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Learn Jazz Standards The Smart Way Quick Guide
Learn Jazz Standards The Smart Way Quick Guide
Learn Jazz Standards The Smart Way Quick Guide
The 5 Step
LE A Quick-Guide
for learning
JAZZ
jazz tunes
like a pro
STANDARDS
The SMARTway
Brent Vaartstra
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Tell me if you can resonate with any of
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Brent Vaartstra.
If you’ve ever struggled with any of these, I’m going to teach you a simple 5 step process for learning
I get it! I’ve been there before too, and it jazz standards the smart way. Follow these steps, and
I guarantee you will know, play, and understand jazz
can be frustrating. standards way better.
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Then start "mapping out" chord tones, guide tones, and scales. This
will help you start identifying important note choices to use in your
jazz improv so you don't feel lost.
Finally, learn an etude or jazz solo so you are learning some "jazz
language," or simply put, mimicking the way excellent jazz
musicians "speak." Then just get out there and improvise!
We make this easy in the "Jazz Standards Club" in our LJS Inner
Circle Membership, where we study a new jazz standard each month
so that we are making real progress in our jazz playing.
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help you become a better jazz musician - no guitarist and educator living in New
matter what instrument you play. York City. He is the blogger and
podcast host for learnjazzstandards.
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simpler and fun for all instrumentalists,
and all skill levels.