I want to learn Jazz, but don't know where to learn since there's just a few teachers in HK (and I know anyone of them)
Is there any books so that I can teach myself?

try "patterns for jazz" its a great book it teaches you loads of cool runs and licks over all the chords also try the jamey abersold books there great and come with a cd so you can play along with a rhythm section

Good Luck!

Hi Isabel,

I'm a jazz piano teacher based in Bristol (UK) and hopefully have a few suggestions for you regarding books...

If you already have a couple of years experience of playing/learning the piano and can read music and understand basic scales and intervals, then I would suggest 2 excellent books written by Prof Dominic Alldis (Jazz Piano Tutor at the Royal Academy of Music). The first book is called "A Classical Approach to Jazz Piano: Exploring Harmony" and the second is "A Classical Approach to Jazz Piano: Improvisation". For more information on these books and a link to online ordering, go to the Jazz Piano Resources page at my web site: http://www.claypiano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/...ources_jazz.htm

If you're just starting out and don't have much experience, then I would recommend a series of tuition books called "Jazz for the Young Pianist" written by the renowned jazz pianist, Oscar Peterson. Again, for more information and links to online ordering, please visit my web site.

For your information, the online sheet music shop I have links to via my web site provides free shipping worldwide for orders over £25, so if you decided to buy these books, you would be able to get them from the UK without incuring any extra postage charges.

Hope this helps!

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you'd like any further advice (my email address is on my web site).

Simonne Clay

CLAY PIANO TUITION
http://www.claypiano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Sawadee ka
I'm piano teacher in Bangkok.I'm interested to play jazz..but I don't know how to start in right way.Now I got perform G.8 of Royal.I'll exam theory G.8 next year..Last night I saw a movie " Legend of 1900" I'm impressed him.He improvised many pieces on ship.I think improvisation depend on ear and thinking,right?
I'm not good ear.Now I try to listen much more...and dictation music.I know listen is important.I try to teach my students about solfege.I have to response 60 students.I have many forgien...half Swiss,Chiness,Usa and Korea.Each student has different good sence of hearing.It's difficult to teach them.I just to teach piano 2 yrs.

By the way,I think every teahcer have to keep pratising all the time.Sometime my students want to listen new pieces..I have to sight playing...but not good.Some student expect me play new pieces like a pianist...but i cannot..I felt guilty.I know I'm not pianist..I'm not piano performance.I would like to study piano performance one day...Now I'm 23 yrs..I'm a teacher and I play piano for ballet exam of Royal Academy of dance in Bkk. I like ballet pieces..these like jazz style..many chord.

Could u advise me? How to start or learn about improvisation? Which book? I attend to exam jazz of ABRSM also.

thank you for your advice.
Thai teacher

QUOTE (isabel913 @ Oct 29 2004, 11:37 PM)

I want to learn Jazz, but don't know where to learn since there's just a few teachers in HK (and I know anyone of them) Is there any books so that I can teach myself?

The "Jazz Piano Book" by Mark Levine is fairly popular.
I actually bought a copy but haven't really used it much. (I'm currently spending more time learning bass than piano but may switch back)
http://www.shermusic.com/jazzpno.htm

thai teacher, I suspect something is slightly wrong when you say you're a piano teacher and a piano player but not a pianist - just so you know, you're a pianist if you play the piano, even if you're terrible (which I assume you're not, if you teach).

However, you should be able to sight read your pupils music, otherwise it can cause you serious embaressment and cause a reputation about you to spread