Improvising Violin By Julie Lyonn Lieberman Set Of 6 CD

Improvising Violin by Julie Lyonn Lieberman Set of 6 CD..... "Leave the confines of the written tune and fly off to the musical freedom and fantasy of improvisation! Julie Lyonn Lieberman will unleash your imagination and allow you to give voice to your own ideas and musical self-expression."

This exciting CD series is designed for violinists at all levels. Julie covers improvisation techniques in folk * blues * swing and jazz * as well as "where East meets West" in New Age music. These CDs are filled with a vast amount of invaluable information on technique * musicianship * theory * and new mental and physical approaches to playing. In addition, guitar and piano rhythm tracks are provided for improvisation practice.

Content:
* CD 1:
* 1. Intro * 2. What is Improvisation? * 3. The Elements of Improvisation * 4. The Use of Silence * 5. Improvising in Various Styles * 6. Physical Freedom * 7. Breathing Exercise * 8. Holding the Instrument * 9. The Twelve Keys * 10. Scales * 11. The Left and Right Hemispheres and How They Effect Music-Making * 12. Imaging and Visualization * 13. Closed-eye Mental Techniques * 14. Quality of Experience * 15. Six-fold Memory * 16. Coming Attractions

CD 2:
* 17. Tuning Up * 18. Intervals Explained * 19. Minor 2nd * 20. Major 2nd * 21. Minor 3rd * 22. Major 3rd * 23. Perfect 4th * 24. Perfect 5th * 25. Minor 6th * 26. Major 6th * 27. Minor 7th * 28. Major 7th * 29. G Minor Scale * 30. G Minor Scale in 3rds * 31. G Minor Scale using Different Intervals * 32. Patterns Explained * 33. Patterns Played * 34. Chromatic Scale Explained * 35. Chromatic Scale Played * 36. Chromatic Scales used as Passing Tones * 37. G Chromatic Scale Played with Perfect 4ths * 38. Chromatic Scales and Patterns Combined
"Twin Sisters"
* 39. Played up to Speed * 40. Rhythm Practice * 41. Imaging Your Playing * 42. Broken Down * 43. Played Slowly * 44. Played Slightly Faster * 45. Phrasing and Embellishments * 46. Improvising Concepts * 47. Chord Changes * 48. Improvising with Accompaniment * 49. Stretching Your Improvisations * 50. Coming Attractions

CD 3:
* 51. Intro * 52. Indian Music Discussed * 53. 'Rupak' Rhythm * 54. Grace Notes * 55. 'Slides' Musical Excerpt * 56. Patterns and Scales * 57. Note Combinations * 58. Double Bowing * 59. Adding Left Hand Movement * 60. Bowing Techniques * 61. String Roll * 62. Taping Your Rhythm Practice * 63. Improvising with Julie * 64. The Soul of Indian Music * 65. Improvising with a Drone * 66. Electronic Effects * 67. Ionian Mode * 68. Dorian Mode * 69. Phrygian Mode * 70. Lydian Mode * 71. Mixolydian Mode * 72. Aeolian Mode * 73. Locrian Mode
"Violinwalk"
74. F# Phrygian Scale * 75. Improvisation
"Violinova"
* 76. A Phrygian Scale * 77. Melody Played Slowly * 78. Melody Played up to Tempo * 79. Improvisation * 80. D Lydian Scale * 81. D Lydian Improvisation

CD 4:
* 82. History of the Blues * 83. 12 Bar/3 Chord Structure * 84. Counting Out the Chord Changes * 85. C Pentatonic Scale * 86. F Pentatonic Scale * 87. G Pentatonic Scale * 88. Using the Pentatonic Scales * 89. Blues Fiddle Techniques - Slides * 90. Vibrato * 91. Bowing Techniques * 92. Tremolo * 93. Pizzicato
"Blue Lament"
* 94. Played * 95. Tuning up * 96. Melody Broken Down * 97. Whole Melody Played from the Top * 98. Chord Changes * 99. C Pentatonic Fingerings * 100. F Pentatonic Fingerings * 101. G Pentatonic Fingerings * 102. Using Pentatonic Scales in your Improvisation * 103. Half Note Improvisation * 104. Quarter Note Improvisation *105. Eighth Note Improvisation * 106. Triplet Improvisation * 107. Sixteenth Note Improvisation * 108. Solo Along with Julie and Happy * 109. Soloing Tips

CD 5:
"Mindy's Fiddle Blues"
* 110. Played * 111. Tune Up * 112. Melody Broken Down * 113. Whole Melody Played * 114. D Pentatonic Scale *115. G Pentatonic Scale Patterns * 116. A Pentatonic Scale *117. Improvising Using Half Notes * 118. Improvising Using Quarter Notes * 119. Improvising Using Eighth Notes * 120. Improvising Using Triplets * 121. Improvising Using Sixteenth Notes * 122. Play Along with Happy * 123. Write Your Own Blues Melody
"Lady Swing"
* 124. Played * 125. 1st Part of Melody Broken Down * 126. 1st Part of Melody Played * 127. 2nd Part (Bridge) Broken Down * 128. 2nd Part (Bridge) Played * 129. Chords and Scales for Improvising * 130. C# Diminished Scale * 131. Rhythmic Exercises for Improvisation * 132. Outro

CD 6:
"Lady Swing"
*133. Improvisation * 134. 32 Bar Jazz Structure Explained * 135. Seven Basic Chord Types * 136. Scale Tones in the Key of C * 137. Techniques for Playing Jazz
"Lover Boy"
* 138. Explained * 139. Played * 140. Tuning * 141. A Section Melody - Broken Down * 142. A Section Melody - Played * 143. B Section Melody - Broken Down * 144. B Section Melody - Played * 145. Chord Changes Explained * 146. Singing the Melody * 147. Holding Tonal Centers * 148. Playing Over the Chords using Arpeggios * 149. Dropping In and Out of the Melody * 150. Improvising Over Dm7 and G7 * 151. Improvising Over Gm7 and C7 * 152. Improvising Over F7 and B-flat7 * 153. Improvising Over D-flat7 and C7 * 154. Improvising Over Fm7 and A7 * 155. E7 Scale * 156. Improvising Over Fm7 and E7 * 157. Comping * 158. Improvising Over the Whole Tune