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

With Online Audio-Designed for beginning to intermediate musicians at a high school level the Jazz Wizard Junior series follows in the footsteps of the original Jazz Wizard method by providing a break-through approach for younger players whowant to learn to improvise within the jazz style. Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior provides a sequential introduction to the fundamentals of playing Violin in the jazz style including the role of rhythm calland response articulation scales chord changes and improvisation. The exercises take the form of catchy tunes arranged to work in any configuration of string groups. Three-part arrangements are included for each tune and thesemay be played with any number of compatible instruments or used in conjunction with the other volumes in the series. The books in the Jazz Wizard series are suitable for self-instruction or for use in private lessons or aspart of a string group. Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior includes Piano accompaniment parts as well as access to online audio that provides a full rhythm section accompaniment for every exercise and tune. The correcttone and style are demonstrated in the author's performances of more than 50 sample exercises and improvised solos.

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

With Online Audio-As a continuation of the first volume in this series this lesson is designed for upper middle school and high school string students. It introduces easy optional chord theory only AFTER the student has experienced improvisingwith chords aurally. Three basic concepts that are pre-requisites to advanced jazz improvising are presented: solo development modes and inner melodies.