Oscar's 2013 Goals
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Oscar's 2013 Goals
Hey guess what?
They are the same. I just need to strengthen what i have been doing. An important difference is that this year I will be doing alot more writing, composition of tunes but also of lines and solos. Ear training will also be a big part.
Once again, none of this stuff matters unless I constantly apply it to tunes and real life situations! So application is the key for this stuff to stick.
Two Part Goal: To focus on further development of an original sound while continuing to strengthen the foundation
1. Strong Foundation
a. Harmony
-Solo Piano Transcription (including Bill Evans and Stride)
-Finally learning all substitutions for blues, Rhythm Changes and Basic Chord Progressions
b. Melody
-Transcription
-getting more comfortable soloing in all keys (putting some bebop heads in 12 keys)
c. Rhythm
-uptempo
-playing on difficult forms, tunes with hits in weird places, odd time signatures
-metronome studies to develop better time
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2. Original Sound
a. Harmony
- Solo Piano techniques such as inner voices and LH figures I like.
- Chords / Voicings I like
b. Melody
-passing tones and writing my own lines
-exploring the different extensions on chords
c. Rhythm
-phrasing from transcriptions
-writing my own phrasing
d. Developing personal techniques (tricks) that people identify as mine
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Other things to practice:
Tune Learning
-Picking 50 songs I absolutely love and haven't learned and tackling one a week
-Review of learned tunes
-putting some standards in 12 keys
Latin Piano
-styles and tunes
-montuno development
Command of the Instrument
Free Play - expressive time on the instrument
Classical Repertoire
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Break down of Time Spent:
Very general, but I plan to spend:
1.5 hours on Garry's Material
-passing tones
-chords/ voicings
-solo piano
-ear training
1 hours on:
-Command
-Tune Learning
1.5 Hour on:
-Transcription plus whatever I'm into that week
They are the same. I just need to strengthen what i have been doing. An important difference is that this year I will be doing alot more writing, composition of tunes but also of lines and solos. Ear training will also be a big part.
Once again, none of this stuff matters unless I constantly apply it to tunes and real life situations! So application is the key for this stuff to stick.
Two Part Goal: To focus on further development of an original sound while continuing to strengthen the foundation
1. Strong Foundation
a. Harmony
-Solo Piano Transcription (including Bill Evans and Stride)
-Finally learning all substitutions for blues, Rhythm Changes and Basic Chord Progressions
b. Melody
-Transcription
-getting more comfortable soloing in all keys (putting some bebop heads in 12 keys)
c. Rhythm
-uptempo
-playing on difficult forms, tunes with hits in weird places, odd time signatures
-metronome studies to develop better time
-----------------------------------------------------
2. Original Sound
a. Harmony
- Solo Piano techniques such as inner voices and LH figures I like.
- Chords / Voicings I like
b. Melody
-passing tones and writing my own lines
-exploring the different extensions on chords
c. Rhythm
-phrasing from transcriptions
-writing my own phrasing
d. Developing personal techniques (tricks) that people identify as mine
-----------------------------------------
Other things to practice:
Tune Learning
-Picking 50 songs I absolutely love and haven't learned and tackling one a week
-Review of learned tunes
-putting some standards in 12 keys
Latin Piano
-styles and tunes
-montuno development
Command of the Instrument
Free Play - expressive time on the instrument
Classical Repertoire
----------------------------------------------
Break down of Time Spent:
Very general, but I plan to spend:
1.5 hours on Garry's Material
-passing tones
-chords/ voicings
-solo piano
-ear training
1 hours on:
-Command
-Tune Learning
1.5 Hour on:
-Transcription plus whatever I'm into that week
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