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This video explains how to create a practice schedule to become a well-rounded jazz pianist.
My previous video explains many of the things but you'll need to study, but this video you a layout of how and when to study them. There is endless material to actually study, and you'll need to find much of that online (or request custom videos from me), but this gives you a basic schedule that you can use to make sure you're covering all of the bases to actually grow as a pianist.
Everything I'm talking about in this video is based on following chart:
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You will notice that this chart is based on a four hour schedule, but breakdown percentages for each thing that you should study and calculates the timing for 1, 2, and 8 hour sessions as well.
The Behringer exercises I mention I located here:
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Vocabulary sheets are:
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I hope you get a lot out of this video!!! Thank you to Jan from the Netherlands for requesting it.
- Weekly Piano
PS: Here are the specifics that I discuss that are not detailed in the chart. Having them written here may help refresh your memory after watching the video:
Technical exercises:
- Mostly at ease
- Push towards end of each
Study theory
- If you don’t know all the basics, make this your first mission. Use videos and books to grasp all of these basic concepts:
- Modes (execute a 4-octave scale in each mode)
- Triads (be able to play any major and minor triad in any key)
Comping (a different one each day)
- McCoy Tyner comping
- early Herbie Hancock comping
- Bill Evans comping (drop 2)
- Oscar Peterson comping
Vocabulary (alternate each day)
- Pick a jazz lick off the sheet and play in every key
- Pick one lick from a transcription, not more than 2 bars, and play in every key
New tune (Pick from tunes list. Do one of the following to that tune each day, until you have a good grasp on the tune): (green dolphin
- Melody
- Comp (2-handed)
- Melody with right hand and comp with left
- Melody with right hand and bass with left
- Listen and play along with a classic recording of the tune
Transcribe (pick a recording of one of the following artists):
- Oscar Peterson
- McCoy Tyner
- Herbie Hancock
- Keith Jarrett
- Bud Powell
- Charlie Parker
- Cannonball Adderly
- Stan Getz
- John Coltrane
- Miles Davis
Focus on the following aspects as you’re transcribing:
- Comping
- Melody
- Vocabulary
- Time feel / swing
- Contour (question/answer, call/response within solo)
- Harmonic development (if you’re advanced)
- Superimposition (if you are advanced)
- Colors
Make sure you start slow and speed it up so you can play it comfortably eventually at a fast pace
Soloing over a standard:
- 1-octave exercise
- Motivic exercise
Play with someone else. Go over standards, try to improvise.
NEW AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2017: One of my Patreon supporters made this cool spreadsheet that makes it easier to track your practice given my guidelines from the video. I've uploaded it here. Thanks Robel F! Practice Itinerary Spreadsheet (compliments of Robel F):
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