Learn Jazz Standards Podcast
A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
572 Episodes
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LJS 132: Avoiding “Avoid Notes” and When Not to Avoid Them
Published: 10/09/2018 -
LJS 131: The Neuroscience Behind Radical Musical Improvement (Feat. Marc Gelfo)
Published: 3/09/2018 -
LJS 130: Ask Me Anything- Listener Jazz Questions Answered
Published: 27/08/2018 -
LJS 129: Using Musical Parameters for Next Level Jazz Practice (feat. Josiah Boornazian)
Published: 20/08/2018 -
LJS 128: 3 Hip 2-5-1 Licks for You to Practice
Published: 13/08/2018 -
LJS 127: How to Maintenance Practice to Keep Up Your Jazz Skills
Published: 6/08/2018 -
LJS 126: Practicing Away from the Instrument Effectively and Using Jazz as Therapy (feat. Joyce Kettering)
Published: 30/07/2018 -
LJS 125: The Power of Structured Jazz Practice (Coaching Call with Francis Belanger)
Published: 23/07/2018 -
LJS 124: The Only Big 3 Things You Need to Be Practicing as a Jazz Musician
Published: 16/07/2018 -
LJS 123: 5 Powerful Results That Come From Focused, Goal-Oriented Jazz Practicing
Published: 9/07/2018 -
LJS 122: How to Use Target Notes to Create Melodic Jazz Lines (Feat. Jens Larsen)
Published: 2/07/2018 -
LJS 121: Understanding Secondary and Backdoor Dominant 7 Chords
Published: 25/06/2018 -
LJS 120: How to Practice Towards Fail-Proof Musical Performances (Feat. Diego Maldonado)
Published: 18/06/2018 -
LJS 119: How to Get Unstuck From a Musical Slump and Start Improving
Published: 11/06/2018 -
LJS 118: Top 13 Jazz Lessons From Our Podcast Guests
Published: 4/06/2018 -
LJS 117: How to Practice Licks in all 12 Keys
Published: 28/05/2018 -
LJS 116: Dominating a Learning Mindset and Transcending Musical Limits (Feat. Kobie Watkins)
Published: 21/05/2018 -
LJS 115: How to Balance Music Theory and Playing by Ear
Published: 14/05/2018 -
LJS 114: Minor Tonality and How to Build Minor Chord Progressions (feat. Dan Carillo)
Published: 7/05/2018 -
LJS 113: How Play-Alongs Could Be Hurting Your Jazz Playing
Published: 30/04/2018
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!