Piano Week 45: Performance stamina

Weekly Focus

Week 45 develops performance stamina. The goal is stable musical quality across repeated no-stop takes.

Success this week means take 3 still sounds intentional in groove, touch, and phrasing.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary tune is My Romance, with Fly Me to the Moon as transfer. Prioritize efficiency and consistency over peak intensity.

Core stamina loop:

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

Daily map task: compare take 1 vs take 3 quality and isolate any fatigue-based drop.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

Link this listening directly to this week’s theme “Performance stamina” so ear work supports your keyboard work.

Weekly listening pick:

• You Must Believe in Spring — Bill Evans

Why this track now: It highlights advanced reharmonization awareness, which matches Week 45’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 quality hold through repeated takes, and where did it decline? Carry one endurance tactic and one weak-point fix into Week 46.