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Internalizing Licks with Jam Tracks and Improving Your Musicality (feat. Quist)

Internalizing Licks with Jam Tracks and Improving Your Musicality (feat. Quist)

FromLearn Jazz Standards Podcast


Internalizing Licks with Jam Tracks and Improving Your Musicality (feat. Quist)

FromLearn Jazz Standards Podcast

ratings:
Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jan 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome to episode 251 where today we have on special guest guitarist and professional musician Quist. He shares with us his tips for internalizing jazz licks using jam tracks as a tool, as well as a host of other topics and insights to how he developed his musicianship to a high level.Now, for many of us sitting at home, who are trying to learn how to play this jazz thing better and become better musicians, we find that backing tracks can be really helpful to practice along with, to stay motivated, to have fun while practicing. And on today's episode, I have a special guest, Quist, who is a Danish-born jazz guitar player. He is a recording artist and he also makes quite a few backing tracks himself to help his audience practice. And he gives some great tips on how to practice along with backing tracks, the most effective ways to do that, along with a bunch of other awesome, really cool topics that we talk about, and his tips and tricks for musical improvement.In this episode:1. How Quist became interested in jazz and improvisation 2. How to use jam tracks to internalize licks 3. 3 questions to ask yourself to "get in the zone" when you are ready to improviseImportant Links:LJS Inner Circle MembershipFree Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLearn Jazz Live 2021 Virtual Summit
Released:
Jan 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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!