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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

How to Keep Your Jazz New Years Resolutions

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

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2016

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 42 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about how to keep your jazz new years resolutions. 2017 is upon us, and like many others, we realize that we can treat it as a new chapter for our jazz playing. It's easy to make a resolution, but much harder to keep it. Find out how. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

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0:00.0

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With monthly jazz standards studies, a library of powerful courses, and a vibrant community

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of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every

0:21.7

single month. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinterCircle.com.

0:29.5

That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.7

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at learnjazzstandards.com slash newsletter. Become part of our jazz community and get our free

0:48.9

ebook, a jazz guide to practicing. Learnjass jazz standards.com slash newsletter.

1:04.7

Hey, what's up, everybody? My name is Brent. You're listening to the LJS podcast. And if this is your first time listening to the podcast

1:13.5

today, I want to welcome you. The LJS podcast is all about jazz advice, jazz tips, helping each other

1:21.5

become better jazz musicians. It's really a jazz geeks podcast. So if that's you, you're in the right place.

1:30.5

And if you're not familiar with Learn Jazz Standards, head over to LearnJazzStandards.

1:35.7

We're well known for our blog and now our podcast over this last year. So lots of great

1:41.8

stuff to be found there. And in today's episode 42, which is our last

1:49.8

podcast episode of the year 2016, I can't believe that this year is over. And in a lot of ways,

1:56.3

I'm happy it's over because I would say for a lot of the world, 2016 has been a bit of a rough

2:03.9

year. So in a lot of ways, I say a not so fond farewell and a welcome to 2017, hoping that

2:10.5

bigger and better things are on the horizon. But it's unbelievable that it's the end of a year.

2:17.8

And like a lot of you out there, at the end of this year, going into a new year, a new chapter,

2:26.6

we like to think about what we wish we would have done this year and what we can do better

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