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Now, on to today's episode.

There are so many different things that we have to have

together in order to become a great jazz improviser, improviser in general. And one of those,

I believe, is to have great technical proficiency on our instruments, to have the flexibility

to be able to play whatever we want to play in the moment because we need to respond in the

moment in a natural way without thinking about, without contriving it.

So having that flexibility can be immensely important.

So today's episode is all about how we can apply simple patterns to different scales to start

exercising some of that flexibility.

Let's cue the music.

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.

All right. What's everybody? Brent here from LearnJassstanders.com, which is a blog, a podcast,

and videos all geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician. As always, thanks for being

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