Topic Areas for Learning/Development
Topic Areas for Learning/Development Fretboard Knowledge Note names/locations Chord Vocabulary: 357 shapes Voice Leading: 37s, 357s, extensions (9/13) Playing Over Changes Transcribing Learning Melodies (as written & as played) Recognizing common chord sequences Line construction spanning multiple bars/chords Anchoring on chord tones (but not always the root) Feel and Phrasing Listening/transcribing Prehearing Rhythmic vocabulary Jazz Vocabulary Harmonic knowledge Transcribing 251 Licks Performance (Live/Rehearsal) Prehearing Fluidity/freeness when soloing Playing offbook Dynamics and playing off other rhythm section members Sight Reading Note Names Rhythmic Notation Keys and Time Signatures Segno/Coda/etc. Expanding Library of Tunes I Know Real Book Standard Standards - top 10/25/50