The 10 essential licks you need to know course follows a deliberately curated progression designed to support genuine musical development. Each release builds logically — from swing foundations through blues authority and bebop precision to modal fluency — concluding with full integration.

Week 1 
Lick 1: “Honeysuckle Rose” —  classic diatonic vocabulary with endless variation potential. Reference: Fats Waller | Focus: ii–7 / V7 / Major

Lick 2: “Sister Sadie” — soulful major/dominant language every serious player should know. Reference: Horace Silver | Focus: Major / Dom7 

Week 2 
Lick 3: “Straight No Chaser” — exemplary voice-leading between root and major 3rd. Reference: Miles Davis / Thelonious Monk | Focus: Major / Dom7

Lick 4: “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” — minor/major 3rd and ♭5 colour central to blues phrasing. Reference: Duke Ellington | Focus: Major / Dom7 

Week 3 
Lick 5: “Basin Street Blues” — minor 7 over major harmony; placement and tonal weight. Reference: Louis Armstrong | Focus: Major 

Lick 6: “Blue Monk” — ♭5, 4th and shifting 3rds with infinite practical application. Reference: Thelonious Monk | Focus: Major / Dom7 

Week 4 
Lick 7: Charlie Parker (“Bird”) Style — refined major 3rd embellishment; pure bebop clarity. Reference: Charlie Parker | Focus: Major / Dom7 

Lick 8: “Some Other Blues” — minor 3rd to major 7th motion; controlled bebop tension. Reference: John Coltrane | Focus: Dominant 7 

Week 5 
Lick 9: “I’m a Fool to Want You” — two-bar line featuring ♭13 and major 7 over dominant. Reference: Frank Sinatra / Billie Holiday | Focus: V7♭9 

Lick 10: Dorian Minor Vocabulary — foundational Dorian line adaptable in any key. Concept: Modal Language | Focus: Minor 7 (Dorian) 

Week 6 — The Coda
Final Integration & Idea Laboratory — deep review, 12-key assimilation, and practical transformation beyond the written phrase.

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