Welcome to your Advanced Practice Plan
In my music, I’m trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it’s difficult is because I’m changing all the time. – Charles Mingus.
1. Month
I. Preparatory Exercises
- How to Practice Scales Early Intermediate variations
- How to Practice Scales Late Intermediate variations
- Jazz Rhythm Exercises
II. Rhythm Workout
- How to develop a swing feel: 8th Notes Workout
- How to develop a swing feel: 8th Note Rest workout (Beat 1)
- How to develop a swing feel: 8th Note Rest workout (Beat 2)
- How to develop a swing feel: 8th Note Rest workout (Beat 3)
- How to develop a swing feel: 8th Note Rest workout (Beat 4)
- How to develop a swing feel: 8th Note Rest workout (Random)
III. Improvisation Etude
IV. Funk Grooves and Improvisation
WARM-UP ROUTINE
I. Scale workout in 12 keys
- Five-finger scale exercises (12 Major Keys)
- Five-Finger scale exercises (12 Minor Keys)
- 6 Additional Variations
JAZZ-BLUES IN C
II. Walking Bass
III. Chords
IV. Jazz-blues Improvisation
2. Month
I. Licks and Improvisation
- 16 Blues Licks in A Minor – Part 1
- 16 Blues Licks in A Minor – Part 2
- Blues Improvisation Etude No. 2
- 9 Ways to Play Bluesy Left Hand Grooves
- Blues Challenge
II. Creative Practicing
- Creative Practicing 101 (Level 1)
- Creative Practicing 101 (Level 2)
- Creative Practicing 101 (Level 3)
- Creative Practicing 101 (Level 4)
- Creative Practicing 101 (Level 5)
- Creative Practicing 101 (Level 6)
- Creative Practicing 101 (Level 7)
III. Powerful Chord Progressions
IV. Test your skills
JAZZ HANON
- Jazz Hanon No. 1
- Jazz Hanon No. 2
- Jazz Hanon No. 3
- Jazz Hanon No. 4
- Jazz Hanon No. 5
- Jazz Hanon No. 6
- Jazz Hanon No. 7
- Jazz Hanon No. 8
- Jazz Hanon No. 9
- How to make the best out of Jazz Hanon
- I can’t reach the 10th, what to do?
Note: YouTube Jazz Janon ≠ SoE Jazz Hanon 🙂
The Jazz Hanon exercises in this section are easier and more systematic than the Jazz Hanon exercises that you can find on my youtube channel.
3. Month
I. Traditional 12 Bar Blues Workout
II. Advanced 12 Bar Jazz-Blues Workout in the key of Bb
- Let’s Blues: Solo Piano Workout
- Let’s Blues: Jazz Trio Workout
- Improvisation – Bb Major Blues Scale
- Improvisation – Bb Minor Blues Scale
- Improvisation – Bb Major & Minor Blues
- ii-V-I Licks in Blues
III. JAZZ-BLUES IN F
II. Jazz-blues Workouts
- Consistent Comping Rhythm Pattern (Ab Minor Blues)
- Ab Minor Blues Improvisation
- B Minor Blues Workout
- Blues for McCoy Tyner
- Behind the Scenes
III. Jazz-Blues Improvisation
- Major Pentatonic and Blues Improvisation – Part 1
- Major Pentatonic and Major Blues (Straight 8th Notes)- Part 2
- C Major Blues Scale and Walking Bass
- C Major Blues Scale and Rootless Voicings
- Major Pentatonic and Blues Improvisation ( +Walking Bass)
- Major Pentatonic and Blues Scale Improvisation (+ Rootless Voicings)
4. Month
Week 1
II-V-I WORKOUT (FORMULA 1 – BASIC VOICINGS)
- 5-7-9-3 Voicings
- Applying 5-7-9-3 Voicings (Level 1)
- Applying 5-7-9-3 Voicings (Level 2)
- Applying 5-7-9-3 Voicings (Level 3)
Week 2
- Dorian, Mixolydian, Ionian (Level 1)
- Dorian, Mixolydian, Ionian (Level 2)
- Dorian, Mixolydian, Ionian (Level 3)
- ii-V-I workout: Jazz Standards
Week 3
- Comping: 3 Note Voicings – Variation 1 (Part 1)
- Comping: 3 Note Voicings – Variation 1 (Part 2)
- Comping: 3 Note Voicings – Variation 1 (Part 3)
Week 4
II-V-I WORKOUT
- How to Practice Scales (Level 1)
- How to Practice Scales (Level 2)
- How to Practice Scales (Level 3)
- Scales, Arpeggios and Enclosures (Level 1)
- Scales, Arpeggios and Enclosures (Level 2)
- ii-V-I in C Major: Improvisation Etude
- ii-V-I in C Major: Free Improvisation
How to Read Lead Sheet for Jazz Piano
5. Month
Major ii-V7alt-I Workout
- Altered Scale Variations – Isolation
- Major ii-V-I Altered Scale – Integration
- Major ii-V-I Altered Scale – Integration (Pro Edition)
- Short Major ii-V-I Altered Scale – Integration
- Short Major ii-V-I Altered Scale Integration (Pro Edition)
Minor ii-V7alt-i Workout
- Minor ii-V-I Altered Scale – Integration
- Minor ii-V-I Altered Scale Integration (Pro Edition)
- Short Minor ii-V-i Altered Scale Integration
- Short Minor ii-V-i Altered Scale Integration (Pro Edition)
Rootless Dominant 7th Workout
6. Month
Week 1
- Comping | ii-V-I | 3-note Voicings – Level 2 (Sheet Music)
- Comping | ii-V-I | 3-note Voicings – Level 2 (Chord Symbols)
- Comping | ii-V-I | 3-note Voicings – Level 2 (Roman Numerals)
Week 2 (Bill Evans Left-Hand Voicings)
Week 4
7. Month
- Scales and Arpeggios (From the Root and 9th)
- Blues Etude No. 1 (Scales and Arpeggios)
- Bebop Hanon: Enclosures, Scales & Arpeggios
- Possibilities and Problem-Solving in Jazz
- How to connect Scales, Enclosures, and Arpeggios
- AAA & AAB Blues Form
- ABC Blues Form
- Play & Rest Approach (Part 1)
- Play & Rest Approach (Part 2)
Get feedback on Your Playing!
If you are stuck, or not sure about something feel free to contact me.
Even though everything is clear, I would love to hear you playing and get to know you better.
In order to give you good advice and guidance, I would need the following information from you:
- Your name, age, and main motivation.
- How much time do you have for practice?
- What lessons have you already completed or are still working on?
- A link where I can see or hear you playing the exercises (Unlisted YouTube link, mp3 file, etc.) Play the entire exercise from the beginning to the end with a steady beat and let me know how long time did it take you to complete the lesson. If the recording is about improvisation, please improvise at least for 1 minute (with a steady beat).
Keep in touch!
Hugs & Love
David
