This Is What I'd Do If I Started Jazz All Over Again
from Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Hosted by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
Have you ever looked back on something that you've done and gone, "If I only knew what I know now, I would have done that thing a little bit differently"? Well, I was thinking about that the other day about my jazz playing. If I know what I know now, would I do something completely different or have a different approach to learning jazz than I did when I first started learning it? Well, in today's episode that's exactly when I'm gonna do. I'm gonna build a time machine. I'm gonna go back, and I'm going to redo the way that I learned jazz and I'm gonna take you along for the ride with me. In this episode: 1. Learn one jazz standard a month 2. Learn the blues in all 12 keys 3. Practice no more than 2 hours a day, 5 times a week 4. Focus on chord tones and resolve to them 5. Learn one chorus of a solo each month 6. Practice soloing unaccompanied 7. Play live once a week Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!
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Have you ever looked back on something that you've done and gone, "If I only knew what I know now, I would have done that thing a little bit differently"? Well, I was thinking about that the other day about my jazz playing. If I know what I know now, would I do something completely different or have a different approach to learning jazz than I did when I first started learning it? Well, in today's episode that's exactly when I'm gonna do. I'm gonna build a time machine. I'm gonna go back, ...
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