A Basic Guide To Style Technique And Practice-This complete two-DVD course taught by Stacy Phillips gives you all the 'basic training' you'll need to play authentic bluegrass fiddle. Near-beginners and experienced players alike will learn to use slurs double-stops slides bowing patterns blues scales and other essential techniques to create hot solos for any bluegrass song.

Violin Play-Along Volume 1-The Violin Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music listen to the audio to hear how the violin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Chord symbols are provided should you wish to improvise on the melody.  This volume includes some of the best-known bluegrass songs including Foggy Mountain Breakdown Gold Rush John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man and many more!

This book provides a thorough introduction to Cajun music for fiddle players of all levels of ability. Beginning with a selection of easy arrangements of popular Cajun tunes The Cajun Fiddle progresseson to more difficult solos based on the playing of various well-known fiddlers including Dewey Balfa Michael Doucet Doug Kershaw and Rufus Thibodeaux.  This book covers Cajun stylings rhythms double stops slides turns and trills bowings and tunings. Fiddle and Guitar are used to demonstrate the tunes on the accompanying online audio tracks.  Covering most of the pieces in the book the recorded versions are played at a slower tempothan typical performance speed to allow the listener to pick out details of the Cajun style.

Traditional Southern old-time fiddling from the world-renowned Round Peak area of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina focusing on the style and repertoire of master fiddler Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985). AuthorBrad Leftwich himself an acclaimed fiddler who learned the music in person from Jarrell presents detailed accurate transcriptions of 83 tunes (the bulk of Jarrell's repertoire) both in standard musicnotation and fiddle tablature along with interesting anecdotal information relating to each tune. Comes with access to online audio played solo at a moderate tempo to facilitate learning. Helpful stylistic tips and importantbackground information on the area and the music along with biographical information on Jarrell and many of the musicians from whom he learned illustrated with many fascinating old photographs. Featuringthe old-time Round Peak fiddle style and repertoire of Tommy Jarrell. Detailed accurate transcriptions of 83 tunes in standard notation and tablature. Online audio including all 83 tunes played solo at moderatetempo. Stylistic tips photos and background information on Round Peak music and musicians.

These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrass songs & instrumentals created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists.The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune then a more adventurous improvisation and each solo is transcribed in detail.The CD provides the audio versions of the solos plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along.This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!