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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Bonus Episode: Special Message from Brent About COVID-19

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

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is a special message from me to the Learn Jazz Standards family about how we can get through these trying times together, and come out the other side stronger and more motivated than ever before. Hey, what's up, Learn Jazz Standards family! I wanted to record this bonus episode today just to say, hey listen, we are all in this together. I know that we are going through a hard time here in the world with the COVID-19 pandemic. For a lot of us, life has changed quite dramatica...

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0:13.0

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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.

0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:37.0

Hey, what's up, Learn Learn Jazz Standards family. I wanted to

0:39.7

record this bonus episode today just to, you know, say, hey, listen, we're all in this together.

0:46.9

I know that we're going through a hard time here in the world with the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of

0:53.7

us, life has changed quite dramatically all over the world,

0:57.3

you know, for my listeners in Japan, from my listeners in the UK, from my listeners in the United States,

1:03.1

in Canada, in all over the world, really. And it's something that's affected all of us.

1:08.3

And I know it's a time where a lot of us are feeling

1:11.3

a lot of anxiety. A lot of us are feeling maybe some pain, some hurt, a lot of fear about what

1:18.5

the future holds. And what I want to do and use this platform today is not necessarily to talk

1:24.6

about music and all that stuff I always talk about on this show,

1:28.4

but rather to say in solidarity, you know, I'm here for you, whether it is just listening to

1:35.3

my podcast episodes or watching my videos, any of the educational materials I have, or, you know,

1:41.7

just to know there is someone who does care out there. And I definitely am

1:47.9

one of those people. I do care. I care about everybody in my audience, everybody who listens to

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