2026-08-17 ma
Builds on: the whole of Phase 1.Good for: closing any open milestone before Phase 2 — don’t carry debt into alternating bass. Phase 1 exit checklist — tick these before opening Week 4:
2026-08-01 la
Builds on: the whole phase — every chord, the pinch, clean changes at tempo. Good for: Phase 1’s exit exam: a real piece where the pinch marks every downbeat and six different shapes pass without a gap. The form — Read more…
2026-07-30 to
Builds on: Day 15’s pinch; Day 11’s change bootcamp.Good for: thickening the top — m+a strike S-2+S-1 together — and burning the last gaps out of your changes before the graduation piece. Pattern: p – i – (m+a) – i, Read more…
2026-07-29 ke
Builds on: Day 10’s ladder and its logged tempo; Day 15 and Day 16 clean at 60. Good for: the Week 3 milestone: p-i-m-a clean at ~80 bpm. Same rule as before — speed is graduated, never grabbed. Rule: 3 Read more…
2026-07-28 ti
Builds on: Day 15; Day 9’s six-note flow. Good for: thumb independence in embryo — the thumb keeps its own pulse while fingers speak between. This is the doorway to Phase 2. Pattern: p – i – p – m Read more…
2026-07-27 ma
Daily warmup (same every day, ~3 min) Unchanged from Week 2: Part 1 open-string p-i-m-a (~1 min), Part 2 rest-stroke C major scale, i-m alternation, multiple passes (~2 min). If the scale is clean at 60: nudge it to 66–72 Read more…
2026-07-26 su
Builds on: whatever you practiced this week.Good for: consolidation and recovery; targeting your weakest day so no link in the chain stays weak.
2026-07-24 pe
Day 12 — Mini-piece 2 (8 bars: C – Am – Dm – G7) Builds on: everything — Day 8’s thumb mobility, Day 9’s new pattern, Day 11’s changes.Good for: your first 8-bar form and first texture change inside a Read more…
2026-07-23 to
Day 11 — Change bootcamp Builds on: Day 5’s mini-piece (Am – Dm – E7 – Am); Day 3’s C ↔ G7.Good for: killing the gap at the seam — the change happens on the beat, not before it. Clean Read more…