Learn Jazz Standards Podcast
A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
572 Episodes
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LJS 170: Limiting Beliefs are Crushing Your Jazz Potential
Published: 3/06/2019 -
LJS 169: Composing Jazz Solos Using Target Notes (Over There Will Never Be Another You)
Published: 27/05/2019 -
LJS 168: Making Rhythms the Foundation of Your Jazz Solos (Someday My Prince Will Come Study)
Published: 20/05/2019 -
LJS 167: Making Pentatonic Scales Musical Over Just Friends (Analysis and Improv Lesson)
Published: 13/05/2019 -
LJS 166: Simplifying Jazz Standards to Make Them Easy (Tune Up Analysis)
Published: 6/05/2019 -
LJS 165: Improvising Over the LJS Podcast Theme Song (feat. Listener Improvisations)
Published: 29/04/2019 -
LJS 164: Warming Up the Body and Mind for Killer Musical Performances (feat. Michael Lake)
Published: 22/04/2019 -
LJS 163: 5 Things to Do When You Feel Un-Motivated to Practice
Published: 15/04/2019 -
LJS 162: Developing an Engaging Story Line for Your Jazz Solos (feat. Aimee Nolte)
Published: 8/04/2019 -
LJS 161: Understanding the Jazz Standard There Will Never Be Another You (Chords Analysis)
Published: 1/04/2019 -
LJS 160: 1 Month Practice Plan For Learning 1-2 Jazz Solos by Ear
Published: 25/03/2019 -
LJS 159: Brain Hacking for Speeding Up Your Jazz Improv Success (feat. Rodney Brim)
Published: 18/03/2019 -
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Published: 13/03/2019 -
LJS 158: Using Chromaticism to Develop Your Jazz Lines
Published: 11/03/2019 -
LJS 157: 4 Scales to Play Over a Half-Diminished Chord
Published: 4/03/2019 -
LJS 156: How to Memorize Chord Changes and Not Get Lost
Published: 25/02/2019 -
LJS 155: Using “Musical Playgrounds” For Better Improvisation (feat. Christopher Sutton)
Published: 18/02/2019 -
LJS 154: How to Avoid Meandering Jazz Solos (feat. Jeff Schneider)
Published: 11/02/2019 -
LJS 153: 28 Jazz Skills to Practice (by Category)
Published: 4/02/2019 -
LJS 152: Music Theory Checklist for Understanding Jazz Improvisation
Published: 28/01/2019
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!