Week 1 — orient and sound the chords
| Day |
One focused task |
Day |
One focused task |
| 1 |
Find C in two octaves |
2 |
Name C–E–G while playing C |
| 3 |
Play Am A–C–E |
4 |
Alternate C/Am slowly |
| 5 |
Play F F–A–C |
6 |
Play G G–B–D |
| 7 |
Record C–Am–F–G, one bar each |
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Week 2 — change without dropping the pulse
| Day |
Task |
Day |
Task |
| 8 |
Clap four-beat pulse |
9 |
C→Am change on beat 1 |
| 10 |
Am→F change |
11 |
F→G change |
| 12 |
G→C change |
13 |
Two four-bar passes |
| 14 |
Listen back and choose weakest change |
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Week 3 — arrange, not just stack notes
| Day |
Task |
Day |
Task |
| 15 |
Bass roots, right hand rests |
16 |
Bass + chords on beat 1 |
| 17 |
Chords on 1 and 3 |
18 |
Compare root-only bass vs fifth |
| 19 |
Practise with no pedal |
20 |
Make one quieter bar |
| 21 |
Record eight bars |
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Week 4 — complete an original mini-performance
| Day |
Task |
Day |
Task |
| 22 |
Choose your four-bar progression |
23 |
Mark phrase beginning/end |
| 24 |
Set comfortable count |
25 |
Add one variation |
| 26 |
Rehearse without restarting |
27 |
Record twice |
| 28 |
Review: pulse, notes, comfort, musical shape |
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Fifteen minutes or thirty?
For 15 minutes, use 2 orient + 4 isolated skill + 6 loop + 3 listen/log. For 30, add rehearsal of the same skill in a second key or slower count, rather than charging through extra lessons. A day missed does not require doubling the next session. Resume the last unreliable task, not the calendar date.
A tiny progress journal
Write date | chord pair | pulse steady? | relaxed? | one next step. Example: Day 11 | F→G | ~ | yes | clap first. If you cannot identify the cause of the same error across several practices, a lesson with live feedback may be a better investment than pushing the routine faster. For lesson selection use the course comparison.
Sources and scope
Source and topic references checked 28 October 2026. The linked articles/course outlines substantiate the indicated general principles and coverage, not our precise original exercise, performance effectiveness, or a first-hand review. Music studies here were independently composed for this site; external musician review before publishing is still outstanding.