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Now, on to today's episode.

In this podcast episode, I'm going to be presenting

you a simple strategy that could pay dividends in your jazz playing in 2021. But first, I have to

be honest with you, I hate New Year's resolutions. And to be clear, I don't have a problem

with the goal setting aspect of it or the idea of a new year being a new chapter.

All those things actually resonate with me quite a bit. It's more the, I'm going to do this,

but I don't have a plan part. You know, it's this idea that I'm going to achieve my goals,

whether it be jazz music or anything else, but I don't really have anything that constitutes a good plan, a good goal,

a good action plan for success. And so today's episode, I'm going to be going over how you can

start setting yourself up for 2021, your jazz playing to accelerate, to grow more than it ever has.

And I'm also going to share with you what I think could be a good goal for you

that will really pack a huge punch in your jazz playing next year. You ready for this?

Let's do it. 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,

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