How Do I Learn Jazz Solos by Ear?

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

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In this episode, Brent tackles a fantastic question from Arjun about mastering jazz solos by ear. He highlights the importance of this skill for learning jazz language and improvisation, while also clarifying that it's not the only way to learn. He acknowledges that different methods, such as theory and reading notated solos, can also be effective for some learners. Brent introduces his LIST process for learning solos by ear, which stands for Listen, Internalize, Sing, and Transfer. This met...

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0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:53.5	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, my friends, what's going on here?
0:55.1	Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards.
0:56.6	Welcome to another episode of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast.
1:01.2	Really excited to be here with you today.
1:03.6	I'm answering your jazz and music questions five days a week to help you have more fun
1:07.4	than ever playing music and to shorten the learning curve and your jazz journey.
1:14.8	Today we have a great question from Arjun. Let's give it a listen.
1:23.3	Hi, Brandt. Thank you for the great lessons you're giving us. You maintain, and I totally agree, that learning solos by ear is the best way to learn jazz language.
1:30.0	Now, learning a composition by ear is hard enough, but learning a solo by ear is even more challenging
1:37.5	for many of us. Could you show us step by step using a simple solo how we can do this, how we can master this craft,
1:49.7	so that we learn jazz language in the best way possible. Thank you. Great question, Arjun. So for the
1:57.4	sake of this episode today, since these are shorter 10 minute episodes, I'm not going to go through the actual process of learning a solo by ear. But what I will equip you with and everyone listening today is the exact process and one of the most effective processes I think that you can use to learn solos by ear. So I don't think that you're going to be disappointed. I do want to clarify something
2:19.1	just ahead of time here to what Arjun said, you know, the mentioning that learning jazz
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