Fiddle Traditions: Violin Solo: Instrumental Tutor

The blues is an incredibly powerful form of music that creates an environment within which you the soloist can improvise easily and expressively. This one-of-a-kind book for violinists complete with supportive practice CD will provide you with technical musical and stylistic tips designed to activate your imagination. Fine-tune your right and left-hand touch and help you develop a uniquely individual sound within the stylistic tradition of the blues. The book includes 17 solos that demonstrate the unique styles of great blues fiddlers complete with informative biographies.

Unlock the secrets of improvising in traditional American fiddle styles with this Grammy-nominated stage and studio master. In only ten years as a professional musician, Jim Van Cleve has made quite a name for himself in bluegrass and acoustic music. He's spent time with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, saw his debut solo CD nominated for a Grammy and toured all over the world with Mountain Heart. He's become a sought-after Nashville session player and one of the most admired fiddlers in bluegrass. Jim covers many things on these 2 DVDs, but they really break into three sections. After some discussion about early learning experiences, AcuTab's John Lawless leads Jim through a discussion on improvising and building solos on a number of popular bluegrass standards. Two songs, Banks of The Ohio and Pretty Polly, are each played and demonstrated in 3 different keys. Before demonstrating the tunes, Jim breaks down the scale and common positions for each key in turn. He shows where to find the melody, and where adjacent double stops are located, as well as licks and phrases that suit each song. Attention is given to both playing a melody-based solo and what a fiddle can do to assist the band sound in accompaniment. He also carefully teaches four songs he has recorded - three of his own (Nature of the Beast, Devil's Courthouse and #6 Barn Dance) plus Bill Monroe's classic Wheel Hoss. After being slowly demonstrated lick-by-lick, they are each shown (fast and slow) in a split screen orientation. A printed booklet with standard notation for each of these songs is included. Two screen orientations are available for the split screen sections, based on whether the left or right hand is of greater interest. Simply switch between them using the Angle key. Over 4 hours of instructiona on 2 DVDs. / Violon (Traditionnel) / 240 pages / niveau : Débutant / 2-Dvd Set - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Par CARR JOE. Ici est une collection de 59 airs de violon de la tradition de violon de concours riche. Carr a recueilli les variations uniques des pannes, des airs de choix et valse d'une qui a-qui de grande première génération violoneux Benny Thommason, Major Franklin, Norman Soloman, Terry Morris, James ' Texas Shorty ' chancelier et d'autres. De nombreux morceaux apparaît ici pour la première fois. Une discussion spéciale d'archet authentique est inclus. CD d'accompagnement joué par un violon champion Aarun Carter. -Violon de concours 59 tunes - ventilations, morceaux de choix et valse - prélevés dans un bottin de première génération violoneux - CD comprend enregistré par fiddler champion Aarun Carter - de nombreux morceaux disponibles ici pour la première fois / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Fiddle Tunes - Solos / Recueil / Violon

A wonderful collection of music which will give Western Violinists a set of colourful and entertaining solos which both contrast with existing repertoire and offer a practical introduction to one of the world's most fascinating musical cultures. Fifteen solo recital pieces originally for the 2-String Chinese Fiddle derived from the traditional and contemporary musical repertoires of mainland China and arranged for Violin by Johnathan Stock.

The Klezmer edition from Edward Huws Jones’ popular series of traditional fiddle repertoire now available with expertly-recorded audio CD. Containing colourful instrumental backing tracks and full demonstrations the new audio resource will aid and inspire your private practice and public performance alike. These generous collections of authentic music some familiar some more exotic but all of it faithfully arranged enable you to create your own ceilidh bluegrass club or charanga band. The Violin edition includes optional easy Violin part and Guitar chords whilst the complete edition also includes both Keyboard and Violinaccompaniments. Either format is highly flexible which means the music can be played as solos duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles. Edwards Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style giving his own suggestions for a lively performance.

Viennese music has become almost synonymous with Johann Strauss II and his great waltzes. But of course there were other luminaries: his father Johann Strauss I his talented brothers Josef and Eduard as well as their colleagues friends and rivals. This collection includes music by some of these; and apart from waltzes we have polkas (slow and fast) a couple of melodies from operettas and a march. The selection ranges from shorter eminently playable miniatures to a handful of more extended and challenging arrangements. The waltz kings were first and foremost fiddlers. They led their orchestras from the front instrument and bow in hand. As a young man JohannStrauss II used to practise his Violin in a full-length mirror so he would look every inch the part. They knew how to write for the Violin how to make it sing and dance and this helps to make the repertoire a perfect foil to the other volumes in this series. The arrangements in this collection can be performed as solos duets or trios or by larger ensembles. In fact here are all the resources to recreate a Viennese café orchestra! The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections you can create your own ceilidh barn dance jazz club Sarajevo street-café or Gypsy gathering. Some of this music is familiar some more exotic but all of it is absolutely authentic faithfully arranged and above all hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available in two formats: the Violin edition (with an optional easy Violin part and Guitar chords); or the complete edition which also includes both Keyboard and Violin accompaniments. Either format is hugely flexible which means the music can be played as solos duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles. Edward Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style giving his own suggestions for a lively performance. And to help recreate the spirit of the music every book in the series is beautifully illustrated.

In his preface the author reminds the reader that this is not a book for the absolute beginner. Even the experienced player may not 'get it' on first reading a given tune but 'You can expect to enjoy the process oflearning...[and experience] the joy of recreating a traditional tune of making it your own.' This is the teacher/student pact in effect throughout this marvellous book written for the literary as much as the musical connoisseur.Although no classical Violin experience is needed you will need to know how to hold the Fiddle and bow and be able to play at least simple tunes in the first position.Having the ability to read music will enable you tofollow the bowing patterns and left-hand techniques which the author feels are crucial in grasping the playing style. Includes online audio download files featuring solo Fiddle. The teaching recording plays the first tunes slowly but by the end the correct speed is played. This stereo recording contains 77 of the 80 songs from the book.