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I don't know where you live, but a new Yamaha upright piano is at least $10,000 and a good used one is at least $3-4000. You generally don't want to go anywhere near a $300 used acoustic piano, unless you want to spend at least that much again to get it even moderately playable. Also, if you want to play jazz, get a teacher and get this book: http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Piano-Book-Mark-Levine/dp/0961470151/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4347935-8849524?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188736187&sr=8-1
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That's a good price for those low end Yamahas. I own a music school and I have 6 pianos for my teachers to teach on (mostly U1), and yes I believe people should learn on a U1 or better if they can. It makes more sense to buy a used U1 than a crappy bottom end new piano. And especially more sense than grandma's old "upright grand" from the 1920s. If you're not getting a good piano because you don't care about the action that much, then just get an electric so you don't have to deal with tuning twice a year and moving it around, etc.
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Sep 2, 2007 14:34
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Your fingers are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, thumbs being 1. Wow - it took some Googling to find accurate scale fingerings. This page seems ok: http://www.audiblefaith.com/artists/rharrell/music/pianoscales.html I've already said why I think students should learn on a good piano if they're going to bother getting an acoustic in the first place. Not all my U1s have heavy action. Some resistance is good and helps you develop strength. If you're able to smash the keys down with little effort, how are you supposed to play with a variety of velocities? No - I don't generally open my pianos as I'm usually either writing or reading music when I'm at the piano.
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Sep 2, 2007 15:36
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MiStArFuNk posted:Are there any good beginning books out there for beginning jazz piano? I know a crapload of theory (I'm a jazz bassist), but when it comes to voicings and what not on the piano, I'm lost. Check out the Jazz Piano Book by Mark Levine. He has excellent exercises specific to piano. If you know the theory, what he has you doing will make a lot of sense.
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Sep 4, 2007 15:10
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