Piano Week 46: Repertoire polish 1

Weekly Focus

Week 46 starts final polish phase. The goal is detail cleanup: voicing clarity, transitions, and ending control.

Success this week means one repertoire tune reaches a clear performance-quality baseline.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary tune is Fly Me to the Moon, with Misty as transfer. Limit fixes to high-impact issues only.

Core polish loop:

vim7 | iim7 | V7 | Imaj7 IVmaj7 | viio7 III7 | vim7 VI7 | iim7 V7

Daily map task: fix one issue at a time, then re-test in full-form context immediately.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

Treat this as part of your weekly agenda, not optional background listening: it targets “Repertoire polish 1”.

Weekly listening pick:

• Waltz for Debby — Bill Evans Trio

Why this track now: It highlights 3/4 flow and melodic comping balance, which matches Week 46’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

Which polish fix changed the performance most, and what still sounds unfinished? Carry one stable polish standard into Week 47.