TABLE OF CONTENTS for FULL BOOK You can purchase the fully revised third edition of this book as a desktop reader or for your digital reader through iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or any other digital book distribution site. You can purchase the audio for this book (including recommended listen- ing) on iTunes. Here is what you’re missing by working with this truncated version of the book:
Opening Material Preface by Turtle Island String Quartet Acknowledgments Dedication Introduction
Capturing the Style The Basic Parameters Choice Versus Habit Rhythmic Awareness Cultural SIgnatures Which Kind of Player Do You Want To Be? Dressing Up a Note Passionate Technique The Bucking Bronco Syndrome Erasing the Glass Ceiling Julie-isms
Cool Tips Supporting the Instrument Bow Length String-Crossing Flailing Uneven Pulse Strings Bows and Fiddles Repair Instrument Care Tuners on the Tailpiece versus Pegs Amplification Protecting Your Ears Practice Tracks Jam Sessions The Art of Improvisation Yikes! What Should I Play? Permutations Five Approaches To Improvisation Hybrid Scales Rhythm Violin Paradiddles Modal Settings The Cycle: The Key to Jazz Improvisation Double Stops Harmonic Motion: Working with Chords
The Styles Old-Time Shuffles Along Bluegrass Frenzy Country Drawl Irish Reelies Drivin’ to Cape Breton Fiddle It French Dancin’ Scandi Bluesy Blues Swinging Fancy BeBoppin’ Lively Latin Rockin’ and Rollin’ Klezmanian Skies Tango Caprice Gypsy Lane Flaming Flamenco
Playing Healthy Protecting Yourself Effort vs. Release Muscle Overuse The Death Grip The Stressed Wrist Muscle Balance Rest and Healing Practice Time Group Sessions Resources for Contemporary Strings Books DVDs
Fiddle Horror Stories Julie Lyonn Lieberman Peter ‘Doc’ Rolland, Ph.D Paul Harty Edward I. Pollak David Thompson Pete Schug Scott Bailey RLA Matheson Danielle E. Martin Eric Oehler Laurie Griffiths Martin Stillion Dean Bo Bradham Katie Bailey John Beland Neil Rossi QUOTES John Hartford Stacy Phillips Albert Einstein Darol Anger Betty Carter Jean-Luc Ponty Jay Ungar Bruce Molsky Sam Zygmuntowicz Buddy Spicher Martin Hayes Michael Doucet Donna Hébert Leif Alpsjö Randy Sabien Claude “Fiddler” Williams Matt Glaser Anthony Barnett Joe Kennedy, Jr. Sam Bardfeld Jesus Florido Betsy Hill Mark Wood Alicia Svigals Yale Strom Mary Ann Willis Willie Royal THE PRACTICE CD
You can practice the tunes in the book using these tracks (available on iTunes). Each accompani- ment provides the melody and ample space for improvisation. If you want to download sheet music in PDF format for some of the longer tunes in this book, you can find it on my downloads page at www. julielyonn.com.
Musicians on Tracks:
Julie Lyonn Lieberman: violin; Len Cascia: guitar, accordion, mandolin, pedal steel; Alex Skolnick: flamenco, bebop, and blues guitar; Steve Alcott: bass
Track 1
Stylistic Examples
Track 2
Rhythm Violin
Track 3
The Drone
Track 4
The Cycle
Track 5 … Old-Time
Cripple Creek I
Track 6 … Bluegrass
Cripple Creek II
Track 7… Country
Country Ride
Track 8 … Irish
Kia
Track 9 … Cape Breton
Tullachgorum Track 10 … Cajun
Dance Doucet Dance
Track 11 … French
Fireside
Track 12 … Scandi
Lanbacka-Jans Polska
Track 13 … Blues
Papa Blues
Track 14 … Swing
Georgia Swing
Track 15 … Be-bop
Bop Bird Bop
Track 16 … Latin
It Just Is
Track 17… Rock
Sugarcane Rock
Track 18 … Klezmer
L’hu Neroneno
Track 19 … Tango
Tangled in Tango
Track 20 … Gypsy
The Romany Trail
Track 21 … Flamenco
Harmonic Gypsy The Contemporary Violinist
by Julie Lyonn Lieberman
Published by: Julie Lyonn Music Graphic Design: Julie Lyonn Lieberman Cover Design: Loren Moss Cover Photo: Randall Wallace Editors: Susan Ruel and Julie Lyonn Lieberman
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval systems without written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review or article.
First and Second Editions: Soft cover Copyright 1999 by Julie Lyonn Lieberman dba Huiksi Music; Second Edition 2001 Print Edition: ISBN 978-1-879730-07-6
First Digital Edition Copyright 2011 by Julie Lyonn Music Digital Edition: ISBN 978-1-879730-06-9 Printed in the United States of America Track Five: Cripple Creek from the practice CD on iTunes Track Six: Cripple Creek II from the practice CD on iTunes Track Seven: Country Ride from the practice CD on iTunes Track Eight: Kia from the practice CD on iTunes Track Nine: Tullachgorum from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Ten: Dance Doucet Dance from the practice CD on iTunes Track Eleven: Fireside from the practice CD on iTunes Track Twelve: Langbacka-Jans Polska from the practice CD on iTunes Track Thirteen: Papa Blues from the practice CD on iTunes Track Fourteen: Georgia Swing of the practice CD on iTunes Track Fifteen: Bop Bird Bop from the practice CD on iTunes Track Sixteen: It Just Is from the practice CD on iTunes Track Seventeen: Sugarcane Rock of the practice CD on iTunes Track Eighteen: L’hu Neroneno from the practice CD on iTunes Track Nineteen: Tangled in Tango from the practice CD on iTunes Track Twenty: The Romany Trail from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Twenty-one: Harmonic Gypsy from the practice CD on iTunes