How Do I Not Forget Jazz Licks I've Learned?

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

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In this episode, Brent addresses a common concern among jazz musicians: how to effectively internalize and recall jazz licks and patterns for improvisation. Through engaging dialogue and insightful guidance, Brent unveils a transformative approach to learning and incorporating musical vocabulary into one's playing. Drawing from his own experiences and the questions posed by Alain Londes, Brent challenges conventional wisdom, emphasizing that the goal isn't simply to memorize endless licks b...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:52.8	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right. What's up, Brent here from Learned Jazz Standards.
0:54.9	Welcome to another episode of the Learned Jazz Standards podcast
0:57.2	where I'm answering your jazz and music questions
0:59.7	five days a week to help you become a better jazz musician
1:02.7	and do have more fun than ever playing music.
1:06.0	That is the ultimate goal.
1:07.6	That's what we're all going for here.
1:09.3	So we have a great question today.
1:11.0	This question comes from Al-Landes. Let's listen to it. Hi, Brent. We know that we need to
1:18.7	practice Lix vocabulary patterns in all 12 keys. How do you recommend that we actually remember
1:26.3	these patterns in the future so that it stays in our memory for later usage?
1:32.3	Great question. Thank you for asking that.
1:34.9	So this is one of those really common questions that comes up a lot, is this idea of how do I recall this musical information I'm learning, right? As, as Allah said, like, when we're
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