| Alternative Strings: The New Curriculum [With CD] Contributor(s): Lieberman, Julie Lyonn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1574670891 ISBN-13: 9781574670899 Publisher: Amadeus OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2004 Annotation: Let's keep our string programs vital, contemporary, and thriving! Alternative Strings: The New Curriculum is the first resource book in the world to offer a comprehensive guide to string educators wishing to step into twenty-first-century inclusive string pedagogy. The "Dear Abby" for string players, Julie Lyonn Lieberman, offers detailed descriptions of over two dozen fiddle, blues, jazz, pop, and world styles; bountiful support materials; a massive discography; musical examples; photographs; and audio from master players and clinicians, far exceeding the scope of other books in the field. ABOUT THE AUDIO CD: Some of today's top alternative string players and clinicians demonstrate rock, jazz, and fiddle styles; present innovative ideas for teaching new generations of string players; and more. Tracks include: 1. Howard Armstrong: My first fiddle 2. Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry: Zydeco Rock 3. Daryl Silberman: Through Contemporary to Classical and Back 4. Ed Caner: Rock Basics 5. Anthony Barnett: Stuff Smith plays "Body and Soul" 6. Mark Wood: Evolution, Rock, and Musicianship 7. Jesus Florido: Latin and Beyond 8. Randy Sabien: Jazz Stirngs: A Life Inspiration 9. Leanne Darling: Arabic Strings 10. Bob Phillips: Fiddling in the Schools 11. Julianna Waller: Developing Diversity 12: Martin Norgaard: Jazz String Pedagogy 13. Richard Greene: Moving Forward 14. Martha Mooke: Breaking the Sound Barrier 15. Claude Williams: Reminiscences 16. Julie Lyonn Lieberman: "Fiddle, Sing," excerpt from Mixing America |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Musical Instruments - Strings - Music | Instruction & Study - General - Music | Printed Music - General |
| Dewey: 787.193 |
| LCCN: 2003021359 |
| Series: Amadeus |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.44" W x 8.98" (0.85 lbs) 207 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is alternative string playing? It the most important and exciting area for string players who want and need to expand their horizons beyond classical music by exploring other styles and learning varied approaches and techniques offered by these styles. The string community is in the midst of a stylistic metamorphosis. Scores are incorporating scales, rhythms, ornaments and textual ideas from the music of the world. Over 18 string styles have surged in popularity, including blues, swing, rock, old time, Celtic, Cajun, Cape Breton, Flamenco, Gypsy and Latin, to name a few. Whether you want to learn a new style, be ready for anything that comes up at a jam session, or meet the demands of new orchestral scores with ease, Alternative Strings will help you develop the necessary skills. CD contains musical examples as well as many interviews with top players. "A landmark publication for string education, with an absolutely fantastic companion CD ... This book is a source of inspiration for both students and educators alike for a new curriculum, for unifying the entire string education movement regardless of one's background and musical interests." - Jazz Education Journal |