Peter's Practice Log

goforasong · March 12, 2023, 3:10pm

Sunday, March 12^th, 2023 (Day 237) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹ ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - B, G, C minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - D, A, B♭, E♭ majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - E♭⟶B♭⟶Bm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - A, E, F minors, harmonic & melodic
  - E, F, A♭ majors
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - Am, A w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm ✓
- Two Octave Tonic Arpeggios: A @ 80-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- C♯m, B, Dm, A♯m, G♯m ✓
Ear Training Pattern

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-33
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 139-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-23; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm

goforasong · March 13, 2023, 7:53pm

Monday, March 13^th, 2023 (Day 238) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - B, G, C minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - D, A, B♭, E♭ majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A⟶Gm⟶D: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH) ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - A, E, F minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - E, F, A♭ majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓

REPERTOIRE

Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 139-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm
“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm

goforasong · March 14, 2023, 2:21pm

Tuesday, March 14^th, 2023 (Day 239) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - E♭⟶B♭⟶Gm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH) ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm
- Two Octave Tonic Arpeggios: A @ 80-bpm
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- Dm, G♭, G♯m, D♭, F♯m ✓
Ear Training Pattern

REPERTOIRE

Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34

goforasong · March 15, 2023, 4:24pm

Wednesday, March 15^th, 2023 (Day 240) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹ ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - Gm⟶E♭⟶D: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH) ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm
- Two Octave Tonic Arpeggios: A @ 80-bpm
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G♯m, F♯m, D♯m, C♯m ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓

REPERTOIRE

Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm
“The Holly and the Ivy” (Traditional); mm. 1-6

goforasong · March 16, 2023, 4:00pm

Thursday, March 16^th, 2023 (Day 241) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - E♭⟶A⟶D: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm ✓
- Two Octave Tonic Arpeggios: A @ 80-bpm
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G, G♯m, Dm, D♯m, D♭, C♯m ✓
Ear Training Pattern

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34

goforasong · March 17, 2023, 3:47pm

Friday, March 17^th, 2023 (Day 242) 4 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - Gm⟶Bm⟶B♭: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- D♭, B, C♯m, A♯m, F♯m
Ear Training Pattern ✓

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm

goforasong · March 18, 2023, 12:03pm

Saturday, March 18^th, 2023 (Day 243) 4 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - B♭⟶Bm⟶Gm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓
Sight Reading: Level 1 ✓

REPERTOIRE

Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm
“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34

goforasong · March 19, 2023, 3:03pm

Sunday, March 19^th, 2023 (Day 244) 4 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - E♭⟶Bm⟶B♭: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT)
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic
  - F, A♭, E majors
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G, G♭, B, F♯m, A♯m, C♯m
Sight Reading: Level 1

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm

goforasong · March 20, 2023, 12:43pm

Monday, March 20^th, 2023 (Day 245) 4 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
  - C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - Gm⟶A⟶E♭: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G, F♯m, Dm, D♯m, B ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓
Sight Reading: Level 1 ✓

COURSES / LESSONS

Extended Chords & Voicings course: Herbie Hancock Voicing

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm

goforasong · March 21, 2023, 11:42am

Tuesday, March 21^st, 2023 (Day 246) 4 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹ ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - B♭⟶E♭⟶Bm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm
J S Bach, “Minuet No.1” from Suite in G Minor, BWV 822
⟶ mm. 1-8 @ 46-bpm

goforasong · March 22, 2023, 1:00pm

Wednesday, March 22^nd, 2023 (Day 247) 2 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - B♭⟶Gm⟶Bm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2 ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G♯m, G♭, F♯m, A♯m ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓
Sight Reading: Level 1 ✓

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
- 2^nd movement: ⟶ mm. 1-16 @ 54-bpm
J S Bach, “Minuet No.1” from Suite in G Minor, BWV 822
⟶ mm. 1-8 @ 46-bpm

goforasong · March 23, 2023, 12:18pm

Thursday, March 23^rd, 2023 (Day 248) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - Gm⟶Bm⟶E♭: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- F♯m, Dm, D♭, C♯m, D♯m
Ear Training Pattern

REPERTOIRE

“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1” from Suite in G Minor, BWV 822
⟶ mm. 1-8 @ 60-bpm

MUSIC

Piano Jazz Ballads, Smooth Jazz Lounge, Various Artists (2014)

goforasong · March 24, 2023, 1:24pm

Friday, March 24^th, 2023 (Day 249) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - Bm⟶D⟶Gm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- D♭, C♯m, G, D♯m, G♯m, B ✓
Ear Training Pattern
Sight Reading: Level 1

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1” from Suite in G Minor, BWV 822
⟶ mm. 1-8 @ 66-bpm
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34

goforasong · March 25, 2023, 2:53pm

Saturday, March 25^th, 2023 (Day 250) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords ✓
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Fm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - B♭⟶D⟶Gm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A & F, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- F♯m (A), C♯m (E), G♭, Dm (F), G♯m (B) ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓
Sight Reading: Level 1 ✓

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1” from Suite in G Minor, BWV 822; AABB form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-16 @ 100-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 17-24 @ 60-bpm
“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
“Misty” ⟶ focus on mm. 23 & 24

goforasong · March 26, 2023, 2:29pm

Sunday, March 26^th, 2023 (Day 251) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - E♭⟶D⟶Gm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A & F, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1” from Suite in G Minor, BWV 822; AABB form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-16 @ 100-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 17-48 @ 88-bpm
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm

goforasong · March 27, 2023, 12:27pm

Monday, March 27^th, 2023 (Day 252) 4 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position)
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Fm¹¹ ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - Bm⟶Gm⟶B♭: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A & F, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- C♯m (E), G♯m (B), D♭, Dm (F), G ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓
Sight Reading: Level 1 ✓

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1,” BWV 822, from Suite in G Minor
⟶ AABB form complete, mm. 1-48 @ 100-bpm
J. S. Bach, “Prelude in C,” BWV 846, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
⟶ mm. 1-6
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-32; 108-bpm
“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34

goforasong · March 28, 2023, 10:58am

Tuesday, March 28^th, 2023 (Day 253) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) & Type B (closed position)
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - B♭⟶D⟶E♭: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2, mm. 1-8 (RH)
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A & F, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1,” BWV 822, from Suite in G Minor (1705?)
⟶ AABB form complete, mm. 1-48 @ 100-bpm
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Études
- Henry Lemoine, Op.37, No.17, “Étude in D Major” (1841)
  ⟶ mm. 1-8
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm

goforasong · March 29, 2023, 12:38pm

Wednesday, March 29^th, 2023 (Day 254) 1 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Gm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - D⟶B♭⟶Bm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G♭, C♯m (E), F♯m (A) A♯m (D♭), D♭ ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1,” BWV 822, from Suite in G Minor (1705?)
⟶ AABB form complete, mm. 1-48 @ 100-bpm
“Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
⟶ Section B, mm. 28-34
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Études
- Henry Lemoine, Op.37, No.17, “Étude in D Major” (1841)
  ⟶ mm. 1-8
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm

goforasong · March 30, 2023, 3:02pm

Thursday, March 30^th, 2023 (Day 255) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Fm¹¹ ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - E♭⟶B♭⟶Bm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A & F, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G♯m (B), F♯m (A), D♯m (G♭), B ✓
Ear Training Pattern ✓

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1,” BWV 822, from Suite in G Minor (1705?)
⟶ AABB form complete, mm. 1-48 @ 100-bpm
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Études
- Henry Lemoine, Op.37, No.17, “Étude in D Major” (1841)
  ⟶ mm. 1-8
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-38; 108-bpm

goforasong · March 31, 2023, 12:09pm

Friday, March 31^st, 2023 (Day 256) 3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

Chords:
- Whole tone 251 drills
  - ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
  - BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
- 9^th Chords, circle of fourths
  - Majors, Type A (stacked 3^rds) ✓
- ’Minor 11^th (‘So What’) Chords
  ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm¹¹⟶Fm¹¹
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on D, 80-bpm (HS) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 80-bpm (HT)
  - D minor, harmonic & melodic & F major (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - F⟶Dm: broken @ 69-bpm, solid @ 120-bpm ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
  - G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10^ths) ✓
- C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - D⟶B♭⟶Gm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
    ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
Ear Training Pattern ✓
Sight Reading: Level 1
Exercises: Clementi Op.821:
- No.1, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm; No.2 ✓
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 5 Technical:
- Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on A & F, 104-bpm (HT) ✓
- Two-octave scales @ minimum 104-bpm (HT)
  - F, E, A minors, harmonic & melodic ✓
    ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m¹¹ chords
  - F, A♭, E majors ✓
- A Major, A harmonic minor formula pattern @ 104-bpm ✓
- Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
  - A, Am w/ I-V-I cadence: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm ✓
- Dominant 7^th Chords, root-position arpeggios & inversions (HS)
  - A (E7): broken @ 72-bpm, solid @ 60-bpm
- Two Octave Tonic Arpeggios: A @ 80-bpm ✓
Two-octave scales (HT) random selection
- G♯m (B), D♭, G, C♯m (E), A♯m (D♭) ✓

REPERTOIRE

J. S. Bach, “Minuet No.1,” BWV 822, from Suite in G Minor (1705?)
⟶ AABB form complete, mm. 1-48 @ 100-bpm
Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
- 1^st movement (AABB form)
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 126-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-38; 108-bpm
Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Études
- Henry Lemoine, Op.37, No.17, “Étude in D Major” (1841), AABBCC form
  ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-8 @ 52-bpm
  ⟶ Section B, mm. 9-12, RH