Warming Up the Body and Mind for Killer Musical Performances (feat. Michael Lake)

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

🗓️ 22 April 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Welcome to episode 164 of the LJS Podcast where today we have on special guest trombonist, author, and educator Michael Lake to talk about warming up the body and mind for musical performance. Warming up is important for avoiding injury, and physically being able to play to your best ability, but it's also good for your mental game as well. We get inside Michael's head and learn his best practices and tips. Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: ...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinterCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:36.9	Something not everybody knows about me is that I'm a runner. I like to run. It is my exercise
0:42.3	of choice. It keeps my body healthy. It keeps my mind healthy. And I genuinely enjoy doing it.
0:47.3	I do it about four to five times a week. However, if someone were to say to me,
0:53.0	hey, Brent, how about you run a marathon with me tomorrow? I would not really be prepared to do that. And let's pretend that I do. Let's pretend that I say, yeah, sure, I'll run a marathon with you tomorrow. So I wake up early in the morning and I start running this marathon. What's going to happen? Halfway through, if even halfway through, I'm going to get an injury. My legs are going
1:12.0	to break down not only because I'm not physically prepared. I'm not mentally prepared.
1:16.7	And in music, we also need to be mentally and physically prepared to perform at our best ability
1:23.9	to have a great performance. So on the show today, I have Michael Lake to talk to us all
1:29.6	about warming up your mind and body for killer musical performances. That's come in right up.
1:36.6	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice
1:43.5	for becoming a better jazz musician.
1:46.1	And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:52.6	What's up everybody? Brent here from Learnjazzstandards.com, which is a blog, a podcast, and
1:57.8	videos all geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician.
2:01.4	Just want to thank you for being here.
2:02.7	I really appreciate you.
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