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2 Responses to “Is It Necessary For A Pianist To Complete His 4 Year Course Of Classical Training In Order To Move On To Jazz?”

1. MARK says:

   February 19, 2010 at 4:01 PM

   I believe classical training is very important to understand scales, chord structure and of course all the different chord inversions. It is also vitally important however not to get to a stage where you are over-reliant on music. With jazz, you have to be able to use your ears to feel an improvisation once you have the structure embedded there.
2. michanso says:

   February 19, 2010 at 6:57 PM

   Classical training is great for learning proper technique, reading ability, problem solving (from a technical viewpoint), sound production, balance, etc…
   I would suggest getting some classical training, but working on jazz at the same time.