How to Get Unstuck From Playing The Same Stuff Over and Over

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

🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Welcome to episode 335 where today I talk about how to get unstuck from playing the same stuff over and over again in your jazz solos. It's easy to get comfortable playing the same stuff because we know it will sound good every single time. But this also keeps us stuck, unsatisfied, and wishing for more. I go over my simple solution for turning this around. In this episode: 1. Why do we get stuck playing the same stuff 2. Making conscious decisions when we play 3. Practicing making mistakes...

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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.
0:36.3	Hello, podcast listener. Are you tired of playing the
0:39.8	same stuff in your jazz solos over and over and over again? You're just stuck playing the same
0:44.1	stuff that you know and you want to break free and play other stuff. Well, that's exactly what I'm
0:49.7	talking about in today's podcast episode, some strategies and some thoughts around doing this. Let's do this thing.
0:55.6	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories,
1:01.7	and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.
1:04.9	And now your host.
1:06.3	He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:11.5	What's up, everybody, Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards, When We Help Musicians,
1:14.7	just like you, learn how to play jazz, all while shortening the learning curve.
1:19.0	No matter what instrument you play, welcome, welcome, welcome, my friends, to another episode
1:25.3	of the podcast.
1:26.2	So at the beginning of 2022, I did a little
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