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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I frequently use <FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">with my student's </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">both </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mark Levine's
<EM>The Jazz Piano Book</EM> as well as his <EM>Jazz Theory
Workbook. </EM>In fact I recommend most of the Sher Music Co.
publications.<EM> </EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Frank Mantooth's <EM>Voicings for Jazz Keyboard</EM> is good for the same
reasons stated by Mike Rogers. </DIV>
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<DIV>Another neat book is John Valerio's <EM>intros, endings & turnarounds
for Keyboard</EM> (ISBN 0-634-02301-2).</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely,<BR>K. Christian McGuire </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Instructor of Electric Bass and Music
History<BR>Rock & Improv Ensemble Director<BR>Augsburg College<BR>Music
Department<BR>2211 Riverside Avenue<BR>Mpls MN 55454<BR><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Instructor of Music History<BR>McNally Smith
College of Music<BR>19 Exchange Street East<BR>Saint Paul, MN 55101<BR>651 291
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<A title=brian.kane@yale.edu href="mailto:brian.kane@yale.edu">Brian Kane</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 02, 2009 11:39
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Smt-announce] [Smt-talk] OT
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
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<DIV>It might be more than your student needs, but I highly recommend Mark
Levine's <I>The Jazz Piano Book</I>. It's practically oriented with plenty of
notated examples, good explanations of chord symbols, transcribed songs,
discographies, etc. It less a theory text and more in the spirit of a
"thoroughbass treatise" for jazz piano. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
<DIV>Brian</DIV>
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<DIV>On Feb 2, 2009, at 8:50 AM, David Claman wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>I'm off topic as usual but expect that the collective knowledge of the
list members will be helpful.<BR><BR>I have a student who wants to learn a
little about jazz piano. What I think would be appropriate would be a book
(or website?) that has an explanation of chord symbols and chord voicings,
but also has a few tunes transcribed/notated. She is a foreign student with
little knowledge of jazz but is a good reader. I think the notated examples
would give her some satisfaction before she delves into complexities of
chord voicings and substutions and improvisation. The level of the material
should be introductory.<BR><BR>Please let me know of your
recommendations.<BR><BR>Thank you,<BR>David Claman<BR>Lehman College
CUNY<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Smt-talk
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