Piano day (1h 25m)

• Blues pentatonic scale in C-, F- and Bb- in RH over 12-bar blues chord progression in LH — 30m
  • 2-octave runs
  • 1 — 6, 1 — 5, 1 — 4, 1 — 3
  • Intervals
  • Improvisation
• Dorian scales around the circle of 5ths (starting on D) — 20m
  • At 60bpm with stops after each key
  • Same without stopping
• Phrygian scales around the circle of 5ths (starting on D) — 20m
  • At 60bpm with stops after each key
  • Same without stopping
• Harmonising Phrygian scale with 7th chords (pattern: i7 — bII▵7, i7 — bIII7, i7 — iv7 etc.) — E to C# — 15m

Observations

Took some notes on mode relationships to ease #’s / b’s memorisation (e. g. Phryigian sharp keys are -1# from Aeolian, etc.)