2024 Piano Goals


I’m not going to go big with goals for this year. I’ve decided to focus on one significant goal, and that is to play all songs in my repetoir with correct rhythmic timing. I will do this iReal Pro as a backing track. 

Further to work on the following short term tasks.

So…

For the Xmas break:

--> incorporate iRealPro into every practice session. Play entire repetior piece accurately with iReal backing tracks.

--> Listen to the tracks and use the visual or just audio to keep in time (with or without playing along!)


Current status of three new songs:

Softly As In Morning:

--> I have developed an Intro - notate it so that i can perfect it so that it works well for bring in the melody


Out Of Nowhere:

--> I’ve developed a LH bass line using arpeggios (1353 sequence) work on locking it in with the 2 & 4 metronome groove 

- as an exercise play RH chords without the LH bass line whilst carefully listening to the melody.

- Develop an outro using 251 structure. For this song the 251 is Am7-D7-Gmaj7.  Play chords in the RH and root notes in the LH. To get the timing, use memnomic .. A to D to G. The ‘to’ is a semitone above or below (which ever sounds best) the target note.

Then enhance it with ‘A to-the D to-the G’. The ‘to-the’ in this case is a tone and Semitone (leading tones, I think it is called) above (or below) the target note.


S'Wonderful:

--> Focussing on RH chords for this one

--> Separate practise for this one with the backing track


16 2 5 with LH bass line and RH Charleston:

--> keep going with the Ireal chart so that I can play full circle of 5ths effortlessly.

The 6 to be played as a  Maj7 b9. This is easily achieved by first playing the 1 in root position, then dropping the pinkie a half tone and raising the thumb a half tone… sounds nice.

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