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That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.

Today's episode is a bit more of an experimental

episode where I'm going to be putting you to the test. We're going to be going outside of our

normal format of tips and tricks for becoming a better jazz improviser, and we're going to be

instead doing an ear training interval recognition quiz. And I want to see how well you do at recognizing

intervals ascending and descending.

Now, ultimately, as jazz supervisors, we want to be able to play what we're hearing in our head.

That's like really the goal. But that doesn't come naturally to everybody. Certainly does not come

naturally to me. And ear training fundamentals such as recognition, are ways that we can work out our

ears. Help us become more critical listeners. Help us know what we're actually hearing. So this is a

great skill to have ear training is something that everybody should do a little bit of. And so we're

going to see how well you do and see if you need to be doing a little bit more of it.

All right. 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. What's up, everybody, Brent

here from LearnJazz Standards.com, which is a blog, a podcast, and videos all geared towards helping

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