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Taking Musical Shots to Increase Your Success Rate
29 mei 2023 · 19 min
"You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take". Lees meer
Have you ever heard that old Wayne Gretzky quote? That's the greatest hockey player that ever lived. Or was it Michael Scott from The Office? I get that one a little bit confused sometimes. Anyways, we're gonna talk about that quote, "You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take".
In today's episode, we're going to be talking about some musical mindset and how we can propel our music and our jazz playing forward.
In this episode:
1. The quote "You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take" is attributed to Wayne Gretzky, the famous hockey player.
2. The importance of taking action and not being afraid to try new things.
3. The analogy between hockey and music, emphasizing the need to take musical "shots" or try new ideas.
4. The significance of persistence and continuous practice in improving musical skills.
5. The idea of experimenting with different strategies and approaches to music to find what works best.
6. The concept of learning from mistakes and using trial and error to enhance musical abilities.
7. The role of improvisation in jazz music and the importance of taking risks and reaching for new ideas.
8. The connection between exploration and creativity in music.
9. The impact of AHA moments and how they can lead to breakthroughs in musical expression.Important Links:
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The 1% Mindset For High Achieving Musicians
22 mei 2023 · 25 min
Hey. Do you ever feel frustrated by your musical progress because you don't feel like you're improving quickly enough? Or do you feel overwhelmed because there are a lot of different things when it comes to playing jazz that you have to practice and learn? Lees meer
Sometimes it feels like you're doing all this stuff in the practice room, but it just seems like a mess in your head and like you aren't really improving the way you want to. Perhaps a feeling of disorganization in the way that you're trying to improve as a musician.
Well, in today's episode, I want to talk to you about something that's going to be really encouraging and also really helpful, and that's the 1% mindset for high-achieving musicians. This mindset could be a huge game changer for you, and I want you to pay attention really closely.
In this episode:
1. What is the 1% mindset for high-achieving musicians?
2. How to overcome the loss of motivation
3. How mindset can help you focus on the things that gives you sustainable benefits
4. Know the mindset that I want you to start thinking more about and shifting towards
5. Can the 1% mindset be measured?
6. The 2 things that mindset does:
- it propels you towards momentum
- it starts shutting down unrealistic expectations
7. The mindset of compounding musical improvementImportant Links:
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5 Struggles With Playing Great Jazz Solos
15 mei 2023 · 40 min
I recently ran a poll of over 2000 musicians playing all sorts of instruments over on our YouTube channel. And the question was, "What do you find most challenging about jazz improvisation?". Lees meer
And here were the options that we gave:
a) Creating melodic and cohesive solos
b) Understanding and applying jazz theory during improvisation
c) Developing a strong sense of timing and rhythmic feel
d) Building confidence to take risks and explore new ideas
e)Spontaneously connecting with other players during jazz jamsI'm about to reveal to you the answer and which one of those was the biggest challenge for musicians in this poll, as well as go through each five of these and give you actual strategies to improve on them.
In this episode:
The poll results show that out of 2000 musicians:
1. 51% said creating melodic and cohesive solos is the biggest challenge to jazz
improvisation.
2. 24% said that understanding and applying jazz theory during improvisation
3. 10% said developing a strong sense of timing and rhythmic feel
4. 9% said building confidence to take risks and explore new ideas
5. 7% said spontaneously connecting with other players during jazz jams
6. The most important thing that you can do to create melodic and cohesive jazz solos
7. How to do the melody development exercise
8. Practicing with motivic development helps in creating cohesive jazz solos
9. Learn and internalize jazz language
10. Composing your own solos helps in developing better improvisation
11. Jazz theory isn't thought about during jazz improvisation
12. How to develop a strong sense of timing and rhythmic feel
13. The essence of improvisation
14. Playing with other musicians helps develop spontaneity in connecting with other
players during jazz jamsImportant Links:
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6 Things to Do When On a Musical Plateau
8 mei 2023 · 31 min
I'm wondering if you can identify with a personality type that I happen to identify myself with, and that is that of a high achiever. Now a high achiever is someone who just naturally always wants to be progressing, like isn't usually completely satisfied with where they're at in any arena of life and always wants to continue to go forward and get better, which has been a great thing for a lot of aspects of my life and has really helped me out and been a great tool. Lees meer
On the other side of things, sometimes it's actually been quite the detriment because not feeling satisfied with where you're at continually can be a big problem and you have to learn how to manage that.
Well, musicians and creative types often identify with this kind of personality type. They want to move past musical plateaus and become better musicians continually.
So, in today's episode, I want to talk about six things you can do if you find yourself on a musical plateau and how you can start overcoming that, and also managing the feeling of being on a musical plateau.
In this episode:
1. New podcast music intro
2. The phase of our brand new website
3. 6 things you can do when you find yourself on a musical plateau:
#1. Take a break
#2. Practice something different
#3. Get expert help
#4. Ask a fellow musician how you can improve
#5. Audit your playing
#6. Start a musical projectImportant Links:
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The Secret to Jazz Improvisation Revealed
1 mei 2023 · 27 min
Back when I was in college, going to music school, there was a running joke between me and my friends where we would, perhaps after practicing or playing a gig, proclaim that we had finally figured out the secret to jazz. Lees meer
It was a funny statement, I guess you could say. But the reason we would say such a thing is because, you know, at times jazz can be a little bit befuddling, like, confusing and frustrating and feeling like you're stuck.
And how do you improvise better? How do you get to the next level? How do you sound like your favorite jazz musicians? It would be so easy if there is just a secret, right? There must be some kind of secret out there that if you just knew this secret, everything would be easier.
Well, that was a joke back then. But on today's podcast episode, I'm actually taking it a little bit more seriously and sharing with you what I actually do believe today, years later, is the secret to jazz improvisation.
In this episode:
1. The 2 Elements to the secret of jazz improvisations:
Element #1: Being able to hear music in your head.
Element #2: Developing muscle memory
2. Strategies to start developing element #1
3. How listening, composing your own solos, and learning solos by ear helps solidify
what you hear in your head.
4. Practice patterns, scales, and arpeggios to develop or improve muscle memory.Important Links:
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Think and Improve Your Jazz Playing (8 Ways)
24 april 2023 · 49 min
What if you could improve your jazz playing, and just by thinking about it? Sounds a little too good to be true? Lees meer
Well, in today's episode, I'm going to show you how it is actually completely possible with 8 different strategies for simply thinking in improving your jazz playing.
In this episode:
1. Deep listening
2. Analyze recordings
3. Analyze your own playing
4. Establish jazz goals
5. Develop a practice plan
6. Visualize harmony
7. Practice visualization
8. Mentally reframe negative musical experiencesImportant Links:
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10 Habits of Successful Jazz Musicians
17 april 2023 · 35 min
What makes a successful jazz musician? Lees meer
Today, on the podcast, I'm going to break down 10 habits that I find in successful jazz musicians, all the way from those who are just amateur players who are just trying to have a lot of fun to the best of the best jazz musicians that exist today in the world.
In this episode:
1. Focus on mastering the art of practicing
2. Record themselves
3. Create feedback loops
4. Learn the jazz language consistently
5. Play with other musicians
6. Consistent practicing
7. Perseverance
8. Experimentation
9. Goal setting
10. They seek helpImportant Links:
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Jazz Talk With Leander Young from Improv Exchange
10 april 2023 · 32 min
I got a special episode on the podcast for you today. On the show is Leander Young from the Improv Exchange, and we had a fun little conversation, actually, after I recorded a podcast for his podcast, and just started talking jazz, started talking about playing music, learning how to play music, great jazz musicians, a whole slew of other things. Lees meer
I know you're going to have a lot of fun listening to this one and you'll learn some things along the way.
In this episode:
1. How Leander started playing drums
2. Between music and soccer
3. Leander's philosophy that contributed to his improvement
4. Memorable experience
5. How learning other styles of music helps
6. Leander's mentors and favorite musicians
7. About Improv ExchangeImportant Links:
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What are Ghost Notes in Jazz?
4 april 2023 · 12 min
Today, on the podcast, we're going to talk about "ghost notes", how to recognize them when you hear them, how to use them, and of course, what are they in the first place. Lees meer
In this episode:
1. Definition of a ghost note
2. Sample of ghost notes from Scrapple from the Apple
3. How ghost notes are played on some instruments
4. Spotting ghost notes
5. Some artists who often use ghost notes
6. How adopting ghost notes can benefit your playingImportant Links:
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The 3 Kinds of Jazz Musicians (And the Challenges They Face)
27 maart 2023 · 36 min
Having observed the playing of thousands of musicians through teaching online with Learn Jazz Standards, I've found that there are, in general, 3 different kinds of jazz musicians and I'm wondering which one of them you are. Lees meer
So, today, on the podcast, we are going to talk about those 3 different kinds of jazz musicians, and we're going to dive deep into what the individual challenges that you may face as one of these jazz musicians and how to get to the next level at every single step.
In this episode:
1. The problems of jazz beginners and how to solve them
2. Getting off from the plateau of the intermediate phase
3. The continuing journey of the advanced jazz musiciansImportant Links:
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5 Reasons You Shouldn't Transcribe Jazz Solos
20 maart 2023 · 33 min
Back when I was in college, I studied with a great jazz guitarist in New York City named Steve Cardenas. Lees meer
Steve is a fantastic jazz musician, tours around the world with lots of different artists, and has recorded albums. In all senses of the word, a very accomplished musician and seasoned jazz player.
In one of our lessons, one time, when I went up to his house in Brooklyn, he told me something that was slightly disturbing, at least to the way I was thinking about learning music and jazz at that time. And that was, he told me that he had never transcribed a jazz solo before.
And this shook me because many of us understand that conventional advice for learning jazz is to learn jazz solos by ear, transcribe jazz solos and he didn't do that, and that kind of threw me in a whirlwind and kind of turned my world around.
So, today, I'm going to talk about 5 reasons why you actually might not want to be transcribing jazz solos to learn how to play jazz and improve your solos.
In this episode:
1. What is transcribing in the jazz context
2. Transcribing solos is time-consuming
3. Transcribing solos is frustrating
4. Transcribing solos doesn't always translate to better solos
5. Transcribing solos won't help you develop your own voice
6. Transcribing solos may not fit your learning styleImportant Links:
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How to Play Jazz By Instrument (Guitar, Piano, Sax, Trumpet, Bass)
13 maart 2023 · 41 min
If you play guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, and piano, this episode is for you. Lees meer
On this podcast, we talk about jazz improvisation and things that literally all harmonic and melodic instruments need to be doing to improve at playing jazz.
But, inevitably, there are certain technical elements of each one of these instruments that do need to be addressed that will help you actually play jazz better.
So, on today's episode, we're going through each one of these instruments. We're also going to talk about things that all of them need to do, and if you are not one of those instruments, you're going to learn something here today.
In this episode:
What all these instruments need to be doing to improve at jazz:
1. All of these instruments need to be learning jazz standards
2. Working on micro and macro jazz language
3. The technical aspects that each of these instruments need to be working onImportant Links:
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The 7 Categories of Jazz Standards You Need to Learn
6 maart 2023 · 28 min
Hey, so we know there's a lot of jazz standards out there to learn and sometimes we wonder which ones should we be learning to be able to play with other musicians who play at jam sessions or even play at gigs. Lees meer
And so, it can really be helpful to understand what the categories are that we need to be focusing on, the subgenres of jazz that will come up time and time again as far as tunes being called in public settings.
So, today on the podcast, we're talking about 7 categories of songs that you need to be learning for jazz.
In this episode:
The 7 Categories of Jazz Standards You Need to Learn
1. Blues
2. Rhythm changes
3. Great American songbook
4. Bebop
5. Modal
6. Bossa nova
7. BalladsImportant Links:
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Using Chord Extensions and Alterations to Spice Up Voicings and Solos
27 februari 2023 · 27 min
Today, on the podcast, we are talking about chord extensions and alterations, what are they, how can we use them in our comping and how can we even use them in our soloing to spice up our jazz improv and jazz playing. Lees meer
In this episode:
1. The 5 qualities of 7th Chords that are commonly used in jazz:
a) Major 7th chords
b) Dominant 7th chords
c) Minor 7th chords
d) Half Diminished chords
e) Fully Diminished chords
2. What are Extensions and Alterations
3. Extensions we can add on top of the chords
4. Characteristics of suspended chords
5. Using altered extensions to create tension and resolution
6. The Basic structure of Minor 7th chords and their acceptable extensions and
alterationsImportant Links:
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From The Vault: How to Prepare to Play at Jazz Jam Sessions
20 februari 2023 · 51 min
I hear from a lot of you that a big goal is to play at a public jazz jam session. But there may be some barriers, either in your mind or your actual playing ability that is stopping you from actually doing that. Lees meer
So, how do you prepare to play at jazz jam sessions and with other musicians in general?
That's why we're going to go back into the vault of the LJS podcast, pull out an episode where I get two of my good friends and professional jazz musicians, Wallace Stelzer and Diego Baldonado, and we have a discussion where we talk about this subject.
I know you're going to find it incredibly valuable.
In this episode:
1. What are some of the basics you need down to play live?
2. Watching jam sessions and taking notes
3. Using playing with others to practice vs. perform
4. How to know when you are ready to start going to jam sessionsImportant Links:
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Big Thinking Will Transform Your Jazz Playing
13 februari 2023 · 25 min
Today, on the podcast, I want to talk about thinking big. Thinking big in your jazz playing. What I mean by that is aspiring to be something that you probably could never attain. Lees meer
Perhaps it's playing just as good as Sonny Rollins, perhaps it's playing with your own band at the Village Vanguard. Audacious goals that are really, really difficult to attain, if not, impossible for you to attain.
I want to talk about how this kind of thinking will actually propel you forward in your musical journey and will have a tremendous output for you when you allow yourself to think this way.
In this episode:
1. Thinking big: Why it's actually a good thing.
2. Identifying your most audacious goals.
3. Take your first steps toward the goal.
4. Taking note of the elements of what makes jazz players great.
5. How projects trigger reward responses to create motivation.
6. The dangers of thinking big.
7. Recalibrating your expectations to energize you in the pursuit of progress.
8. What is your audacious goal?Important Links:
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Fine Tuning Your Jazz Playing with P.B.R. Practice
6 februari 2023 · 25 min
One of my jazz mentors once said that the secret that pro-level jazz musicians have, some of the best jazz musicians in the world, is they've mastered the art of practicing. Lees meer
In fact, he went on to say that, pro jazz musicians spend just as much time fine-tuning their actual practice as they do their actual jazz playing.
And so, today, I want to talk about the strategy called P.B.R. practice. Elements of practice sessions that will help set you up for success and jump-start your playing and help it improve a lot faster than it would, otherwise.
In this episode:
1. What is P. B. R. practice
2. The Planned Practice
3. Different options for planning out a practice session
4. The Batched Practice
5. The Regular practiceImportant Links:
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My Story of Overcoming Performance Anxiety
30 januari 2023 · 47 min
So, tell me if you're going to relate any of this: Lees meer
You want to go play at a public jam session, but you're kind of just afraid that you're not going to sound good and you're afraid of what the other jazz musicians are going to think of you and your playing.
Or, you go up to perform and all the eyes staring back at you make you tremble, make you clam up, and in general, it's just an incredibly uncomfortable experience that doesn't allow you to actually have fun performing and playing jazz.
Well, in today's episode, I'm going to share with you my personal experience with performance anxiety, whether it be for a crowd of people or in front of your peers, and how I've dealt with it and hopefully, you can learn a little bit from my story as well.
In this episode:
1. Why we need to overcome performance anxiety
2. When I started experiencing performance anxiety
3. How jazz playing intensified my performance anxiety
4. Factors that gradually helped me overcome my performance anxiety
5. The best mindset for improving long-term as a musicianImportant Links:
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The 6 Lies of Jazz Success
23 januari 2023 · 28 min
Today, we're talking about the 6 lies of jazz success. Things that you've probably heard before are good things, but it turns out they actually aren't and could be holding you back from reaching your goals in your jazz playing, and becoming the musician that you want to be. Lees meer
So, let's get ready to do this. Pay attention and grab your notebook.
In this episode:
The 6 lies about jazz success and the alternative ways to turn it around
Lie #1: Everything you practice matters
Lie #2: Practicing a lot of things gets more results
Lie #3: We must practice the same things
Lie #4: Willpower to practice can be summoned easily
Lie #5: We must have balanced practice sessions
Lie #6: Thinking big is badImportant Links:
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The Art of Taking B.A.D Jazz Solos
16 januari 2023 · 28 min
So, we just got our Inner Circle Retreat this last weekend, and my friends, it was an absolutely amazing time. So motivating and so inspiring. A lot of our Inner Circle members came together. We did workshops, we did masterclasses, and we did group breakout sessions. It was an amazing time and we learned a lot together. Lees meer
I want to share with you one little thing that we did talk about during the retreat 'cause I think it will be helpful for you as well, And that's this concept about playing "B.A.D" jazz solos and how playing "B.A.D" jazz solos all-year long could be the secret to massively and exponentially improving your jazz skills this year.
In this episode:
1. What B.A.D. stands for
2. Characteristics of a Brave solo
3. What is an Audited solo
4. Steps to Audit a solo
5. Listen to my own jazz solo and how I audit it
6. The Directional solo
7. Looking at B.A.D. solos in a different perspectiveImportant Links:
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Becoming a Jazz Expert With Your Tune of Destiny
9 januari 2023 · 25 min
Hey, listen, there are a lot of jazz standards out there and it can be pretty overwhelming which ones to learn, how often should you learn a new one? Lees meer
But if we can take all that pressure away and instead you are only responsible for becoming an expert in just one jazz standard? What would that look like? How would that work and how would that actually help you become a much better jazz player at all the other jazz standards out there as well?
So, I'm going to dive into that today. We're going to be talking about discovering your tune of destiny and how to utilize this strategy.
In this episode:
1. The concept of the "Tune of Destiny" by Justin Nielsen
2. The 3-Track System for Skyrocketing Your Jazz Playing
3. Criteria for picking a song of your destiny
a) one that you really enjoy playing
b) it contains a lot of common chord progressions in most jazz standards
c) level of difficulty
4. How learning your song of destiny contributes to your progress at learning the
other jazz standards and vice-versa.
5. Call to actionImportant Links:
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What I've Learned After 400 Podcast Episodes
2 januari 2023 · 52 min
400 episodes of the Learn Jazz Standards Podcast, wow! So, I'm going to talk about this episode today, everything that I've learned over the last 400 episodes of recording and producing the show. Lees meer
In this episode:
What I've learned over the course of creating 400 podcast episodes:
1. Musically
2. Personally
3. About teaching music
4. About content creation
5. The future of Learn Jazz Standards PodcastImportant Links:
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How To Exponentially Improve Your Jazz Playing in 2023
26 december 2022 · 29 min
We are 2 days away from the year 2023, and if you're listening to this episode it very well could be the year 2023. And a lot of people like to use the new year as a new beginning, or perhaps, a new chapter. Lees meer
So, regardless of whether you're into the idea of new year's resolutions or the traditional sense of what that actually means, I do think it's a good idea to create a plan for what you're trying to achieve within the next year.
You listen to this podcast because you want to become a better jazz musician. You're excited about it, you enjoy playing jazz, and you want to sound like the musicians that you look up to and admire.
So, in this episode, we're going to talk about how to become a great jazz musician in the year 2023. I got a lot of important tips for you.
In this episode:
Important tips on how to become a great jazz musician in 2023
1) Make a goal to learn 1 jazz standard per month.
2) Improvise and record a lot
3) Continuously audit your jazz playingImportant Links:
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I Improvised A Jazz Solo in 6 Different Ways
19 december 2022 · 29 min
Today, on the podcast I'm going to be sitting down and improvising a little bit over a jazz standard that I like to play and just giving myself an opportunity to explore some new ideas, to allow myself to get musically creative. Lees meer
I like you to join me in the process and see what you can discover along the way as well.
In this episode:
How I improvise on East of the Sun in 6 different ways
1. 1st jam session: Improvising freely with no constraints
2. 2nd jam session: Focusing more on improving melodic direction
3. 3rd jam session: Expanding my improv throughout the range of my instrument
4. 4th jam session: Do a solo using more chord voicings
5. 5th jam session: Applying motivic development
6. 6th jam session: Making the lines more bluesyImportant Links:
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I Redid Episode 1 of the LJS Podcast (4 Habits for Better Practicing)
12 december 2022 · 32 min
Alright, my friends, today's episode is going to be a bit cringy for me, but I'm going to do it anyways. We're going to be back to episode 1 of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast and it was called 4 Habits for Better Practicing. Lees meer
And I'm going to look through those 4 habits, that advice that I gave all the way back in 2016, and show you what's changed and what stayed the same as far as my advice goes with jazz practicing and improvement and all that good stuff.
In this episode:
- What has changed and what I think should stay the same about my advice in 2016 on the following:
1. Practicing Habit #1: Set goals and write them down
2. Practicing Habit #2: Remove distractions
3. Practicing Habit #3: Practice what is ailing you, not what you are already good at
4. Practicing Habit #4: Be consistentImportant Links:
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The Pros and Cons of Binge Practicing
5 december 2022 · 22 min
Have you ever heard of "binge practicing" before? So, binge practicing is kind of what it sounds like, it's where you are practicing for large amounts at a time. Lees meer
And you can also binge practice often, so you are binge practicing frequently. It's kind of like binge-watching Netflix. It's like you watch 5 hours one day and 5 hours the next day, and it keeps on going on like that.
Well, today, I want to talk about the pros of binge practicing and the cons of binge practicing for your jazz playing.
In this episode:
The pros of binge practicing
1. Drastic improvement in technical proficiency
2. Sheer exposure
3. Gain more confidence in playingThe cons of binge practicing
1. Tendency to get burned-out
2. Inability to sustain binge practicing which leads to frustration
3. Inability to notice one's progress
4. Tendency to practice mindlessly
5. Exposure to possible injury- Recommendation
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32 Jazz Standards I Had My Students Learn
28 november 2022 · 52 min
Today, on the podcast, I'll be talking about 32 jazz standards that I had my students in my Inner Circle membership learn for very specific reasons that I want to share with you. Lees meer
And I want you to also see, out of these jazz standards, which one do you know and which ones would you be interested in learning so that they can help you improve your jazz playing.
In this episode:
- Short demo and reasons why I chose these jazz standards for my students:
1) On The Sunny Side of the Street
2) Out of Nowhere
3) Recorda Me
4) Song for My Father
5) Misty
6) Doxy
7) Bye, Bye, Blackbird
8) Blues for Alice
9) Wave
10) Beautiful Love
11) In A Mellow Tone
12) Oleo
13) Impressions
14) Georgia On My Mind
15) Four
16) Beatrice
17) Softly, As In The Morning Sunrise
18) There Is No Greater Love
19) Corcovado
20) Yardbird Suite
21) My Shining Hour
22) Up Jumped Spring
23) Yesterdays
24) Darn That Dream
25) St. Thomas
26) But Not For Me
27) Black Orpheus
28) Giant Steps
29) Sandu
30) How High the Moon
31) Blue In Green
32) East of the Sun (West of the Moon)
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The 4 Elements of Mastering A Jazz Standard
21 november 2022 · 1 uur 5 min
Today's episode is what I would consider to be probably the most valuable episode I've ever come out with. And I hope that it becomes one of the most popular episodes I've ever come up with because I truly believe this is really important information that you need to be paying attention to. Lees meer
We're gonna be talking about the 4 elements of mastering a jazz standard. Being able to play a jazz standard comfortably, being proficient at it, improvising great solos over it. Exactly what you need to do step-by-step.
In this episode:
1. Element #1: Mastering the melody
2. The L.I.S.T process
3. Element #2: Mastering the chord tones
4. Element #3: Mastering memorization
5. How spaced repetition helps
6. The "secret sauce"
7, Element #4: Mastering improvisation
8. Options for acquiring musical language
9. Practicing improvisation
10. The Bonus ElementImportant Links:
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2 Ways to Improve Your Jazz Solos Today
14 november 2022 · 23 min
Today on the podcast, I wanna show you 2 ways you can start improving your jazz improvisation today. Lees meer
And I wanna share with you a few different people that I know who recently have implemented these things and have made clear progress in their jazz playing.
In this episode:
1. How 2 LJS Inner Circle members applied concepts to improve their jazz improv
2. Isolating a musical concept learned and experimenting with it
3. Addressing roadblocks to desired progress
4. Good tools for looping sections of a backing trackImportant Links:
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Secrets To Becoming A More Creative Jazz Musician
7 november 2022 · 32 min
So, what is the secret to playing more creative jazz solos, playing more creative melodies, playing more creative comping, more creative basslines? Lees meer
You name them. How do we become creative and tap into our inner creativity so it doesn't just sound like we're playing formulated music or regurgitated music, but something that comes from us, sounds original, sounds organic, and exciting?
Well, that's exactly what I'm going to talk about in today's episode.
In this episode:
1. How do we become more creative musically?
2. Secrets to tapping our inner creativity
3, Restrictive practicing
4. Drawing inspiration from things that are musical and non-musical
5. The act of composition
6. Frequency is the key
7. The leap of faithImportant Links:
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The Secret to Feeling Calm When You Play Your Instruments
31 oktober 2022 · 42 min
So, it's the year 2009, I'm in college at that time, going to school in Seattle, Washington. And in Seattle, there is a jazz jam session at this bar called the Owl N' Thistle. Cool little dive bar, exactly what you want in a jam session, kinda smells like stale booze, all the good stuff, right? Lees meer
So, I go for the first time, even the second time, third time, fourth time, fifth time. Honestly, it really doesn't matter at this point in my life. The same feeling inside of my body was always the same, it was just always the same, and that was terrified, tightness, stress, and anxiety before I went up to play. I was scared, I was horrified to play. I had serious problems with performance anxiety.
Now, also at the same time, some of my colleagues within the school, players that were a little bit older than me, a little bit more experienced than me, noticed that I was playing really tensely. They would look at my body when I was playing, when I was jamming with them and they would see that my shoulders would crunch up, that my hands were very tense and rigid.
And they point that out to me and said, "Brent, you know I feel like there's a lot of stress and tension in your body when you're playing, and even though you play a lot of good stuff, it's kinda coming across that way." So, the problem, my friends, is I had not figured out how to play music in a calm state.
So, in today's episode, what I wanna do is I wanna talk about the two sides of things. A- the performance anxiety side, but B - a secret to learning how to play calmly that we all can be working on and has helped me make a lot of improvements in this right now.
In this episode:
1. How do we feel calm when we perform?
2. 5 Tips for overcoming/avoiding performance anxiety
4. Addressing the root cause and finding some tangible results
5. The secret to learning how to play calmlyImportant Links:
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Why Most People Won't Learn Jazz
24 oktober 2022 · 34 min
I got a question for you: Have you ever felt intimidated to learn jazz, or intimidated to play jazz with others, or perhaps you're someone on the outside looking in and it all looks a little bit overwhelming? Lees meer
But, perhaps you're someone who is working on jazz right now, you're an avid practicer, but you feel often frustrated.
Well, there's a good chance that some of the reasons you're feeling that way are because of the culture of the jazz scene itself. the culture of the way this music is taught, the culture in which this music is played.
And I wanna talk about those problems today, break them down. But have hope you're one of those people I just described because I'm gonna talk a little bit of mind philosophies and how I believe things should work and just how we can create a more inclusive environment for those who want to learn how to play this music.
In this episode:
1. Jazz doesn't have to be that complicated: Feedback on a YouTube video comment
2. The easy ways to start learning jazz
3. How important is learning music by ear to jazz playing
4. Is there a best way to learn jazz?
5. Breaking down some huge turn-offs in learning jazz
6. Surviving in the intimidating jazz culture
7. How we can help in creating a more inclusive environment for a better jazz cultureImportant Links:
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The 3 Essential Elements of An Amazing Jazz Solo
17 oktober 2022 · 33 min
Today, on the show, we're talking about 3 elements that make up really, really, really good jazz solos. These are things I'm hearing from the best jazz musicians in the world, things that we wanna start implementing in our own solos. Lees meer
So, let's talk about those. Grab your favorite drink and snacks.
In this episode:
1. Creating Amazing Melodies
2. Creating Rhythmic Interest
3. How to Play The ChangesImportant Links:
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3 Questions I Ask My Inner Circle Members That I Want You To Ask Yourself, Too.
10 oktober 2022 · 32 min
Today, on the podcast, I'm talking about 3 questions that I find myself continually asking our Inner Circle members that I want you to start asking yourself as well. And I believe that if you start asking these 3 questions, you're going to start making faster improvements in your jazz playing. Lees meer
In this episode:
1. Why I'm letting you ask these questions to yourself
2. The difference between coaching and teaching and which role I take
3. The importance of critical thinking in learning music
4. Frustrations that lead to cycles and how to overcome them
5. How self-evaluation leads to better progressImportant Links:
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What I Think About The Future of Jazz
3 oktober 2022 · 47 min
Today, on the podcast I wanna talk about the future of jazz. We're gonna talk about the future of jazz education, the future of the genre, the style, where it's going. Lees meer
We're going to, of course, have to deal with the age-old question, "Is jazz dead?". And many of my thoughts about the state of jazz and the enthusiasm for the genre in this episode today.
So, grab your favorite beverage, grab your favorite snacks. Sit back and relax!
In this episode:
1. Is Jazz Dead?
2. Why Jazz Education Is Here to Stay
3. Where the genre of jazz is going musically
4. Why jazz doesn't need to be evangelizedImportant Links:
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Quick Win: Turn ANY Song Into JAZZ (Reharmonization 101)
30 september 2022 · 19 min
Today, I wanna show you how you take a simple song, like, "You Are My Sunshine", and turn it into jazz. We'll take up 4 levels of reharmonization. Lees meer
In this episode:
1. The basic chord changes of You Are My Sunshine
2. How I play the tune with the basic chord changes
3. Level #1 - How to turn the tune into jazz
4. Level #2 - Spicing it up a little bit
5. Level #3 - How to get rid of redundancy and add twists
6. Level #4 - Use this specific tactic to add more harmonic movement and color
7. A cool thing you can do for endingsImportant Links and Resources:
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My Experience Going to Music School (How it Helped and How It Didn't)
26 september 2022 · 49 min
So, because I know the audience that generally listens to this podcast, I know that a majority of you, or at least a good percentage of you have never been to a music school before, and so, you may be wondering, what was it that I missed in music school that would help me become a better jazz musician. Lees meer
So, in today's episode, what I wanna do is just talk about my experience in music school and things that it really helped me with and how I was able to improve. But I also do wanna share some things that did not help me at all,
I wanna let you all on the inside, save you the 4 1/2 years it took me to get my degree, as well as some of the lessons.
In this episode:
1. Being Exposed to Advanced Players
2. Music Theory
3. Repertoire
4. The gaps that music school filled
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Quick Win: How to Learn Jazz Melodies by Ear
23 september 2022 · 19 min
So, what's the best way to learn and memorize the melodies to jazz standards? Lees meer
Well, today, I'm gonna just walk you through me learning the melody to a jazz standard that I actually don't know and show you my exact process.
In this episode:
1. What I prepare ahead of time
2. This is how I start
3. Why my guitar and the recording are not on the same pitch
4. The pick-up to the next section
5. How chord charts become helpful
6. The pick-up to the 2nd A section
7. The second ending
8. The final result - playing along with the recordingImportant Links and Resources:
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40 Jazz Standards to Know (Broken Down by Category)
19 september 2022 · 26 min
Today, on the podcast, I'm talking about 40 jazz standards that you should know and I'm gonna break them down by categories so that you can see which categories you need to fill in some more jazz standards on. Lees meer
In this episode:
1. Start-Up Standards
2. Advanced Essentials
3. Ballads
4. Bossa Novas
5. Bebop
6. Blues
7. Brent's top 6Important Links:
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Quick Win: 10 Biggest Lies About Playing Jazz
16 september 2022 · 14 min
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. Lees meer
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
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The Practicing Snowball for Multiplying Your Musical Results
12 september 2022 · 33 min
Today, on the podcast, I"m gonna be talking about an important concept that I call, "The Practicing Snowball". Lees meer
"The Practicing Snowball" is something that's going to leave you feeling super encouraged, I believe, by the end of this episode. And it's going to show you how the compounding effects of your practice really come into play from looking at this from a variety of different angles.
In this episode:
1. The Practicing Snowball and what it is
2. The many different skills you didn't know you were practicing
3. How the Practicing Snowball mindset shift will motivate youImportant Links:
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Quick Win: Jazz Improvisation For Beginners (How to Get Started)
9 september 2022 · 18 min
If you've ever felt overwhelmed at jazz improvisation and unsure of where to get started, today I'm going to show you exactly how it works, make it simple so you get headed in the right direction. Lees meer
In this episode:
1. How to start improvising over 2-5-1
2. The most basic notes you can play
3. The modes of each chord
4. The most important notes
5. The actual scale used by jazz musicians
6. How jazz musicians actually play the chromatic and major scale
7. How a jazz musician might resolve to a chord tone
8. How jazz musicians approach chord tones to create melodiesImportant Links and Resources:
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Using "Restrictive Practicing" to Improve Your Jazz Solos
5 september 2022 · 27 min
One thing that attracts musicians to jazz is the fact that the possibilities are endless. When it comes to improvisation, really, there are so many different avenues to explore, so many different things you can play and after listening to some of the greatest jazz musicians in the world, you realize there's a massive amount of vocabulary out there that you can express. Lees meer
The rules are there but, really, the rules are meant to be broken. The problem with jazz, though, is that there are too many possibilities and therefore it can be difficult for you to figure out what to actually play, or how to actually improve.
So, today on the podcast, I'm gonna be talking about something called "Restrictive Practicing" and how this can actually help you improve faster and create more meaningful melodic solos.
In this episode:
1. Restrictive practicing and what it is
2. Restricting note choices
3. Restricting rhythmic choices
4. Restricting melodic choicesImportant Links:
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Where Should You Learn Jazz (Books, YouTube, Courses, Memberships, Lessons)?
29 augustus 2022 · 51 min
In today's episode, we're gonna talk about where is the best place for you to learn jazz: Is it music books? Is it YouTube videos and podcast episodes like this? Is it courses? Is it memberships, or is it private lessons? Lees meer
We're gonna go through them and talk about the pros and cons of each one.
In this episode:
1. The Pros and Cons of Music Books
2. The Pros and Cons of Online Content
3. The Pros and Cons of Courses
4. The Pros and Cons of Memberships
5. The Pros and Cons of Private LessonsImportant Links:
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Quick Win: Pro Jazz Musician Reacts to His Playing From 10 Years Ago
26 augustus 2022 · 20 min
What's up, guys? It's Brent here. So I was just surfing the Internet and I found a video of me playing a gig from 10 years ago. Lees meer
Today, I'm gonna watch that video, give you my reaction to it, and let's see how messy it gets.
In this episode:
1. Intro
2. The melody
3. Pro Tip
4. The organ solo (by Camden Hughes) - my impression
5. My impression of my comping
6. Pro Tip
7. When I hit it pretty good
8. How I rate my solo
9. How I failed on trading 4s
10. How I rate my trading 4s
11. EvaluationImportant Links:
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How to Get Back "Into Shape" After a Break In Playing Jazz
22 augustus 2022 · 30 min
Are you trying to get back "into shape" after being off of playing for a while? Lees meer
In today's episode, I will be sharing some tips on how to help you get back into the flow and feel that connection with your instrument and your music to prepare you to perform or just get you to play again.
In this episode:
1. Listen to music that is "sticky" for you
2. Start getting reacquainted with your instrument
3. Start practicing common chord progressions
4. Practice a song you are comfortable with
5. Practice a song from a performance you are preparing forImportant Links:
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Quick Win: How to Learn Giant Steps (Jazz Tutorial)
19 augustus 2022 · 11 min
Giant Steps is notoriously one of the most feared jazz standards for musicians to learn and improvise over, not only because of the complex harmony but also because of the speed. Lees meer
So today, I'm gonna talk about how we can learn the chords most efficiently so we can improvise over them well and find out the harmonic secrets that Giant Steps has to offer.
In this episode:
1. Intro
2. Preparing to learn the melody - LIST process
3. Analyzing the chords (featuring Brett Pontecorvo)
4. The ii-V-I cadences
5. Moving down by major 3rds
6. The V-I cadences
7. Using the melody to organize key centers
8. Second half of the tune
9. Moving up by major 3rds
10. RecapImportant Links:
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What Prevents You From Achieving Your Jazz Goals?
15 augustus 2022 · 43 min
"What prevents you from achieving your jazz goals?". This was a question we recently polled our community over on YouTube about, and we got a lot of really interesting answers and responses to our poll. Lees meer
So, in today's episode what I wanna do is I wanna go over those results; what people are saying and talk about each result and help you understand how really, they're not actually truly holding you from your jazz goals if you channel them in the different direction.
In this episode:
1. Addressing "No Time To Practice"
2. Addressing "Not Enough Technique"
3. Addressing "Not Understanding Jazz Theory"
4. Addressing "Not Enough Motivation"Important Links:
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Quick Win: How to Learn Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise (Jazz Tutorial)
12 augustus 2022 · 15 min
Today, we're talking about the classic minor jazz standard, "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise". We'll take a look at the chords to figure out the most efficient way to learn it as well as some harmonic secrets within the tune that will help us improvise over it. Lees meer
in this episode:
1. Short demo
2. The best way to learn the melody
3. Identifying the key - The first A section
4. Things you can do with a minor ii-V-I progression
5. A tritone substitution
6. Chord substitution options
7. Associating the melody of the song with the chords
8. The second A section
9. The relative major key
10. Diminished substitution
11. Passing diminished chord
12. The best way to improvise on a dim7 chords
13. The bridgeImportant Links:
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The One Musical Skill I Would Master (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)
8 augustus 2022 · 20 min
Today on the podcast I have a member of my team, Brett Pontecorvo, to the show with me to discuss 2 questions. Lees meer
And those questions are:
- What is one musical skill you are/were lacking that caused you some trouble in your career?
and
- If you could start over, what would be the one musical skill you would master?A lot of gold within these hills.
In this episode:
1. What is one musical skill you are/were lacking that caused you some trouble in your career?
2. If you could start over, what would be the one musical skill you would master?Important Links:
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