Publisher's Synopsis
Most jazz licks come from horn players.
Instead of imitating what horn players do, violinists can have their own licks!
Don't throw away classical music when learning jazz. The violin has its own iconic melodies that can make a statement in the jazz world.
Jazz Violin Licks from Classical Violin Music takes excerpts from the violin's own repertoire and uses them as licks for jazz.
Violin melodies are included from Bach, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Vivaldi, Bruch, Tchaikovsky, and more.
This is book is for intermediate to advanced level violinists.
The material comes from concerto and solo violin works, transposed into all 12 keys.It is intended for string players who are comfortable reading in various keys and are not afraid of accidentals (there are no key signatures).
There are jazz play-along practice tracks included with the purchase of this book. Practicing the licks in this book with the play-along tracks can help to train your ear on how to apply the exercises of this book when improvising on a stage with a band!
Play-along practice tracks are included for online streaming or instant mp3 downloads to your computer.
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