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Now, on to today's episode.

You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take. Have you ever

heard that old Wayne Gretzky quote? That's the greatest hockey player that ever lived. Or was it

Michael Scott from the office? I get that one a little bit confused sometimes. Anyways,

we're going to talk about that quote, you miss 100% of the shots that you don't

take in today's episode where we're already talking about some musical mindset and how we can

propel our music and our jazz playing forward. So let's dive right into it.

Music into it.

Hey, what's up, Brent here from Learned Jazz Standards,

musicians, just like you, learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning curve. No matter what instrument you play. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. Thank you if you are a regular listener. And if this is your first time, welcome. Welcome to the Learn Jazz Standards podcast. So many of you probably don't know this about me because unless I can't remember, I don't think I've ever mentioned this ever on the history of the podcast and the 421 episodes that we are at

today. Many of you don't know that I grew up playing hockey. I hockey talking about ice hockey. My parents, both

Canadian, so as a son to Canadian parents, it was essentially a given. And so for those of you

who are Canadian, you totally get it, right? Like hockey is a big part of the culture. So even

though I grew up in the United States, hockey was still a big part of my life.

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