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So one practice that I always encourage my students to do

is to record themselves. And the reason you do that is because you can look at yourself from an

outsider's perspective. You're no longer in the moment. You can listen to what things you like

about your playing, what things you don't like about it, things that you need to fix for next time. And that way you can

train yourself and always know what needs to be improved upon. Well, it's also a good idea

to listen to recordings that you've recorded far in the past. That way you can see where you've

come from and how you've improved, maybe some bad habits that still exist in your playing so you can

make sure to tackle them. So that's exactly what I today. I stumbled upon some old recordings

of myself. I'm going to critique them. I'm going to tell you what I think about them. I think we're

all going to learn a lot together. Let's do this thing. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get

weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.

And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

Hey, hey, welcome. My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website, learn jazz

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

jazz musician. So happy that you're here. Thanks for hanging out with me today. I really do

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