Instrumental Play-Along-Fifteen megahits from The King arranged for solo instrumentalists including a great full-accompaniment play-along CD so you can sound just like a pro.Great for fun practice and performance.

This book sets out to teach the reader how to play the fiddle by using inspiring music from some of the great musical traditions of the world especially arranged by the author for the instrument. Includes 2 CDs!Ideal for the complete beginner there is no need for any previous musical knowledge.Invaluable for the existing player/improver looking for fresh ideas and exciting new tunes.By working though this unique book the reader will gain a sound knowledge of the fiddle plus a large and varied repertoire of traditional music from all over the world.By drawing on the less commonly heard music of countries such as Venezuala Rwanda Holland Trinidad Japan and Australia as well as the more popular traditions of Ireland and North America this book will produce a well-rounded fiddle player - a musician who will be inspired to look further into the exciting musical traditions of the world.Rather than being an exhaustive guide to all traditional styles of the world this book is a fiddle method which uses tunes from around the world to demonstrate the various techniques required to produce a competant traditional musician. It is the sincere hope of the author that the student will be inspired by study of the music contained in this book and recording to look more deeply into the styles of particular interest. Contents 7/8 Time Signature A L'ouchaq Fnit Ana (Morocco) Al Mout Ba-ddra' (Morocco) Alborada de Pontecaldelas (Spain) Bahcevanci with Double-stops (Turkey) Beale Street Blues (U.S.A) Bert Jamison's (Australia) Bisdot Bet-lechem (Israel) Castillian (Trinidad) Castillian with Double-stops (Trinidad) Cornin's Hornpipe (Ireland) Daichovo Chara (Bulgaria) Dance (Egypt) Dance from Rajasthan (India) Double Stops Dwans y Pistyll (Wales) Extract from Shin-Kinuta (Japan) Flop-Eared Mule (U.S.A) Fraggossiriani (Greece) Frayleleh (Israel) Friend Since You Want to Marry

Do you want to sound more like the French maestro Stephan Grappelli? Here is the answer. I've selected around 250 classic Grappelli licks for you to learn. Using Simple chord theory and tips for timing and style. You can start these songs instantly. The CD contains samples, solos and backing tracks to practice your new-found skills on.
1. introduction
2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
3. Acknowledgments
4. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
5. GETTING STARTED
6. BOWING
7. Syncopation
8. Ghost notes
9. Basic Chord Theory
10. Universal Licks
11. Using Your Licks
12. Transposing
13. Positioning
14. Timing
15. Lick in G - Playalong solo on the chords of It Had to Be You
16. Licks in C - Playalong solo on the chords of Shine (C)
17. Tip #1: Playing Minor on Major Chords
18. Licks in A Minor - Playalong solo on the chords of Minor Swing (Am)
19. Licks in D - Playalong solo on the chords of Coquette (D)
20. Tip #2: Chromatic Notes
21. Licks in F - Playalong solo on the chords of Honeysuckle Rose (F)
22. Licks in D minor - Playalong solo on the chords of I've Found a New Baby (Dm)
23. Tip #3: Playing Minor on the Dominant
24. Licks in Bb
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