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Date:

Chris English 9-29-24

Lesson Plan:

Solo Piano

#1 -LH 1&7 RH 3 and 11. All Minors, (#11) on Dominants and Major 7ths.
#2 – LH 1 & 10, RH 7 and 11 all Minors, (#11) on dominants and major 7ths.
#3 – Practice 2-3 more ballads of your choice without melody just practicing the basic underlaying ballad two hand system with 1&7 to 1&10 and RH shell and 5.
#5 – Add melody to I Should Care using System
#6 – Add in RH rootless voicings comps in Low end of the piano to fill space.
#7 – Also add in single note LH Bass notes with RH harmonizations under melody to make things easier on yourself when you want.
#8 – Try to add in some 9’s into your voicings for How High The Moon or I Should Care.
NOTE: Be sure to lift and repedal every chord in your ballads otherwise the sounds will bleed into each other.
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