jazz piano teacher who also teaches classical, for teen
My 16-year-old son has expressed a desire to quit classical piano and learn jazz. I, however, feel strongly that I want him to continue with classical as well and would like to find a teacher who is comfortable and very competent in teaching both styles. We are in Berkeley near the U.C. campus. I am willing to drive him anywhere in the east bay but am hoping for a teacher close to BART so that he can get to and fro on his own.
Aug 22, 2016
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My teacher is classically trained and is a jazz pianist. He teaches jazz and classical and he's fantastic.
His name is Steven Snelling, 415-846-1022, steve [at] stevesnelling.com
His prices are reasonable.
I meet him at Piedmont Piano in Oakland, which is about 5 blocks from BART.
Good luck,
My young teenage daughter started taking jazz and classical piano a couple years ago with Janet Somers in Rockridge, whom I’d read about in reviews here. She already had a fairly solid classical piano background but wanted to add jazz to the mix, so we needed a new teacher. Now, in addition to hearing the sounds of Bach and Mozart coming from the piano, I also now hear my daughter playing simple blues and jazz tunes. She now has the idea of trying out for the school jazz band, so needless to say, as a semi-pro jazz trumpeter I couldn’t be happier. Janet is near the Rockridge BART station and can be reached at janetsomersmusic [at] gmail.com (janetsomersmusic[at]gmail[dot]com) or 510-990-2152.