Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior, Book 1

Jazz Fiddle Wizard is a book and audio tailored for advanced violinists who want to learn to improvise in the jazz tradition. The book contains practical theory lessons, presenting rhythms and scales that are immediately put to use. Concepts are introduced progressively, requiring comprehension of previously introduced techniques and terminology. Each lesson includes a theory section and an exercise or performance section. The book's companion play-along audio provides professional full rhythm section accompaniment for each exercise and tune. As the method was designed for college students and advanced players, no violin tracks are included on the audio. The Stuff Smith solo from'Knock, Knock- Who's There?'transcribed at the onset of the book is readily available at http://www.rhapsody.com/stuffsmith/tracks.htmlThis method assumes that the reader/player has a basic technical command of the instrument and reads standard music notation at an elementary level or higher. Jazz Fiddle Wizard is the most challenging of Martin Norgaard's fiddle improv books. If you are a novice jazz player, the author recommends beginning with Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior, Books 1 and 2 followed by Getting Into Gypsy Jazz Violin, all of which include violin tracks on their respective companion audio.Jazz Fiddle Wizard works in conjunction with the www.jazzfiddlewizard.com website, offering a unique interactive experience in which the reader is invited to pose questions directly to the author. This method has been field-tested with college students and other players from different musical backgrounds and at various levels of technical proficiency. The bottom line on this product is that IT WORKS! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Recueil / Fiddle ou Violon

Par NORGAARD MARTIN. Jazz Viola Assistant Jr. est conçu pour les middle début et intermédiaire et altistes de l'école secondaire dans la tradition de la méthode parente, Jazz Fiddle Assistant--une approche de percée pour les acteurs de la chaîne qui veulent apprendre à improviser dans le style jazz. Aucune étape n'est exclu dans cette introduction séquentiellement arrangée pour le rôle de rythme, appel et réponse, articulation, échelles et modifications de la corde dans l'improvisation jazz. Les exercices sont transformées en mélodies accrocheuses disposées à travailler dans n'importe quelle configuration de groupes de la chaîne. C'est-à-dire, arrangements de trois volets pour chaque morceau peuvent être joués avec un nombre quelconque de comme instruments ou en conjonction avec les livres Jazz Fiddle Assistant Jr. et Jazz violoncelle Assistant Jr.. Convenable comme un livre de soi-même ou pour utilisation en privé ou instruction de chaîne de groupe, Jazz Viola Assistant Jr. contient des parties de l'accompagnement au piano ainsi qu'un CD qui offre un accompagnement de la section rythmique complète pour chaque exercice et de la mélodie. Le ton approprié et le style sont modélisés par p l'auteur... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Jazz - Methods / Recueil / Alto

Jazz Cello Wizard Junior is designed for beginning and intermediate middle and high school cellists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard--a break-through approach for String players who want to learn to improvise within the jazz style. No step is left out in this sequentially arranged introduction to the role of rhythm, call and response, articulation, scales, and chord changes in jazz improvisation. The exercises are turned into catchy tunes arranged to work in any configuration of String groups. That is, three-part arrangements for each tune may be played with any number of like instruments or in conjunction with Jazz Fiddle Wizard Jr. and Jazz Viola Wizard Jr. books. Suitable as a self-instruction book or for use in private and/or group String instruction, Jazz Cello Wizard Jr. contains Piano accompaniment parts as well as online audio recording that provides a full rhythm section accompaniment for every exercise and tune. The appropriate tone and style are modeled by the author's performances of more than 50 sample exercises and improvised solos. Includes access to online audio.