How to Know When to Move On From Something You Are Practicing (feat. Brent Arnold)

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

🗓️ 3 December 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Welcome to episode 144 of the LJS Podcast where today we are closing up a series of coaching calls with one of my 30 Steps to Better Jazz Playing students, Brent Arnold. Brent asks a lot of really great questions, including how to know when to move on to something new. We talk through them one by one. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Sign up for my jazz practicing course 30 Steps to Better Jazz ...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:17.3	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.
0:36.3	Closing up a series of coaching calls that we've been having on the podcast with 30 steps
0:41.5	to better jazz playing students. It's been a lot of fun. And today's episode is a great one,
0:45.8	because I know that you're going to relate to every single one of these questions that
0:52.2	Brent Arnold from American Fork, Utah, has today. This is a great show.
0:57.6	Questions like, how do I know whether to move on to the next thing or not? How do I know if I've
1:01.4	gotten down good enough, if I've mastered it or not? And stuff like, you know, how do I go into
1:07.1	jam sessions and gigs and not let my ego take over me, not get scared, not get
1:11.3	frustrated, not, you know, worry about what other people think about me. I mean, so many things
1:15.1	that we talk about in this show that I know you're going to love. We're going to dig right into
1:19.4	all of that, but first, let's cue the music. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.
1:32.5	And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:39.3	What's up? Brent here. I'm the jazz musician behind the website, learn jazz standards.com, which is a blog,
1:45.2	a podcast, and videos, all geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician.
1:50.3	Like I said, awesome, awesome, awesome episode today. Awesome guest. It's Brent Arnold from Utah.
1:57.3	He's a trombone player. I think that he gives Brent's a good name. So I'm happy to be in the same
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