My Lesson Plans

COURSE

Date:

Rick Eaton Due 04-06-25

Lesson Plan:

TOPIC #1 - Rootless Voicings Isolation

Step #1 – Minor, dominant, and major RH rootless voicing isolation exercises.
Step #2 – LH same as above.

TOPIC #2 - Improvisation

Step#3 – Make bebop approaches 8th notes Step #4 – Practice A7 and G7 Altered scale, and try to work the altered scale in 2-5-1-6 progression in C. Step #5 – Practice LH Rootless voicing through Pentup house to prepare LH.
Step #6 – Add LH comping Strategy #1 – THE HOLD method while you improvise.
Step #7 – Misc Notes – Try short notes and space

TOPIC #3 - Solo Piano Ballads

Step #7 – Practice 11’s in split shell setup, Voice Lead through minor 7ths – LH 1, & 10 RH 7 & 9,11 – And also, LH 1&7 RH 9, 3, 11
Step #8 – Block Voicing, with Rootless in space and separated melody.