Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Okay, so this is a jazz podcast, so obviously we talk a lot about jazz education: how do you play jazz, how do you get better at jazz, and of course, what jazz should you listen to and really digest in order to become a better jazz musician.

However, I do not only listen to jazz music. I actually enjoy listening to an array of different styles of music and in some cases, I choose to listen to other styles of music over jazz...

After learning a jazz standard you may find it difficult to recall the chord changes in the long term, especially if you're learning a lot of them.

So, I'm gonna share with you how I memorize chords to jazz standards so I don't forget them.

In this episode:
1. Intro
2. #1: Reading A Chord Chart
3. #2: Learning the Chords by Ear
4. Learn this first before learning chord changes
5. The first basic thing I look for
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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...

This is a $600 jazz guitar and this is a $6000 jazz guitar.

Today, I'm discussing which one I personally like the most as well as the age-old question, "Does having an expensive instrument help you play music better?". You might be surprised.

In this episode:
1. Intro
2. My $600 jazz guitar - brand and specs
3. My $6000 jazz guitar - brand and specs
4. Sound demo - $600 jazz guitar
5. Sound demo - $6000 jazz guitar
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Alright, Magalie, can you say hello to the podcast listeners today? Oh, don't grab the microphone, it's expensive. Can you say, "Hi, podcast listeners!"
(Baby mumbled) Yeah, hi! Okay, let's get on to the show now.

Have you ever heard this saying before that insanity is doing the same thing, over and over and over again and expecting different results, right? You've heard that before.

Well, I have to think about that in terms of friction...

I'm gonna show you 5 jazz licks to have you sound like a pro and unveil some of the secrets that jazz musicians are using in their solos.

In this episode:
1. Intro
2. Lick #1: What musicians would do over top of V-I chord progressions
3. Lick #2: Over I-IV-iii-vi chord progressions
4. Lick #3: Over a ii-V chord progression
5. Lick #4: Over another ii-V chord progression with a different approach
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Welcome to episode 369

In this episode:
1. Why my friend is no longer passionate about jazz
2. Why there is nothing for you to do if you are no longer excited about jazz
3. A few caveats to consider
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Giant Steps by John Coltrane is often known as a right of passage for jazz musicians because it is notoriously one of the most difficult jazz standards to learn and improvise over. Truly it is a complicated song.

So, in today's episode, I'm actually gonna talk about why actually going into the trouble of working on and practicing and learning Giant Steps is actually gonna help you play all other jazz standards a lot better.

In this episode:
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Today, we're talking about the classic ballad, "Misty" by Errol Garner.
We'll take a look at the chords so we can figure out how to most efficiently learn it and find out what harmonic secrets we can discover in the process.

In this episode:
1. Intro
2. Misty - short demo
3. The best way to learn the melody
4. Identifying the key
5. Relating key centers
6. Relating the melody to the chord changes
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"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...