How to make a practice schedule

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• published: 20 Sep 2015
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This video explains how to create a practice schedule to become a well-rounded jazz pianist. Suggest a piano lesson that you’d like to see here: http://forum.weeklypiano.com 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: https://weeklypiano.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/pecentage-breakdown.pdf 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: https://weeklypiano.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/beringer-daily-technical-studies.pdf Vocabulary sheets are: https://weeklypiano.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/bebop-cliches-and-patterns-1.jpg https://weeklypiano.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/bebop-cliches-and-patterns-2.jpg 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