masses, that would work.
1:12.0	Well, in today's episode, I'm going to talk about my five filters for jazz improv freedom
1:16.4	so that you can discover for yourself a path forward of the least resistance to becoming a better jazz
1:22.0	musician. Let's do this thing. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and
1:31.1	advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author,
1:37.6	and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra. Hey, what's up everybody? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards.
1:42.9	We help musicians just like you learn how to play jazz, all well, shortening the learning curve, no matter what instrument. You play. Welcome another episode of the podcast. Thanks to all of our regular listeners. Appreciate you guys. You make this thing go round. And welcome. This is your very first time listening. And if this is your very first time listening, this is actually a great episode
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