My Lesson Plans

COURSE

Date:

Ron Iannazzi Due 10-27-24

Lesson Plan:

TOPIC #1 - Solo Piano Exercises

#1 – Comp through But Beautiful Using RH voicings around or below middle C and LH bass notes only at 65bpm.
#2 – RH Come down to comp in the space using RH rootless voicings and LH Bass notes
#3 – Try some fills. i.e. passing chord diatonic walk ups, or tritone movements, or drop 2 comps.

TOPIC #2 - Solo Piano Integration

#2 – Play But Beautiful in time at 60bpm with RH melody and LH Bass notes
#3 – Harmonize every melody note that falls under a chord with 3 other notes to create a 4 note voicing and do not repeat chords. Play chords only once.

TOPIC #3 - Mountain Greenery

#4 – Cleaner- Harmonically with chords, with melody, and with Rhythms
#5 – Different Textures – Low End Bass notes with Melody, Stride, Broken Stride
#6 – Reharm – Pedal Movements or sus Chords
#7 – RH Melody – Rolls, Ornaments, Octaves
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