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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Why Most People Won't Learn Jazz

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

🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

I got a question for you: Have you ever felt intimidated to learn jazz, or intimidated to play jazz with others, or perhaps you're someone on the outside looking in and it all looks a little bit overwhelming? But, perhaps you're someone who is working on jazz right now, you're an avid practicer, but you feel often frustrated. Well, there's a good chance that some of the reasons you're feeling that way are because of the culture of the jazz scene itself. the culture of the way this music is ...

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0:00.0

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0:29.5

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0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.7

I've got a question for you. Have you ever felt

0:38.9

intimidated to learn jazz or intimidated to play jazz with others or perhaps you're someone

0:46.2

on the outside looking in and it all looks a little bit overwhelming? Or perhaps you're

0:51.2

someone who is working on jazz right now. You're an avid practiser, but you feel often frustrated.

0:58.5

Well, there's a good chance that some of the reasons you're feeling that way are because of the

1:03.6

culture of the jazz scene itself, the culture of the way this music is taught, the culture

1:10.2

in which this music is played.

1:12.1

And I want to talk about those problems today, break them down.

1:14.9

But have hope if you're one of those people I just described, because I'm going to talk

1:18.5

a little bit about my philosophies and how I believe things should work and just how we can

1:24.0

create a more inclusive environment for those who want to learn how to play this music.

1:28.5

All right. So let's jump right into it.

1:31.3

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