My Lesson Plans

COURSE

Date:

Cherie Chooljian Due 11-17-24

Lesson Plan:

Topic #1 - Exercises Harmony

Step #1 – RH Rootless Voicing Tritone Exercise through Circle of 4ths, 120bpm. Start with 79313
Step #2 – Same as above but start with 31379

Topic #2 - Solo Piano Tune Integration - Ghost of A Chance

Step #3 – Play through Ghost of a chance while trying to incroprate the textures below.
A. High Rolls
B. Light Octaves.
C. Bass Notes
D. Tritone Reharms
E. Sus Reharms
F. Chordal Comping for space.

Topic #3 - Improvisation

TOPIC #3 – Improvisation – Over All The Things You Are
Step #4 – LH Comping Methods – Try method #1 The Hold
Step #5 – LH Comping Method #2 – In the space while RH is not playing.
Step #6 – Try to incorporate Half step below approaches into your solo slowly but don’t jump to them
Step #7 – ADD TRIPLETS! :)