Techniques For The Contemporary String Player

Whether you want to learn a new style, be ready for anything that comes up in a jam session, or meet the demands of new orchestral scores with ease, this DVD will help you develop the necessary right and left-hand skills. Julie Lyonn Liebermann has examined he technical demands of all the modern, alternative styles (such as blues, swing, rock, Celtic, Cajun, Flamenco and more), and organises the most essential skills, the fundamentals that you'll need to progress, all onto one insightful DVD with both parts One and Two of her method guide. In part one: The Bow Hand Four essential bow control techniques, ten approaches to rhythmizing the bow, contemporary techniques you can use to navigate the bow so that each note speaks! Part Two: The Left Hand Basic Set-up Thumb Hinge, Trampoline Fingers, Chromatic Motion, Vibrato Ornaments (such as trills, slides, grace notes, turns, jazz embellishments and more) Double Stops (Unisons, octaves and chords), Playing on chord changes Walking bass lines, Slap and more. Overall, an interesting, insightful, comprehensive and enjoyable guide to contemporary string playing on this great value and brilliant DVD guide.

With Parts 1 and 2 on this DVD, these techniqes will help you develop the necessary right and left-hand skills for playing all contemporary string styles.