Piano Week 32: Interludes and transitions

Weekly Focus

Week 32 focuses on interludes and transitions. The goal is smooth section changes that keep groove and form intact.

Success this week means your section boundaries sound intentional, brief, and rhythmically clean.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary tune is Misty, with My Romance as transfer. Keep interludes to 1-2 bars and always count entry bar clearly.

Core transition loop:

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

Daily map task: rehearse A-to-B and B-to-A interlude entries with fixed bar counts.

Reference Listening (Pick One)

• Bill Evans - Danny Boy
• Bill Evans - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
• Erroll Garner - Misty

Style Swap Constraint (Anti-Autopilot)

• Run one full form of Misty in 3/4 time (or jazz waltz feel).
• Keep transition logic identical while changing phrase grouping.
• Do one take at the default ballad feel and one take in 3/4.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

Use this track as the ear-training backbone for “Interludes and transitions”, then transfer what you hear to piano the same day.

Weekly listening pick:

• Footprints — Wayne Shorter

Why this track now: It highlights minor modality with shifting rhythmic feel, which matches Week 32’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 interludes improve section flow or overcomplicate boundaries? Carry one concise transition move and one counting rule into Week 33.