5 Things I Did to Jump-Start My Jazz Playing

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

🗓️ 17 June 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Welcome to episode 172 of the LJS Podcast where today I share my personal story of how I jump-started my jazz skills. When I first became interested in jazz I felt like I was way behind compared to my peers. I wanted to become a great jazz improviser and so I invested my time and energy into it. I go over 5 things that had a big impact on my jazz playing and will have a big impact on yours as well. mportant Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
0:03.8	If your goal is to level up your jazz playing this year and feel confident improvising over
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0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinterCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:37.0	There is so much noise out there when it comes to
0:39.6	jazz education. There's online resources such as YouTube videos, such as blog posts, such as
0:45.6	podcasts like this one, books, courses, different teachers with competing ideas of how to improve
0:52.6	your jazz playing. And quite frankly, this can be overwhelming.
0:56.3	There's so much content out there. We can get stuck in analysis paralysis, jumping from one
1:02.3	thing to the next and not really sure how for us we're going to get to the next level in our jazz
1:07.7	playing. Well, I thought I'd share in today's episode my personal story of how I
1:12.8	jump started my jazz skills from really not having a lot of understanding of the jazz language
1:18.7	to really being proficient in the jazz language. So I'm going to share my personal story,
1:23.4	how I did it, the five things that I focused on in order to reach the level of playing I'm at
1:29.7	today. Let's jump into the show. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips,
1:38.6	interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host.
1:44.6	He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:49.7	Hey, what's up, everybody?
1:50.8	Brent here from learnjazzstandards.com,
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