Klarinet Archive - Posting 000266.txt from 1997/08

From: "C Henderson" <chenderson@-----.au>
Subj: Learning Jazz
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 14:30:38 -0400

Hi folks

I'm a classical player, pure and simple. All my training and playing has=
been on classical lines, but I have a young pupil who appears to me to =
show some promise as a potential jazz player. My questions are:
1) How much classical training (if any) is necessary in order to be well=
grounded before attempting jazz?
2) Is there anything I can teach him as a starter, or at least focus on,=
or would he be better going to a teacher whose strength is jazz?
3) Are there any good training books for beginner jazz players (I'm in =
Australia though, so any suggestions here may be hard to obtain)?

TIA

Clare

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Clare Pascoe Henderson
variously clarinetist, writer/lecturer, herbalist
chook fanatic and menagerie manager
<chenderson@-----.au>
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