LJS 165: Improvising Over the LJS Podcast Theme Song (feat. Listener Improvisations)




Welcome to episode 165 of the LJS Podcast where today we have a fun show where we discuss how to improvise over the LJS Podcast theme song. It's an episode mixed with a bit of education, and just plain having fun. Best yet, we listen to several recordings of LJS community members improvising over the theme. Listen in!
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I've got a fun episode for you today. I'm going to be showing you how you can improvise over the LJS Podcast theme song. I'm going to do a little improvising myself and show you a few options.
What's really cool is we also have some listener submissions of their improvisations over top of the LJS podcast theme song.
This is going to be a fun one. I hope you enjoy it.







In this episode:
1. Where the LJS Theme song came from.
2. What makes jazz, jazz anyway?
3. Several scale-related options for improvising over the theme song.
4. Listener improv submissions and how they approached it.







Thanks for listening to this episode of the Learn Jazz Standards Podcast. If you aren't already, make sure you are subscribed on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
I look forward to having you join me in the next episode!
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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!