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Now, on to today's episode.

So because I know the audience that generally

listens to this podcast, I know that a majority of you, or at least a good percentage of you,

have never been to music school before. And so you may be wondering, what was it that I missed

in music school that would help me become a better jazz musician?

So in today's episode, what I want to do is just talk about my experience in music school,

the things that it really helped me with and how I was able to improve.

But I also do want to share some things that it did not help me with at all, but I'm going

to let you on the inside save you the four and a half

years it took me to get my degree as well as some of the lessons. So let's go right into it.

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice

for becoming a better jazz musician. now your host he's a jazz musician

author and entrepreneur brent bartstra hey what's everybody brett here from our jazz standards

who want musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning curve

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