How to Properly Learn a Jazz Standard

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

🗓️ 22 March 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Welcome to episode 2 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about how to properly learn a jazz standard. In this episode, we talk about why learning jazz standards is so important and 5 great steps to learning a jazz standard so you can really own it. Find out how! 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	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
0:03.8	If your goal is to level up your jazz playing this year and feel confident improvising over
0:08.5	jazz standards, the inner circle has everything you need and more.
0:13.0	With monthly jazz standards studies, a library of powerful courses, and a vibrant community
0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month.
0:23.1	Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinnerCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:47.1	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. Hey, everybody's episode. Hey, everybody. This is Brent from Learn Jazz Standards, and you're listening to the LGS
0:52.6	podcast, episode two, where we're going to be talking about
0:56.2	today how to properly learn a jazz standard. Obviously this topic is really important for our website.
1:03.9	That's a lot of what we focus on, learn jazz standards that's in the name, as well as a lot of other
1:10.1	things. we try to
1:11.2	answer just about every question you might have for learning jazz about jazz
1:16.8	what to listen to I mean if you check out our blog or if you've been following
1:21.1	our blog for a while you'll know that we we try to cover as many things as
1:27.0	possible but we place an emphasis on learning
1:30.0	jazz standards. So what more appropriate for episode two of the LJS podcast than to talk about
1:36.2	how to properly learn a jazz standard? And before I dive into that, just letting you know,
1:42.4	we'd like to hear your comments so if you
1:44.6	are listening to this on the website feel free to comment below and we'd love to
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