LJS 170: Limiting Beliefs are Crushing Your Jazz Potential




Welcome to episode 170 of the LJS Podcast where today we talk about limiting beliefs and how they can dictate the success or failure of our jazz improvement. Often times musicians are their own worse enemy. We choose to diminish our true capabilities, and believe that our potential is limited. This episode is about taking a look in the mirror and breaking free from the shackles of our musical limiting beliefs.
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Time and time again, I have sabotaged my true potential as a jazz musician.
And many times, I've looked at other musicians and thought to myself that I'll never become as good as them because I'm just not as talented as them.
And many times, I've told myself, well, my brain just doesn't think this certain way. Therefore, I'll never be a great composer. I'll never be as good of an improviser. I'll never be able to memorize all that music. Many times, I have stabbed myself in the foot because of my limiting beliefs about my musicianship.
And my friends, today's episode is all about facing ourselves in the mirror and asking ourselves, what limiting beliefs do we have about our jazz playing because they are what's holding us back from becoming the best musician we can possibly be.







In this episode:
1. Limiting beliefs and what they are
2. Defining your limiting beliefs about your jazz playing
3. Defining what it is you want out of playing jazz music







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!
Important Links
[Video] Limiting Beliefs in Your Jazz Playing
LJS 98: How to Beat the Brain Game for Musical Freedom (feat. Matt Vaartstra)



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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!