My Lesson Plans
COURSE
Date:
Rick Eaton Due 02/16/25
Lesson Plan:
TOPIC #1 - Setup Exercises
Step #1 – Rootless Voicings Structure 2 – 7,9,3,5 to 3,13,7,9 to 7,9,3,5 through Keys.
TOPIC #2 - Improvisation Exercises
Step #2 – Use Bb6th blues scale to improvise with new LH shells at around 90bpm with irealpro
Step #3 – Try to integrate these textures
A. Two notes at a time
B. Octaves
C. More triplets
D. Rhythmic motifs
E. Different registers of the piano
Step #4 – Solo with RH while LH plays whole note bass Notes. (Pratice LH alone first.)
Step #5 – Bebop Fundamentals – Improvise over 2-5-1 in key of C just using diatonic motion but make sure you land on chord tones.
Step #6 – Practice half step below to chord tones as demonstrated in video through the keys of C, F, Bb, and Eb.
TOPIC #3 - Nearness of You
Step #7 – Add in 5th or extra chord tones in your RH to fill space now between your split shells. (Continue to keep your ear on the metronome so the time stays more consistent.)
Step #8 – Try to use your rootless voicings now to comp over the chords that don’t have melody or in the space. Where the melody is not moving.