How to Use Scales In Your Jazz Solos the Right Way

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

🗓️ 8 May 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Welcome to episode 61 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about how to use scales in your jazz solos the right way. You'll learn what scales are good and bad for, how to think about scales as pitch collections, and examples of how to convert them into actual melodies. 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	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.
0:36.7	Never miss an episode of the LGS podcast. Subscribe
0:39.6	on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly
0:47.9	jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now
0:54.0	your host. He's a jazz musician. And now your host.
0:54.9	He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:01.4	All right.
1:02.0	Hey, what's up, everybody?
1:03.0	My name is Brent.
1:04.1	Welcome to another episode of the Learned Jazz Standards podcast.
1:08.1	I'm so excited that you're here, no matter where you're listening from in the world
1:11.7	right now or whether you're listening from iTunes or YouTube or from our home base at
1:16.2	Learnjaststanders.com. I'm so excited you're here and I really appreciate you taking the time
1:21.2	to listen. And in return, I'm going to seek to just give you as much value today as possible. And on today's
1:28.9	episode 61, I've got a really value-packed episode for you. And the topic today is how to use
1:35.4	scales and your jazz solos the right way. Now, I always get the question from people, what scale
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