Violin

Learn more about your favorite fiddle styles and techniques through the writings of experts in bluegrass, country, Irish, Cajun and swing traditions. Covers the difference between classical violin playing and fiddling, chopping technique, bariolage, double-stop playing, and alternate tunings, plus lots of info on fiddle tunes from around the world.

Explore the world of jazz violin with one of America's finest jazz and swing violinists, Jeremy Cohen. With this book/CD pack, violinists can: practice soloing and improvising along with a recorded Hot-Club-style band learn melodies and solos to 16 great jazz standards build strength, stamina, focus, and improvising skills by jamming with the band. Includes two audio CDs with variable-speed practice tracks and full-band accompaniment.