Jazz Fiddle Wizard

Jazz Fiddle Wizard is a book and audio tailored for advanced violinists who want to learn to improvise in the jazz tradition. The book contains practical theory lessons, presenting rhythms and scales that are immediately put to use. Concepts are introduced progressively, requiring comprehension of previously introduced techniques and terminology. Each lesson includes a theory section and an exercise or performance section. The book's companion play-along audio provides professional full rhythm section accompaniment for each exercise and tune. As the method was designed for college students and advanced players, no violin tracks are included on the audio. The Stuff Smith solo from'Knock, Knock- Who's There?'transcribed at the onset of the book is readily available at http://www.rhapsody.com/stuffsmith/tracks.htmlThis method assumes that the reader/player has a basic technical command of the instrument and reads standard music notation at an elementary level or higher. Jazz Fiddle Wizard is the most challenging of Martin Norgaard's fiddle improv books. If you are a novice jazz player, the author recommends beginning with Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior, Books 1 and 2 followed by Getting Into Gypsy Jazz Violin, all of which include violin tracks on their respective companion audio.Jazz Fiddle Wizard works in conjunction with the www.jazzfiddlewizard.com website, offering a unique interactive experience in which the reader is invited to pose questions directly to the author. This method has been field-tested with college students and other players from different musical backgrounds and at various levels of technical proficiency. The bottom line on this product is that IT WORKS! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Recueil / Fiddle ou Violon

With Online Audio-Designed for beginning to intermediate musicians at a high school level the Jazz Wizard Junior series follows in the footsteps of the original Jazz Wizard method by providing a break-through approach for younger players whowant to learn to improvise within the jazz style. Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior provides a sequential introduction to the fundamentals of playing Violin in the jazz style including the role of rhythm calland response articulation scales chord changes and improvisation. The exercises take the form of catchy tunes arranged to work in any configuration of string groups. Three-part arrangements are included for each tune and thesemay be played with any number of compatible instruments or used in conjunction with the other volumes in the series. The books in the Jazz Wizard series are suitable for self-instruction or for use in private lessons or aspart of a string group. Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior includes Piano accompaniment parts as well as access to online audio that provides a full rhythm section accompaniment for every exercise and tune. The correcttone and style are demonstrated in the author's performances of more than 50 sample exercises and improvised solos.

Jazz Cello Wizard Junior is designed for beginning and intermediate middle and high school cellists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard--a break-through approach for String players who want to learn to improvise within the jazz style. No step is left out in this sequentially arranged introduction to the role of rhythm, call and response, articulation, scales, and chord changes in jazz improvisation. The exercises are turned into catchy tunes arranged to work in any configuration of String groups. That is, three-part arrangements for each tune may be played with any number of like instruments or in conjunction with Jazz Fiddle Wizard Jr. and Jazz Viola Wizard Jr. books. Suitable as a self-instruction book or for use in private and/or group String instruction, Jazz Cello Wizard Jr. contains Piano accompaniment parts as well as online audio recording that provides a full rhythm section accompaniment for every exercise and tune. The appropriate tone and style are modeled by the author's performances of more than 50 sample exercises and improvised solos. Includes access to online audio.

With Online Audio-As a continuation of the first volume in this series this lesson is designed for upper middle school and high school string students. It introduces easy optional chord theory only AFTER the student has experienced improvisingwith chords aurally. Three basic concepts that are pre-requisites to advanced jazz improvising are presented: solo development modes and inner melodies.

A fantastic new series of all the most popular music and classic songs. Arranged for easy piano there will be a book suitable for all players and with the areas covered there is bound to be something for everyone in this series.