Have you ever wondered how to practice jazz scales? Christian Howes details how in his new book, “Jazz Scales for Violin, Viola, Cello.” Find it here! If you’re a classically trained string player, you probably practice scales off the page. I bet you have Carl Flesch right there. Don’t pretend like you don’t. You’ve probably […]
Jazz Violin Solo: Mark Feldman with John Abercrombie
Mark Feldman is an exceptional jazz violin player and improviser, and his solo here with John Abercrombie (a world class jazz guitarist) is worth listening to multiple times. Mark uses a lot of musical devices here that are important for all jazz players to understand, as well as a number of expressive devices that are […]
5 Things to Look For in a Jazz Violin Teacher
It can be difficult, if not impossible to find a live jazz violin teacher depending on where you live. While there are many aspects of the music that can be studied independently, t is best to have the feedback from someone who has dealt with playing jazz violin specifically. Only a real player knows the […]
Traditional Jazz Violin Lesson – Melody On a Standard
This jazz violin lesson is a demonstration from Tim Kilphuis playing the melody to “I can’t give you anything but love,” – a classic standard that is good to have in the repertoire. Learning the chord changes and melodies to classic standards is an important part of building your understanding of the music and developing […]
Jazz Violin Lesson – Blues
Here is a video from Christian Howes’ Membership Site, which he generously allowed use to share with you. It is on the subject of improvising over a blues progression. He uses his looping pedal to create the chord structure and bass line, showing how you can create your own accompaniment for yourself. If you have […]