Making Rhythms the Foundation of Your Jazz Solos (Someday My Prince Will Come Study)

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

🗓️ 20 May 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Welcome to episode 168 of the LJS Podcast where we continue "Jazz Standards Month." Oftentimes in jazz education, we place an emphasis on harmonic and melodic elements. We typically don't place enough emphasis on rhythm. However, rhythm is important for understanding jazz music and becoming a better jazz improviser. In this episode, we learn how to apply rhythmic motivic development to the jazz standard Someday My Prince Will Come. Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide t...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:37.0	Oftentimes in our jazz education, we pay particular
0:39.8	attention to melodic and harmonic elements of learning jazz repertoire and of jazz improvisation.
0:47.6	However, we often leave rhythm on the back burner, when rhythm is actually a very important
0:53.3	part of understanding jazz music and of feeling time
0:57.1	and of creating great interesting jazz solos we need to use rhythm we need to understand rhythm
1:03.8	better so in today's episode of jazz standards month on the learn jazz standards podcast we are
1:08.8	going to look at some rhythmic, motific development
1:12.2	over the jazz standard. Someday, my prince will come. Let's do this thing. Welcome to the LJS
1:20.8	podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz
1:27.1	musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz
1:30.2	musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra. What's up, everybody? Brent here from
1:36.6	LearnJassstandards.com, which is a blog, a podcast, and videos, all geared towards helping you
1:43.1	become a better jazz musician. I am pumped to be here.
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