Quick Win: 10 Biggest Lies About Playing Jazz
from Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Hosted by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
Have you been told any of these 10 mistruths about jazz? If so, you may have started believing things that are ultimately not helping you improve as a jazz player. In this episode: 1. Mistruth #1: If you can hear it, then you can play it. 2. Mistruth #2: You don't need to know theory in order to play jazz. 3. Mistruth #3: You need to know a lot of music theory in order to play jazz. 4. Mistruth #4: You need to have amazing techniques in order to play jazz. 5. Mistruth #5: Learn jazz solos and you'll improvise better. 6. Mistruth #6: Great musicians don't plan out their solos. 7. Mistruth #7: In order to get good at playing jazz, you need to practice a lot. 8. Mistruth #8: You should never learn jazz from sheet music. 9. Mistruth #9: Master something that you're practicing before moving on to the next thing. 10. Mistruth #10: You need to know a lot of jazz standards in order to play with other musicians. Important Links and Resources: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Listen to the Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Get our Amazon Best Selling book Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!
Embed this episode
What this episode covers
Have you been told any of these 10 mistruths about jazz? If so, you may have started believing things that are ultimately not helping you improve as a jazz player. In this episode: 1. Mistruth #1: If you can hear it, then you can play it. 2. Mistruth #2: You don't need to know theory in order to play jazz. 3. Mistruth #3: You need to know a lot of music theory in order to play jazz. 4. Mistruth #4: You need to have amazing techniques in order to play jazz. 5. Mistruth #5: Learn jazz solos a...
No transcript yet.