Format : Sheet music + Audio access
Learn to improvise in the Gypsy Jazz style. Suitable even for violinists who have never improvised before this method covers specific key aspects of the Gypsy jazz Violin style as made famous by French jazz violinist StephaneGrappelli who played with Gypsy jazz Guitar player Django Reinhardt. The techniques in this book are presented sequentially and the underlying music theory is introduced on a 'need to know' basis.Getting IntoGypsy Jazz Violin includes charts of classic swing tunes such as Avalon The Sheik of Araby and After You've Gone and includes online audio featuring authentic accompaniment tracks and modelViolin performances. Because the Gypsy jazz Violin style maintains common elements of traditional classical Violin techniques such as vibrato and shifting the book is a perfect vehicle for the classical violinist to learn toimprovise without having to change their general approach to the instrument. Any intermediate or advanced violinist can learn to improvise in the Gypsy jazz Violin style. Perfectly suited toclassically trained violinists because the Gypsy jazz Violin style is closely related to traditional classical Violin techniques. Includes charts of classic swing tunes such as Avalon The Sheik of Araby
