LJS 64: 5 Tips for Never Losing Your Place In a Jazz Standard




Welcome to episode 64 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about 5 tips for never losing your place in a jazz standard. Getting lost while playing jazz standards is a frustration many listeners and readers have expressed to us and we are here to help. Listen in!
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In this episode

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Familiarize yourself. Do your homework on the song and make sure you know it forwards and backwards. The more you familiarize the less likely you are to get lost.

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Practice keeping your place. Use a metronome and try different beat variations of clicks. Break down the song into smaller parts.

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Map out the song. Analyze it and identify points of importance.

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Feel the pulse. Graduate from counting to feeling. Feel fewer beats at fast tempos.

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Become familiar with jazz harmony. If you can recognize typical chord progressions in jazz standards it becomes much easier to keep your spot.


Listen to Episode 63: How to Become and Expert Sight Reader (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)
Extra resources:
How to Avoid Getting Lost in a Jazz Standard
Best Drum Trainer
LJS 31: Ear Training for Jazz Musicians
Mentioned in the show
30 Days to Better Jazz Playing eCourse
A 30-day audio eCourse that walks you through focused, goal-oriented practicing, where you will be working on things that actually improve your jazz playing.

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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!