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Piano Week 17: Blues form map
Blues form map — Q2 curriculum plan.
Daily Schedule
Weekly Focus
Week 17 introduces blues form mapping. The priority is reliable 12-bar form awareness so bar landmarks stay clear while comping and improvising.
Success this week means you can track choruses and consistently nail bar-9 turnaround entry without guessing.
Repertoire & Chord Map
Primary lab is 12-bar blues in F and Bb. Secondary transfer remains Misty and My Romance for applying turnaround awareness.
Core blues map:
Daily map task: count bars out loud through multiple choruses and mark bar 9 every time.
Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)
Link this listening directly to this week’s theme “Blues form map” so ear work supports your keyboard work.
Weekly listening pick:
- On Green Dolphin Street — Bill Evans
Why this track now: It highlights contrast between pedal/modal and functional sections, which matches Week 17’s goals.
Ear tasks (10–15 min, at least 3 sessions this week):
- Listen once without the instrument and name the key center by ear (major/minor/modal). Then verify the key at piano.
- Find one cadence or arrival point, then play: root + shell ii-V-I (or closest functional equivalent) in that key.
- 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 you keep track of form reliably through full choruses, especially at bar 9? Carry one strong form-marking habit and one weak transition into Week 18.