Piano Week 11: First full song playthrough

Weekly Focus

Week 11 is the first full-song integration week. The goal is to assemble everything into a complete musical shape: intro, form, short solo, and ending.

Success this week means you can deliver one no-stop performance structure with continuity prioritized over complexity.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary song is Misty, with My Romance as transfer. Keep transitions and section entries deliberate so the form always feels clear.

Core continuity loop:

Imaj7 | vm7 I7 | IVmaj7 | ivm7 bVII7 Imaj7 vim7 | iim7 V7 | iiim7 VI7 | iim7 V7

Daily map task: rehearse intro cue into first 8 bars, then a planned ending from the last cadence.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

This selection is deliberate for “First full song playthrough” and should feed immediately into your comping/improv decisions.

Weekly listening pick:

• Impressions — John Coltrane

Why this track now: It highlights modal stamina and motivic development, which matches Week 11’s goals.

Ear tasks (10–15 min, at least 3 sessions this week):

1. Listen once without the instrument and name the key center by ear (major/minor/modal). Then verify the key at piano.
2. Find one cadence or arrival point, then play: root + shell ii-V-I (or closest functional equivalent) in that key.
3. Lift a short 4–8 bar fragment by ear, play it slowly, and record ~30s so you can compare your hearing vs. the recording.

Extra challenge (optional): transpose your lifted fragment to the weekly priority ladder when possible (F → Eb → G → Bb → C).

End-of-Week Reflection

Did your full-song shape feel coherent from intro to ending, or did it still feel like disconnected sections? Carry one transition fix and one ending decision into Week 12.