Exercises

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Week 3 Exercises

1. Improvise on a C minor blues with a medium tempo playalong, playing in the left hand a chorus each using
   (i) third based chords
   (ii) fourth based chords
   (iii) McCoy Tyner vamping
   (iv) a mixture of the previous three methods

2. Play “So What” using a playalong and improvise on it using a mixture of legato and stabbed chords in the left hand

3. See if you can play “Mr. P.C.” with a playalong at a medium-up tempo

4. See if you can play “Impressions” with a playalong at a medium-up and possibly a fast tempo