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COURSE

Date:

Mastermind Due 9-15-24

Lesson Plan:

Shells With Melody

#1 – A. LH 1&7 to 1&10 to 1&7.
B. LH 1&10 To 1&7 to 1&10 alone through 2-5-1’s through circle of 4ths at 120bpm.
#2 – Add Missing RH shell to above exercise.
#3 – LH Bass Notes – RH Shells with 5th isolated chord qualities. Minor 7th, Dom 7th, Major 7th. Shoot for 120 bpm. Circle of 4ths.
#4 – Choose 2 tunes to harmonize melody with any of the above exercises or the exercise from last week. (Just shells under melody in RH) OR split shells between thumbs for the harder system of playing through the tunes.
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