LJS 195: Stair Step Practice Plan (Jazz Practice Plan #1)




Welcome to episode 195 of the LJS Podcast where today I go over a jazz practice plan in a series of two episodes we'll be going through. This practice plan is called the Stair Step Practice Plan, and this has been highly effective for students in my 30 Steps to Better Jazz Playing course, which uses this exact framework.
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If you know anything about what I teach here on Learn Jazz Standards it's that if we want to become better jazz musicians, it comes down to practicing.
It's not about fancy music theory tricks that we learn. It's not about special licks and knots. It's not about any hacks or shortcuts. It all comes down to practicing.
And it's not just practicing a lot. It is practicing in a goal-oriented, effective way that will actually produce results.
So, over the next couple of episodes, I'm going to be sharing with you 2 different practice plans that I believe are highly effective, that I use in my courses, and that worked for my students, that have worked for me as well.
So in today's episode, we'll be going over the Stair Step Practice Plan. I'm going to go in-depth with how it works, what you need to do to actually take action on it.







In this episode:
1. 3 Topics worked on in the practice plan
2. Batching and why it works
3. Overview of the Stair Step Practice Plan







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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!