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There have been a lot of regrets that I've had with

my personal journey of learning how to play jazz and becoming a better jazz musician. There's a lot of

things I look back at that I caused myself lots of unnecessary anxiety and pain and frustration

in the process of becoming a great jazz player.

And when I think about one of the most prominent ones that sort of has its hand

and all the other anxieties and issues I had with learning jazz, it's the idea that I had

to practice a lot in order to improve. And so in today's episode, I'm going to

dive a little bit deeper into the concept of why practicing more is not the answer to becoming a

better jazz musician and what we can do to solve that mindset. Let's get into it.

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 Learned 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.

So excited to have you back on for another episode of the Learned Jazz Standards podcast.

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