Richie,
Yes you clearly answered my question and added a very interesting part to my practice time “4- Spend some time freely improvising over the changes you’ve been working on”.
As I’m starting module 2, I start with 5 mns ear training (quite easy now), then I practice the heptatonic fingerings (I’ve been using the CAGED system for about 20 years) patterns 1 and 4 from 10th position and going down to 3rd position as these stretches are not easy for me even if I try to change my thumb’s position.
Then I follow your 4 recommended steps.
Thanks a lot for your answer and for the new jazz etudes mp3 files.
Joel