A step by Step Visual Guide on all the information you need to go from a Beginner to Advanced Musician.

Practice Routine Checklist

Find piano notes quickly

Understand the difference between sharps and flats and how to raise or lower a note (also understand the word augmented and diminished)

Understand the difference between melody and harmony

Determine whether a note on the piano is the same as a note that is given aurally

How to form a Major Triad in ANY key

How to form and play a Major Scale (the idea and the rules)

Experimenting with finding the tonic of a song

Song Suggestions to Memorize

Novice (Starting Out)

Learn the diatonic SCALES in EVERY Key in root position

[Technique] Know the fingering for all major scales

[Technique] Be able to play major scales one octave

Learn the diatonic TRIADS in every key in root position

Use the Diatonic Triads to play a song

[Ear] Decide which Quality diatonic chords to play with certain easy melodies and choose a “best” chord in root position

Learn and Identify the 4 MAIN chords used in every key

Learn a song by ear that uses traditional 3-part harmony and find the corresponding bass note

Start learning to identify Intervals between two notes

Understand how to read, create, and interpret basic chord voicings

Fully Learn the I,IV, and V in Every Key

Learn how to form and play Dominant Chords

Fully Learn the function of the V7 chord while playing

Understand how to form sus, diminished, and augmented chords

Learn, chart, and memorize a song similar to Hallelujah, How great is our God, or Tis so sweet

[Ear] Determine whether a chord is major or minor

Beginner (Growing)

I can play a Major and Minor Triad in stacked position

I can play a Minor7th chord in stacked position

I can play a Major7th Chord in stacked position

I can play a Dominant Chord in stacked position

I can play a Diminished Chord in stacked position

I can play a Half-Diminished Chord in stacked position

[Technique] I am able to play the major scales for two octaves in every key

[Technique] I am able to play the natural minor scales for two octaves in every key

[Technique] I am able to play the Blues scales for two octaves in every key

[Technique] I am able to play the Pentatonic Major scales for two octaves in every key

[Technique] I am able to play the Pentatonic Minor scales for two octaves in every key

Learn the function and purpose of the Tri-tone

Begin using the 4 Main Type of Chord Extensions (Major, Minor, Dominant, Half-Diminished)

Use of the Major 7, Major 9, and Major #11 chord (root position)

Use of the Minor 7, Minor 9, and Minor 11 chord (root position)

Understanding and Using the Many Flavors of Dominant Chords (root position)

Understanding and Using the Half-Diminished Chord (root position)

I have Learned the Major 2-5-1 progression in root position in ANY key

I have Learned the Minor 2-5-1 progression in root position in ANY key

Begin Learning Drop 2 Voicings of Simple Triads

I can perform basic improvisational changes to a song in most keys

[Ear] I can hear the difference between the four major chord types and many of their extensions in root position

Song Suggestions

Competent (Knowledgeable)

I am able to play my Triads in Drop2 positions

I am able to play my Minor7th Chords in Drop2 positions

I am able to play my Major7th Chords in Drop2 positions

I am able to play my Dominant 7th Chords in Drop2 positions

I am able to play my Half-Diminished 7th Chords in Drop2 positions

I am able to play my Diminished 7th Chords in Drop2 positions

I can play a Major 9th chord in every key (root position assumed)

I can play a Minor 9th chord in every key

I can play a Minor 11th chord in every key

I can play a 6/9 chord in root position in every key

I can play a Major 9 (#11) chord in every key

I can play a Major 13 (#11) chord in every key

I can play a 7th (9) chord voicing in every key

I can play a 9th (#11) chord voicing in every key

I can play a 13(b9) chord in every key

I can play a 13th (#11) chord voicing in every key

I can play a #9#5 chord voicing in every key

I can play a b9b5 chord voicing in every key

I can play a #9b5 chord voicing in every key

I can play an Altered chord in every key

I can play a 7(b9) chord voicing in every key

I can play a 7(#9) chord voicing in every key

I can play rootless 13 (no 5) chord in context

I am able to harmonize melodies with at least 3 unique chord choices per chord

I am able to accompany a singer or choir with piano only while maintaining proper rhythm, timing, and function

I are able to figure out or transcribe 80% of the gospel songs you hear on record today

Proficient (intermediate)

I can play all the Major, Minor, Melodic, and Harmonic Scale modes in every key

I can play and utilize a variety of Bepop, Blues, and various Gospel Bump licks while playing

I can improve a song or section of a song using the following voicings concepts and ideas listed below

I can play all major, minor, dominant, and half-dim chords and their variants in Drop 2 position with proper placement within a song

I am able to come up with melodies and harmonize them with Drop 2 voicings on the spot and 13 no 5 and I understand the placement of when to use these voicings

I have multiple progressions to get to the Major and Minor Voicings

I am able to transcribe what I hear Top Musicians playing during a Live Performance using the ability to recognize the 4 four types in various extensions and inversions, sus chords, dim7, and augmented chords

Advanced Musician

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