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Piano Week 05: Minor ii-V-i and phrasing
Minor ii-V-i and phrasing — Q1 curriculum plan.
Daily Schedule
Weekly Focus
Week 05 focuses on minor ii-V-i control and phrasing clarity, especially how altered dominant tension resolves into minor tonic.
Success this week means your minor cadence lands clearly in one key under tempo, with one transfer-key check by the end of the week.
Repertoire & Chord Map
Use Misty as the primary ballad context and My Romance as the transfer piece. Emphasize legato line direction and clear resolution of altered color.
The core cadence loops for the week are:
Daily map task: cycle the first line in A minor first, then add D minor when A feels stable; apply the same function logic to one phrase in Misty.
Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)
Link this listening directly to this week’s theme “Minor ii-V-i and phrasing” so ear work supports your keyboard work.
Weekly listening pick:
- Blue Bossa — Joe Henderson
Why this track now: It highlights minor ii-V-i language in a compact form, which matches Week 5’s goals.
Ear tasks (10–15 min, at least 3 sessions this week):
- Listen once without the instrument and name the key center by ear (major/minor/modal). Then verify the key at piano.
- Find one cadence or arrival point, then play: root + shell ii-V-I (or closest functional equivalent) in that key.
- 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 minor cadences begin to sound like phrases instead of chord events? Mark one section and one key where altered dominant handling is still unclear, and carry that exact cadence into Week 06 warmup.