Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

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572 Episodes

  1. Using the Concepts You Already Know to Play Great Jazz Solos (feat. Matt Warnock)

    Published: 21/12/2020
  2. How to Speed Up Your Musical Progress By Focusing On What Matters (feat. Mark Morley-Fletcher)

    Published: 14/12/2020
  3. How to Crush It On a “Bird Blues” and Simplify Your Solos

    Published: 7/12/2020
  4. 5 Important Lessons I Learned From My Jazz Teachers

    Published: 23/11/2020
  5. How Much Do I Need to Practice to Make Meaningful Improvement?

    Published: 16/11/2020
  6. 3 Roadblocks Intermediate Jazz Musicians Face (And How to Overcome)

    Published: 9/11/2020
  7. My Top 10 Favorite Jazz Albums (Old and Modern)

    Published: 2/11/2020
  8. [Practice Plan] How to Master a Minor Blues and Accelerate Your Progress

    Published: 26/10/2020
  9. [Strategy #3] Sky-rocketing a Minor Blues with Bebop Language

    Published: 19/10/2020
  10. [Strategy #2] Elevating a Minor Blues with Chord Tones and Scales

    Published: 12/10/2020
  11. [Strategy #1] Crushing a Minor Blues with Minor Pentatonics

    Published: 5/10/2020
  12. I Learn Part of a Jazz Solo by Ear (My Process)

    Published: 28/09/2020
  13. How to Listen to Jazz Mindfully

    Published: 21/09/2020
  14. Spice Up Your Jazz Ballad Playing with Side Step 2-5’s

    Published: 14/09/2020
  15. Take This Ear Training Intervals Quiz

    Published: 7/09/2020
  16. Are You Having Fun While You Practice?

    Published: 31/08/2020
  17. Learn These 4 Jazz Blues Licks (You’ll Thank Me Later)

    Published: 24/08/2020
  18. 6 Biggest Mistakes Beginner Jazz Improvisers Make

    Published: 17/08/2020
  19. Defining Your “Why” and Setting Goals for Jazz Acceleration

    Published: 10/08/2020
  20. 3 Steps to Playing Licks Organically in Your Jazz Improv

    Published: 3/08/2020

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The LJS Podcast is the podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories and advice for becoming a better jazz musician! Hosting the show is the jazz musician behind learnjazzstandards.com, author, and entrepreneur Brent Vaartstra, who’s one goal is to answer any question about playing jazz music you may have. Jazz can be a challenging music to learn and play, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Each episode features a specific musical challenge that jazz students may come across, where it is discussed and answered. Special jazz guests frequent the show, sharing their expertise on an array of different musical subject matter. Listeners are invited to call in with their jazz questions to the podcast hotline, where it could get answered on a future LJS Podcast episode. Join thousands of other listeners getting free jazz education every week!

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