Piano Week 30: Reharm in one song

Weekly Focus

Week 30 focuses on practical reharm in one song section. The goal is a small, playable reharm map that still sounds musical under tempo.

Success this week means you can perform both original and reharm versions cleanly and explain why the reharm works.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary tune is My Romance, with Fly Me to the Moon as transfer. Build one mild reharm and one bold option, then keep whichever survives full-form testing.

Core reharm sandbox:

Imaj7 | VI7 | iim7 | V7 Imaj7 | V/ii | iim7 V7 | Imaj7

Daily map task: A/B test original vs reharm using same rhythm and tempo before choosing final version.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

Treat this as part of your weekly agenda, not optional background listening: it targets “Reharm in one song”.

Weekly listening pick:

• Ornithology — Charlie Parker

Why this track now: It highlights contrafact hearing over standard harmony, which matches Week 30’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 reharm improve musical direction or just add complexity? Carry one proven reharm move and one simplicity rule into Week 31.