Welcome to episode 281 where today I talk with a musical mentor of mine, Justin Nielsen, all about his 3 track system for accelerating your jazz growth.

Justin has taught hundreds of students, some of which have gone on to be world-class jazz musicians, and his powerful 3 track system will make sure you are practicing the right things and moving the needle.

Today's episode is one of those episodes where I know I'm going to be pointing back to this one all the time because it is absolutely filled with golden advice and golden systems for truly improving your jazz skills much faster than you normally would. In my opinion, it's a great secret sauce formula for truly improving your jazz skills in a way that will yield huge results.

And I'm excited to have on today my jazz mentor, Justin Nielsen, who's going to walk us through his 3-track process that he talks all of his students through, so many of his students have gone on to become world-class musicians, and it's going to blow your mind. I'm really excited to share it with you.

He's going to show you real strategies, and real ways to practice to get amazing results in your jazz playing.

In this episode:
1. Track 1: Apply new concepts to these 7 chord progressions,
take through all 12 or multiple keys
-Maj 2-5-1
-Maj 1-6-2-5
-Blues
-A section to rhythm changes
-Minor 2-5-1
-Minor 1-6-2-5
-Minor blues

2. Track 2: Pick your "Tune of Destiny," commit to it for a year and apply everything you learn to it.
3. Track 3: Choose 10 tunes, including your Tune of Destiny, that you will apply everything you learn to them, and commit to for a year.

Important Links:
1. Justin Nielsen's Divine Colors album
2. LJS Inner Circle Membership
3. Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way

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Christa Pike