Piano Week 52: Year-end performance + review

Weekly Focus

Week 52 is the year-end performance and review checkpoint. The objective is final keeper takes plus a clear growth analysis.

Success this week means you archive keeper takes and define next-cycle priorities based on evidence.

Repertoire & Chord Map

Primary tune is Fly Me to the Moon, with Misty and My Romance included in final year-end sequence.

Final set skeleton:

Song 1 | Song 2 | Song 3 intro cues | transitions | endings locked

Daily map task: keep final structure fixed so comparisons to early-year clips are meaningful.

Supplementary Listening & Ear Training (Required)

Use this track as the ear-training backbone for “Year-end performance + review”, then transfer what you hear to piano the same day.

Weekly listening pick:

• My Favorite Things — John Coltrane

Why this track now: It highlights modal expansion and long-form trance-like development, which matches Week 52’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

What growth is clearly audible between early-year and final takes, and what still needs focused work next cycle? Start next cycle with one form goal, one groove goal, and one ear goal.