Advice for teaching jazz to a very young pianist?
I have a 4yo prodigy student who really wants to learn jazz, but I’m struggling a bit with how to best support them. I myself am classically trained, and eventually learned basic chords to improv my own music. But when it comes to teaching jazz, ranging from complex chords to riffs, I’m a bit at a loss. Are there any simple, understandable books you’d recommend?
I found this helpful Reddit post with a public google drive to some chords to get started (so I think it’s okay to post here, mods?) but it’s hard to interpret some of the terms (Tensions? Dukes? Type 1/2 voicing?) I’d normally comment back but it’s an old post and has been archived. Thank you in advance! 🎶
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(And also, in case anyone is going to advise me to tell the student to just find a legitimate jazz teacher, that may be an option later in life, but due to financial and travel reasons, it’s not an option now. So I just want to give them a basic foundation while they’re young and really excited about something)