Improvising Violin: Violin Solo: Instrumental Tutor

A dynamic and interactive course for the early-intermediate fiddle-player to start improvising with traditional swing and jazz styles.Glaser begins with some intuitive call-and-response patterns allowing you to build increasingly complex phrases at your own pace whilst your improvising confidence grows. The lesson is punctuated with some fascinating information technical tips and essential elements of theory. Circle of fifths 7ths diminished chords whole tone scales bowing patterns and phrasing are all discussed in detail creating a full vocabulary from which your musical imagination can blossom.To put all the information into context Glaser breaksdown and analyses some significant violin solos including performances by Stephane Grappelli and Claude 'Fiddler' Williams. If you are looking for a way to make your fiddle-playing swing with that authentic jazz sound look no further.

This book offers every violinist the tools and skills necessary to play improvised music. Renowned violinist Charlie Bisharat explains and demonstrates everything you need to know about groove and feel playing over chord changes and extended techniques. The musical examples cover jazz blues rock popular ethnic and world music. Includes CD with play-along tracks.

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 and AfterYou've Gone.? The 21 lessons are carefully sequenced to introduce key components of the Gypsy jazz Violin style.? Includes online audio with sample solos and exercises in addition to authentic Gypsy jazzGuitar accompaniment tracks.

Finally a method that teaches violinists how to improvise! Plug in and take your violin on a journey beyond the world of classical music with Mark Wood and Electrify Your Strings. With instruction right out of Mark's famous music education program you'll learn about improvising solo and rhythm parts modern string techniques playing in a band buying electric gear and much much more! Plus there's valuable information not just for students but for string teachers and school musical directors alike so they can rock their orchestras! A CD is included with recorded examples plus jam tracks in different styles and previously unreleased material.

Matt Glaser and Stephane Grappelli. Over 25 transcribed solos. Original interviews and tips on improvising from the masters. Plus complete analysis of each solo. Rare historical photos and an informative discography.

An Introduction to Jazz Harmony Technique and Improvisation-Jazz is one of the biggest challenges a violinist can face with the idea of improvisation likely to strike fear into even the best classical players. This book de-mystifies the whole process taking you step by step through everything you need to know about playing jazz violin. Chris Haigh?s style has been described as humorous entertaining and addictive. This book is anything but dull! Key areas covered include analyzing a chord sequence; bowing; chord symbols; how to construct your own solo and how the various different branches of jazz including gypsy jazz bebop modal and fusion are explored. This book is packed with ?bite-sized? musical portions all explained and placed in context. As well as a treasure chest full of licks and riffs to use in your improvisations there are sample tunes with examples of solos. The accompanying CD has 65 tracks to listen to and play along with.