Piano Week 44: Play-by-ear challenge 2

Weekly Focus

Week 44 extends play-by-ear challenge work into longer sections with faster recovery after slips.

Success this week means you can stay musical through errors and re-enter form quickly without stopping.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary tune is Misty, with My Romance as transfer. Keep chart checks as rescue only, not default.

Core ear-led loop:

Imaj7 | vm7 I7 | IVmaj7 | ivm7 bVII7 Imaj7 vim7 | iim7 V7 | iiim7 VI7 | iim7 V7

Daily map task: map two sections by ear, then run no-look transitions between them.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

Use this track as the ear-training backbone for “Play-by-ear challenge 2”, then transfer what you hear to piano the same day.

Weekly listening pick:

• Peace — Ornette Coleman

Why this track now: It highlights lyricism, interval hearing, and non-functional color, which matches Week 44’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

Where did you recover smoothly after mistakes, and where did continuity collapse? Carry one dependable recovery cue into Week 45.