My Lesson Plans

COURSE

Date:

John Weir Due 5-4-25

Lesson Plan:

TOPIC #1 - Everything I Have Is Yours

Step #1 – Try both hands together now and pulse LH during long measures with lots of melody.
B. Try expressing rhythmically different now.
Step #2 – Okay to put chords in different places now. But don’t go crazy.

TOPIC #2 - IMPROVISATION

Step #3 – Add LH holding rootless voicings to your improv solo now.
A. Practice LH rootless voicings alone if needed to practice before putting hands together.
B. Use LH hold strategy and call and response as shown in video.
Step #4 – Start working on double chromatics into chord tones.
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