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James Bastien


Born
in Bellingham, Washington, The United States
April 10, 1934

Died
December 07, 2005

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The American piano pedagogue and musician, James (Jim) W. Bastien, was born to a musical father, Clarence, who played the violin, and to a mother, Dorothy, who was a writer and a high school Latin and journalism instructor. After living in Seattle and Florida, the family moved to Portland, Oregon, where James began his piano studies with Frances Mulkey North. Subsequently, he studied with the late Ariel Rubstein, the late Louis Artau, and the late György Sándor. He received his undergraduate and masters degrees from Southern Methodist University.

James Bastien was a former member of the faculties of Notre Dame University, Tulane University, Loyola University (New Orleans), and the summer faculties of Tanglewood and the National Music Camp at
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WP200 - Bastien Piano Basic...

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The Older Beginner Piano Co...

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Piano for the Young Beginne...

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Bastien Piano Basics: Piano...

4.13 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions
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Bastien Piano Basics Theory...

4.30 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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GP20 - Piano Literature - V...

4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1968 — 3 editions
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WP202 - Bastien Piano Basic...

4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions
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WP232 - Theory And Technic ...

4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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Scales, Chords & Arpeggios

4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
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“The teacher, not a set of books, is the determining factor in quality results.”
James Bastien