The 4 Elements of Mastering A Jazz Standard - a podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Today's episode is what I would consider to be probably the most valuable episode I've ever come out with. And I hope that it becomes one of the most popular episodes I've ever come up with because I truly believe this is really important information that you need to be paying attention to.

We're gonna be talking about the 4 elements of mastering a jazz standard. Being able to play a jazz standard comfortably, being proficient at it, improvising great solos over it. Exactly what you need to do step-by-step.

In this episode:

1. Element #1: Mastering the melody
2. The L.I.S.T process
3.  Element #2: Mastering the chord tones
4.  Element #3:  Mastering memorization
5.  How spaced repetition helps
6.  The "secret sauce"
7,  Element #4:  Mastering improvisation
8.  Options for acquiring musical language
9.  Practicing improvisation
10. The Bonus Element
 

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Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way
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