Piano Week 35: Phrase starts across bar lines

Weekly Focus

Week 35 targets phrase entries across bar lines. The goal is early-entry phrasing that still lands cleanly on form points.

Success this week means phrases beginning on beat 4 or beat 2 keep groove and form awareness intact.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary tune is Misty, with My Romance as transfer. Keep harmony simple while refining entry timing.

Core entry loop:

iim7 | V7 | Imaj7 | VIm7 iim7 | V7 | Imaj7 | VI7

Daily map task: launch motif on beat 4 and beat 2, then resolve by next strong barline.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

This selection is deliberate for “Phrase starts across bar lines” and should feed immediately into your comping/improv decisions.

Weekly listening pick:

• Recorda Me — Joe Henderson

Why this track now: It highlights latin groove + minor functional hearing, which matches Week 35’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 early entries sound intentional and grounded, or rushed and vague? Carry one reliable entry pattern and one weak landing into Week 36.