Improvising Violin

Par ASCH GLENN / REINER DAVID. For more than a century, violinists have played jazz, swing, blues and similar improvisational styles. With its rich tone, considerable range, and bowed rhythms and phrasing, the violin offers a unique opportunity for a creative and personal statement as a musician. This book presents a broad sampling of the styles of major jazz violinists, from blues to bebop, from jug band to jazzgrass, from big-band swing to Texas swing. Tunes represent the styles of Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Eddie South, Mark O'Connor, Benny Thomasson, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Darol Anger. Helpful jazz theory sections with exercises alternate with tunes that show how the theory works inpractice. This book has two objectives: first, to present a broad, roughly chronological sampling of major jazz violinists and the styles associated with them, and secondly, to introduce the basics of jazz theory as applied to the violin. Whether consciously or intuitively, through critical listening or by practicing jazz patterns and exercises, the more knowledge of jazz you acquire, the better you will be able to think about the content of your playing without being bound by technical and theoretical aspects. This anthology was written to help provide that foundation. Interspersed with pragmatic jazz theory lessons, you'll find 28 original tunes in the style of various jazz violin luminaries. The book ends with an extensive discography of recommended jazz recordings with a violin focus. Mandolinists as well as other instrumentalists will find a wealth of useful information in this outstanding collection. Delightful broadcast-quality recordings of the repertoire are available online. Includes access to online audio. Written for intermediate to advanced violinists. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz / Recueil / Violon

Ces sonates sont parmi les oeuvres epoch-making du répertoire pour violon et aujourd'hui figure dans le répertoire standard de tous les violonistes. Il est d'autant plus surprenant, donc, que jusqu'à présent il n'y a pas eu édition Urtext de ces travaux importants.Le score est basé sur une première édition supervisée par Corelli lui-même. D'après ce que nous savons de la performance en temps de Corelli, cependant, était plusattend de la violoniste qu'une lecture musicale de la partition imprimée: il était d'usage d'ajouter des ornements à la limite de l'improvisation, avec l'embellissement et 'variations' comme vous le souhaitez. La partition originale est doncprésenté ici avec le plus documenté l'ornementation d'une réimpression publiée par Roger à Amsterdam en 1708. Cette ornementation n'est pas destiné à être servilement imité, mais de stimuler le lecteur à trouver leur propre interprétation créative et stylistiquement confiant de la partition. Comme Roger n'a pas précisé les ornements pour les sonates dans le deuxième volume, les 'variations que désiré' utilisé par l'élève de Corelli Geminiani ont été reproduites avec la Sonate neuvième exemple. Conseils sur les performances est donnée par la Cologne baroque spécialiste Reinhard Goebel. Ce conseil ne s'applique pas seulement à l'ornementation, mais aussi de l'articulation, coups d'archet et d'autres choses encore, appelant à des marquages ??spécifiques dans la partie de violon séparée.La réalisation de la partie de continuo fait écho à la mode de l'époque. Ici aussi, des conseils sur la performance vise à stimuler la libre interprétation par le joueur de continuo. Une partie basse chiffrée est inclus pour le joueur qui préfère lire l'accompagnement des chiffres. / Violon Et Piano

The endlessly energetic duo of Oriol Saña and Lluís Gómez have created a charming and informative account of the musical phenomenon we call bluegrass. Originally a quirky supercharged folk music played by about ten people, bluegrass music, with its Mozart-like formality and ferocious rhythmic zest, now describes an extended international family of related string band styles. Master fiddler Oriol and bluegrass banjoist Lluís, both acclaimed educators, present both the wide view and crucial details about this music in a clear, personable manner. Bravo! Includes access to online audio. El dúo formado por Oriol Saña y Lluís Gómez, siempre tan activos, se ha puesto manos a la obra una vez más para producir esta brillante obra, amena a la vez que informativa, sobre el fenómeno musical que llamamos bluegrass. En sus inicios, era un estilo folk muy rebuscado y minoritario, pero esa formalidad digna de Mozart y ese ritmo frenético tan característico han conseguido que actualmente abarque una gran familia de estilos musicales en distintos países. El maestro violinista Oriol y el banjista de bluegrass Lluís, ambos reconocidos profesores, presentan una visión amplia y a la vez detallada sobre esta música, aportando tanto claridad como su punto de vista personal. ¡Bravo! Incluye acceso a audio en línea. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Violon

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

9 pieces for violin and piano-Part of Nikki Iles' seasonal Jazz series Violin Jazz In Autumn contains nine jazz pieces for the Violin all of which conjure up images of the fall. This stylish album takes musicians on a tour of autumn presenting well-loved songs such as 'September in the Rain' 'Autumn Leaves' 'Danny Boy' and '(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow' alongside original compositions. The nine pieces reflect a wide variety of jazz styles including swing blues calypso and bossa nova and draw on artists such as Yehudi Menuhin Stéphane Grappelli Didier Lockwood and Regina Carter. With Piano accompaniment and fullynotated rhythms grooves and improvisations Violin Jazz In Autumn is the perfect collection for Violin players looking for that authentic sound.

Ce livre amusant, optimiste offre le violoniste nombreux conseils avantageuses, pratiques liées à la pratique, de trouver et de dissection de la musique, solos et exécution et beaucoup plus. Etudiants à tous les niveaux peuvent bénéficier des avis amicale sur formant les bonnes habitudes, maîtriser l'archet, la posture, la concentration et l'improvisation. / Violon / 50 pages / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / Partition - Format: 8,5 X 5,5

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.

Getting Into Blues Violin is a comprehensive workshop that specifically addresses improvisation techniques through exercises and ear training studies that relate to the featured licks and scales. Theoriginal tunes by the author  Marty Laster address various technical challenges and old blues standards are also included to build an authentic blues repertoire. The book next touches on the influence of the blueson swing bluegrass Cajun and Gypsy styles while teaching improvisational techniques in each. It pays tribute to the great Blues violinists of the past and present with bios and some photos. Finally ways to develop and varybreaks are explored. The text touches on many aspects of Violin techniques as it relates to the blues and has an easygoing tone that is sometimes humerous. The book begins at a moderate level of difficulty but quickly movesto intermediate material; reaching fairly advanced territory by the end. Both violinists who have been playing a couple of years and serious classical players can benefit from Getting Into Blues Violin. Audiodownload available online.

While Pachelbel has been most admired as a composer of organ works and Lutheran church music his Canon in D has long been one of his most celebrated compositions. It combines two time-honored compositional devices. The first of these is of course the canon a procedure whereby a melody in one part is strictly imitated by one or more other parts; a round (such as for example Frère Jacques) is a type of canon. The second device involves a short bass line (refeered to as a ground bass) that is repeated constandly over which the composer writes continuous variations. In its original form the work consists of an initial statement of an eight note ground bass followed by27 variations in strict canonic style for three violins above that bass. In addition to these four essential parts an appropriate harmonic background would have been improvised on harpsichord lute or organ. In the present arrangement Pachelbel's note values have been doubled for greater ease of reading and the work's canonic structure has been somewhat modified in order to make it more readily playable by violinists and pianists at an intermediate level. Since dynamics bowing indications articulations and slurs were not customarily provided by composer of the Baroque era the arranger and the editor have added them here as well as a metronome indication and a few cadential trills. Obviously these editorial additions should be regarded only as suggestions.

Three vamp parts are layered on each other in this innovative improvisation collection allowing soloists to join in as they please.Some vamps are simple others more challenging. Improvising becomes accessible with soloing guidelines and tips. 35 different styles are covered including jazz classical hip-hop rock country-western Asian African Celtic Latin Gregorian and more.Each page has sugested notes for soloing so your solo will always fit with the other players. These volumes are available for four instruments ? Violin Viola and Cello/String Bass ? so string players can improvise together.

An introduction to rock style techniques and improvisation-The author of Exploring Jazz Violin Chris Haigh returns with Discovering Rock Violin a practical down to earth and in-depth tutor book covering all aspects of pop folk and rock violin technique. Over 150 different rock violinists are referred to in detail covering a range of styles including blues folk rock country rock progressive rock jazz rock and heavy metal.Exploring a wide variety of technical aspects including chords scales soloing and effects the book is accompanied by a CD containing demonstrations play-along tracks and exercises performed by Chris Haigh on violin with a live backing band. Ideal for the buddingrock star or classical player looking for something a little different!

Violin Edition. Par CHRISTIANSEN COREY. Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative, creative, and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically, he opened doors for others to follow. This book will focus on the first period of Coltrane's career, when he was with Miles Davis, and the jazz vocabulary he used. First, to help the student better understand Coltrane's bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques. Then the text presents numerous one-, two-, and three-measure jazz lines in Coltrane's style grouped by the harmony over which they can be used. The accompanying play-along CD provides the rhythm parts for each section, including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths, helping you master the phrases in all keys. By combining various lines, musicians will be able to mix and match numerous combinations of these lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds, and other harmonic situations. Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and you will be able to create your own lines in the style of John Coltrane / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Jazz - Improvisation / Recueil / Violon

Not sure what to play? Wish you had all your favourite tunes in one book? This Mini Fake Book for Violin has the answer with 101 much-loved songs and melodies from across the decades cleverly compiled in one bumper volume. Each book is packed with themes from film TV and theatre including Harry Potter The Flintstones Grease Cabaret Annie Wizard of Oz as well as pop classics from Robbie Williams George Michael Kate Bush Abba Kylie Minogue. Jazz standards from the likes of Gershwin and Porter as well as well-known classical and folk tunes by JS Bach Mozart Tchaikovsky Schubert Faure and many many more! All the tunes have been carefully arranged by Sally Adamsand Mary Cohen to and covers grades 1 5 level in melody and chord symbol format. Ideal for buskers young and old or as an alternative to traditional studies for improvising or simply for fun these really are the definitive compilations with something for everyone!

This book contains practice material for Options - the musicianship tests that are part of Music Medals. Options covers a range of skills from improvising to sight-reading and are a means of developing musical understanding and awareness. Designed as a teacher's resource this book introduces the four types of Options and demonstrates the standard of musicianship required for each of five Music Medals.