My Lesson Plans

COURSE

Date:

Cherie Chooljian Due 04/06/25

Lesson Plan:

TOPIC #1 - IMPROV FEEL

Step #1 – Swing same bebop scale up and down using triplets at 220bpm and 240bpm.
Step #2 – Solo over 2-5-1-6 using tempos above with triplet subdivision.
Step #3 – Try to straighten up your lines just a bit at the faster tempo. Rerecord again.
Step #4 – Bud Powell Anthropology with ireal pro rhythm changes.
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TOPIC #2 - Have You Met Miss Jones

Step #5 – Harmony Palate to make it smooth.
A. 1&7
B. 1,3,7
C. RH Help with harmonies under melody.
Step #6 – Textures
A. Walking Bass
B. Bridge Reharm Sus Chords.
C. More pedal.
D. More Vs. Less
E. Loud vs soft
F. Thick vs Thin.
Step #7 – Improv over Have You Met Miss Jones while LH supports.

TOPIC #3 - Nobody Else But Me

Step #8 – Start learning this and see if you can record a barebones version.
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