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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Quick Win: How to Go From Jazz Beginner to Intermediate, to Advanced

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

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

So how do we go from beginner jazz player, to intermediate, and even advanced? Well, today I'm going to show you exactly how to level up your jazz playing. In this episode: 1. Level #1 Complete Jazz Beginner 2. Level #2 Jazz Beginner 3. Level #3 Jazz Intermediate 4. Level #4 Jazz Advanced 5. #1 Tip for Leveling Up Your Jazz Playing Important Links: 1. Subscribe to the Podcast - Apple Podcasts - Spotify 2. LJS Inner Circle Membership 3. Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Stan...

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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.

0:36.3

So how do we go from beginner jazz player

0:39.1

to intermediate to even advanced? Well, today I'm going to show you exactly how to level up your jazz playing, coming right up.

0:59.8

What's up, Brent here from Learned Jazz Standards.

1:01.6

We help musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning

1:05.6

curve no matter what instrument you play.

1:07.5

Welcome to another quick win episode of the podcast.

1:10.2

We're going to do episodes on jazz standard

1:12.1

tutorials, jazz improv, jazz theory, or jazz practicing deep dives like in today's video. So

1:18.1

make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Now, if you spend any time at all playing

1:23.3

jazz, you know that it's very easy to feel like you're stuck on a plateau, unsure of how to get

1:28.3

to the next level, and not exactly quite sure what the secret sauce is to leveling up your playing.

1:34.4

Well, today I'm going to go over four different levels and how exactly to go from beginner

1:39.0

to advanced jazz musician. But be sure to stick around to the very end of the video.

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