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Now, on to today's episode.

In today's episode, I'm answering the question,

what do I do if I don't have very much time to practice? Is it worth me practicing at all?

And when I am practicing, what are the most important things I can do to actually make progress

despite that lack of time.

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.

Hey, what's up everybody? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards. We help musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning curve, no matter what instrument you play. Thanks for being here today. Do appreciate it. I never take it for granted that you would spend some time out of your day

to learn from me on how you can become a better jazz musician. And that's always what I'm excited

to do. So we are answering that question today. Hey, what if I don't have enough time to practice?

Which, by the way, is one of the most common things I hear from folks who are either in my inner circle membership or

outside of my inner circle membership, wondering what are the most high level benefiting

activities they can work on even if they don't have enough time to practice and even some

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