Wednesday

Usual scales and arpeggios to warm up, about 30mins.

Rhythm/Time
1hr 30. Usual subdivision exercises. Did the 22 rhythms stuff from the Bergonzi book and looked at moving the rhythms about so I'm playing over bar lines, enjoyed this and hopefully will be a good tool in helping me to play naturally in this manner.

Chops practice/Improvisation
1hr. Around Blue Bossa arpeggios and substitutions. Worked on phrasing and in particular articulation (mainly slides)

Creative Practice
1hr.Studied the Melodic minor scale, especially lydian dominant. Looked at using the arpeggios from the scale, from 4th and 5th degrees especially.

Harmony
30 mins. Continuation of the slash chord stuff from advancing guitarist. Compositionally this stuff could be a great tool.


Thursday

Very busy today did about an hour and a half. Scales, arpeggios and chops practice.

Friday

Set up my recording gear in the morning and have spent pretty much the rest of the day writing. Few notes...
Very linear, a bit like running down a corridor in the pitch black. Need to take a step back and plan pieces properly if I want to get the sounds and ideas out that I want. Saying that I have a few strong ideas just need refining and then planning out.