Mapping Out a Jazz Standard for Improv Success

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

🗓️ 12 March 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 106 of the LJS Podcast where today we are moving forward in Jazz Standards Month to talk about mapping out a tune you are learning. We'll explore mapping out the guide tones and chord tones to build a strong foundation for our improvisation. 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.
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.
0:36.6	This is the Learned Jazz Standards podcast,
0:38.2	episode 106. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews,
0:46.8	stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz
0:52.8	musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
0:57.6	All right. What's up everybody? My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website,
1:02.3	learn jazz standards.com, which is a blog and a podcast and videos all geared towards helping
1:07.4	you become a better jazz musician. Welcome everybody. Thanks for listening. Thanks for
1:12.5	hanging out today. And wow, I just want to say, first of all, a big thank you to everybody who
1:16.8	participated in our podcast raffle back in February. Man, that was super awesome. And we just got a lot of
1:23.7	reviews on iTunes. I got a lot of suggestions from you from future episodes. So I just want to thank everybody publicly first just for participating in that and just helping out. I really appreciate it. And I just sent out emails to 17 lucky winners of our raffle. And I'm not going to name all of you because you know, you know who you are. I've sent you an email. But I want to publicly thank our number one winner who won
1:44.2	both of our jazz courses, our ear training course, How to Play What You Hear, and our practicing
1:48.4	course 30 Days to Better Jazz Playing, as well as our entire library of jazz standard play-alongs,
1:54.3	Megan Campbell from Seattle, Washington. So thank you so much, Megan, and congratulations.
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