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Now, on to today's episode.

This is the Learn Jazz Standards podcast, episode 86.

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.

What's up, what's up everybody? My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website,

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

musician. I am super pumped to be here, and I'm equally excited that you're here to hang out with me

and listen in whether it's your first time ever listening to the show or whether you're a regular

listener.

I just appreciate you being here.

And now we've been having special guests on the show.

Last week we had Steve Nixon from Free Jazz Lessons on, and that was an awesome show.

We've been doing a lot of other great shows lately, and we're going to have another special guest next week. But we haven't done a teaching episode in a while. We haven't done a music theory episode. So today's episode, I'm going to be talking about some music theory stuff.

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