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

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.

Barrage is a hot young touring group of seven violinists one percussionist one kit player guitarist bass and keyboard players performing a mix of original world beat music by Dean Marshall with infectious andirresistible energy. Barrage combines jazz swing Celtic roots rock klezmer country calypso and every musical style in between to create an eclectic and electrifying assault on the senses. After hundreds ofrequests for the music of Barrage this volume of sheet music has finally been produced.The texture of the music has been simplified from the group's seven parts down to 1 to 3 Violin parts with various markingsincluded (bar numbers fingerings and bowings) which can be useful in group situations. In terms of difficulty these arrangements are definitely written for the more intermediate to advanced player.The companion EnhancedCD has two exciting applications: You can print the Piano/Guitar accompaniment sheet music from your computer and you can insert the same CD in your stereo for play along with the pre-recorded Piano accompaniment tracks.

A Jazz book for Solo Violin. Includes music by Stephane Grappelli Jean-Luc Ponty and Joe Venuti as well as Swing and Blues. Includes substantial notes on jazz melody rhythm harmony improvisation phrasing and so on as well as variations for pieces which have been recorded by several players. Ideal for the intermediate Violinist who is developing an interest in Jazz.