How Do I Not Overthink When I Solo?

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

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In this episode, Brent tackles a listener's question about avoiding overthinking during solos. Anton Visser, a long-time listener, asks how to play more intuitively without feeling compelled to fill every bar with notes. Brent advises that while it's important to practice and understand the theory, the key to natural-sounding solos is to let intuition and emotional connection to the music guide you. He compares this to the ease of tying your shoes, which becomes second nature through repetiti...

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0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:52.3	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, what's going on, everybody?
0:53.5	Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards.
0:54.9	Welcome to another episode of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast.
0:58.3	I'm here answering your jazz and music questions five days a week to help you have more fun than ever playing music.
1:03.6	And, of course, to shorten the learning curve in your jazz journey.
1:08.4	All right, we have a great question today.
1:09.7	This one comes from Anton Visser.
1:12.1	Let's go ahead and give it a listen. I branded Anton Visser from the Melons. My question is how
1:18.7	to avoid overthinking while you're soloing. Just let me elaborate a little bit on a question.
1:25.3	When I play a solo, I always feel an obligation or an urge to play something in every bar
1:30.7	to outline the chord changes, especially if they're two-fives or two-five ones in a tune.
1:37.8	And I always feel I have to play something.
1:41.9	On the other hand, in the real world, when I listen to solos by the great chess masters,
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