Piano day (1h 30m)

Modes
- Harmonising Dorian in all keys
- Harmonising with shell voicings
  - 7-3-5
  - 7-3-6
  - 3-7-9
  - Voice leading: II — V, IV — I
Improvisation
- Minor blues scales (C through Db)

Piano day (1h 30m)

Jazz voicings
- II — V — I’s in 7-3-5 — 3-7-9 — 7-3-5 / 7-3-b5 — 3-7-b9 — 7-3-5 in major & parallel minor: C through Db
Harmonising major scale with 7th chords (all keys)
Harmonising Dorian scale with 7th chords (all keys)

Bass day (1h 30m)

Chord tones
- Harmonising Dorian scale with 7th chords — all inversions, playing to the click, no pauses
  - D Dorian
  - A Dorian
  - E Dorian
- II — V — I’s
  - In the keys of C, F, Bb & Eb, all inversions
Walking bass lines
- Dominant 2-octave bass line around the cycle of 4ths
- Improvisation over the same chord progression, emphasising the b7ths & b6ths

Observations

Finally getting better at 2-octave dominant scales! This time played with almost no mistakes.

Bass day (1h 30m)

Chord tones
- Harmonising Phrygian scale with 7th chords — all inversions, playing to the click, with pauses between chords
  - E Phrygian
  - B Phrygian
  - F# Phrygian
- Harmonising major scale with 7th chords — all inversions, no pauses
  - C
  - F
  - Bb
  - Eb
Walking bass lines
- Dominant 2-octave bass line around the cycle of 4ths

Observations

Although I intentionally focus only on a couple of things, and it pays of, as I’m getting better real quick, I’m starting to feel that my practice gets a little bit boring. Need to get some new stuff in.

Bass day (1h 20m)

Chord tones
- Harmonising Dorian scale with 7th chords — all inversions, playing to the click, with pauses between chords
  - D Dorian
  - A Dorian
  - E Dorian
Walking bass lines
- II — V — I shapes recap (Scott’s Jazz Survival course)
- Improv over Autumn Leaves in G-
- Dominant 2-octave bass line around the cycle of 4ths