- Dorian scales around the cycle of 4ths at 70bpm
- Walking bass line workout: major & minor ii — V — I lines from Jazz Survival Guide over Autumn leaves + 1—3—5’s with chromatic notes
Tag: Dorian
Bass day (1h 20m)
- 2-octave Dorian scales in all keys around the circle of 5ths at 50bpm
- Walking bass line workout exercises over Autumn Leaves (Jazz Survival Guide course, lessons 1—7)
- Major ii — V — I’s lines 1—4
- Minor ii — V — i’s lines 1 & 2
Bass day (1h 20m)
- Scott’s Jazz Survival Guide course (exercises for Lessons 1–7)
- Autumn Leaves in Gm, R + P5 + 3 in Gm
- R + P5 + 3 + chromatic notes
- Major walking line figures for II – V — I’s, R — P5 — 3 + chromatics for minor II — V — I’s
- 2-octave Dorian scales without click round the circle of 5ths (kinda rough)
Piano day (1h)
- 2-octave scales in Dorian mode in similar motion round circle of 5ths
- Same without stopping (C to G#) at 40bpm 16th notes
- Comping exercises from Dan Haerle book: recap Cycle Progressions (skills 33—35) at 75bpm — work more on dominant 7ths
Bass day (1h)
- Walking bass line workout: Sonny Rollins — Airegin (roots / 5ths / 3rds, roots / 6ths, up & down the neck)
- 2-octave scales in Dorian mode across the circle of 5ths — finally figured out good fingering
- Sight reading Sturm contrabass etude #77 at 77bpm
Black Hole Piano 