How to Practice Towards Fail-Proof Musical Performances (Feat. Diego Maldonado)

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 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Welcome to episode 120 of the LJS Podcast where today we have on special guest Diego Maldonado to talk about how to practice towards fail-proof musical performances. If you've ever practiced a piece of music only for it to go completely wrong during a performance (like all of us), this episode will help you avoid this from happening. 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 Ci...

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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.
0:37.2	Let me ask you a question. Have you ever worked really
0:40.2	hard in the practice room, put a lot of hours in working on a particular piece of music?
0:45.6	And then when you finally got on stage, you finally got to your gig to perform whatever music
0:50.7	it was that you wanted to play, everything just tanked and it didn't go very well.
0:55.7	Has it ever happened to you?
0:57.1	Well, it's happened to just about everybody.
0:59.9	And that's why on today's episode, I have a very special guest on to talk to us about how to practice towards failproof performances.
1:08.5	But before we jump into that, let's cue the music.
1:12.7	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories,
1:18.9	and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.
1:22.1	And now your host, he's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:28.9	All right.
1:29.5	Hey, what's up, everybody?
1:30.7	Brent here.
1:31.6	I'm the jazz musician behind learn jazz standards.com, blog, a podcast, and videos all geared towards
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