Warm-Up
5 mins on some of the left hand exercises from the book 'Pumping Nylon'
Scales/Arpeggios
40 mins playing scales at 62bpm with various subdivisions. Major, Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor and Diminished scales covered. Also maj7, dom7, min7 and min7b5 arpeggios covered. Think this works well at the beginning of practice, gets co-ordination going well.
Time/Rhythm
1hr. Played through all subdivisions of the beat at 40bpm and broken demi-semiquavers at 62bpm. Also worked on playing three notes per bar through 'Blue Bossa' struggled maintaining discipline although I am finding practicing like this is giving me better control and awareness of where I am in the bar, I think.
Chops Practice
35 mins. Arpeggios through 'Blue Bossa' mainly 3rd and 5th positions, spent too much time exclusively in those positions need to be stricter in moving on.
Creative Practice
1hr. Double chromatic embellishments of maj7 and min7 arpeggios. Like the lines that these give me, need to not go over the top with it. Improvised around Blue Bossa using these ideas.
Chart Reading
40 mins. Focused on the chord charts from the melodic rhythms book. Need to be more disciplined with voice leading!
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