Learning Plans for Piano Students

Learning Plans
A learning plan is a document (possibly an interactive or on-line document) that is used to plan learning, usually over an extended period of time. Any entity can have a learning plan. They are often used by individuals to plan and manage their own learning, but they can also be used by teams, communities of practice or organizations.
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What might you learning plan look like? Clarity and specificity are important.

Classical student

Goal: Sit for my Grade 4 exam in June 2021
Plan:

1. Technique in place by Christmas
2. Sight reading 5 days a week to address my shortcomings
3. Three of the 5 pieces playable by Christmas, all pieces in place by April
4. Memorised pieces by May
5. I will create a weekly practice plan with my teacher
6. I will keep a practice journal
7. Plan for mock exams in the spring
8. I will listen and watch online one masterful performance a week.
9. I will attend a classical music concert when it is again possible
10. I will joyfully work on theory

Jazz Student
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Goal: Be able to jam in a community group in one year.
Plan:

1. Learn my chord systems by Christmas
2. Learn my 12 major scales, one octave by Christmas
3. Memorize one tune a month from the list of beginner tunes
4. Practice comping chords from the same list one tune a week. I will write out the chords on a “chart” to facilitate learning.
5. I will purchase play along software or an app
6. I will learn 5 simple licks in 12 keys
7. I will study one transcription per month
8. I will create a weekly practice plan with my teacher
9. I will keep a practice journal
10. I will keep my up piano “chops” by playing written music of my choosing regularly