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how to learn 100 jazz standards

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Reply 3 by pianistamaggiorenneDi38

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thanks, very practical and 'to the point'. In your opinion, for an intermediate pianist, how many hours a day should they practice to learn these standards, and how long would it take them?

How long did it take you and how many hours a day did you dedicate to practicing this repertoire? Thanks

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Reply 4 by leoravera

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It is impossible to say how many hours a day and how much time are necessary; it depends a lot on your knowledge of harmony (to recognize harmonic formulas and accelerate learning) and evidently also on your memory, as well as on the jazz listening you have done. If you have listened to a track many times, even without ever playing it, when you finally learn the chords and the theme, you will hardly forget it.

Personally, I dedicated myself to studying the repertoire when I already had a good training; in the first month I learned 40-50 standards, within a few months I reached 250-300. Studying the repertoire was my main goal, and anyway, I had played many tracks—by reading them—many times. The important thing is to study in an orderly and pleasant way.

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