Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

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Education Music

515 Episodes

  1. When Do You Know a Song Well Enough to Perform It?

    Published: 3/13/2024

  2. Should I Learn a Second Instrument? (Pros and Cons)

    Published: 3/13/2024

  3. How Do I Avoid Getting Lost In The Form?

    Published: 3/11/2024

  4. How to Prepare For a Jazz Performance

    Published: 3/8/2024

  5. What Is Good Jazz Jam Session Etiquette?

    Published: 3/7/2024

  6. How Do I Deal With Stage Fright?

    Published: 3/6/2024

  7. How Do I Get Licks To Come Out In My Solos?

    Published: 3/5/2024

  8. How Important Is Reading Music Notation for Jazz?

    Published: 3/4/2024

  9. Using Composition to Improvise Great Jazz Solos

    Published: 3/1/2024

  10. Are Pro Jazz Musicians Actually Improvising?

    Published: 2/29/2024

  11. How Do I Know the Real Melody to a Jazz Standard?

    Published: 2/28/2024

  12. How Do I Use Triad Pairs?

    Published: 2/27/2024

  13. Why Diminished Arpeggios Sound Awesome Over Dominant 7ths?

    Published: 2/26/2024

  14. The B.A.D Jazz Solo Strategy

    Published: 2/23/2024

  15. What's the Best Way to Learn How to Improvise?

    Published: 2/22/2024

  16. What to Do If Your Playing Is Not Improving

    Published: 2/21/2024

  17. How to Play At Faster Speeds

    Published: 2/20/2024

  18. How Can I Play Bebop Solos Without Learning Scales?

    Published: 2/19/2024

  19. How to Improve Just By Listening to Jazz

    Published: 2/16/2024

  20. The Best Jazz Guitar Albums Ever

    Published: 2/15/2024

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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!