Piano day (2h)

• Improvisation + modes
  • I — II, I — III, I — IV, etc. transitions with shell voicings / voice leading
    • Ion, Aeol, Dor, Phryg in F
    • Lyd, Mixo in A
• Jazz voicings
  • Fourthy modal voicings (D Dorian to Bb Dorian) — another killer exercise from Dan Haerle!
• Left hand focus
  • Stride bass patterns: basic stride, tenths
• Comping
  • Stride bass + Mixo scale over dominant progression (+ “Just One of Those Things” opening)

Observation

I literally can’t help but skip a couple of bass sessions in favour of piano as I’m onto some extremely interesting topics (left hand + modal studies) and I just don’t want to lose focus!