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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

How to Set Game-Changing Goals for Your Musicianship

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

🗓️ 2 October 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 82 of the LJS Podcast where today we have a special guest Christopher Sutton, the founder of Musical-U, to talk to us about how to set game-changing goals for our musicianship. Christopher shares with us his MAGIC process for setting up result-oriented goals, and then going out and actually accomplishing them. 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:...

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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.

0:36.8

This is the Learned Jazz Standards podcast,

0:38.7

episode 82. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories,

0:47.5

and advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host, he's a jazz musician, author,

0:53.9

and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

0:57.8

What's up, everybody? My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website,

1:02.4

learn jazz standards.com, which is a blog and a podcast all geared towards helping you become a better

1:07.7

jazz musician. I'm super excited to be here today and I want to

1:10.9

welcome back all of our regular listeners. You are the people that keep this thing going and

1:15.4

also welcome to our brand new listeners and our international community listening around the world.

1:21.2

Now today I'm super excited for today's episode because I have a special guest on the show.

1:25.6

In September, we were doing ear training month.

1:33.2

So it's been a while since we've had a guest on. And so today's guest is a special guest.

1:40.3

He is the founder of the music education website, MusicalU.com. His name is Christopher Sutton,

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