TABLE OF CONTENTS for FULL BOOK

TABLE OF CONTENTS for FULL BOOK
You can purchase the fully revised third edition of this book as a desktop reader or for
your digital reader through iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or any other digital book
distribution site. You can purchase the audio for this book (including recommended listening) on iTunes. Here is what you’re missing by working with this truncated version of the
book:
Opening Material
Preface by Turtle Island String Quartet
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Introduction
Capturing the Style
The Basic Parameters
Choice Versus Habit
Rhythmic Awareness
Cultural SIgnatures
Which Kind of Player Do You Want To Be?
Dressing Up a Note
Passionate Technique
The Bucking Bronco Syndrome
Erasing the Glass Ceiling
Julie-isms
Cool Tips
Supporting the Instrument
Bow Length
String-Crossing
Flailing
Uneven Pulse
Strings
Bows and Fiddles
Repair
Instrument Care
Tuners on the Tailpiece versus Pegs
Amplification
Protecting Your Ears
Practice Tracks
Jam Sessions
The Art of Improvisation
Yikes! What Should I Play?
Permutations
Five Approaches To Improvisation
Hybrid Scales
Rhythm Violin
Paradiddles
Modal Settings
The Cycle: The Key to Jazz Improvisation
Double Stops
Harmonic Motion: Working with Chords
The Styles
Old-Time Shuffles Along
Bluegrass Frenzy
Country Drawl
Irish Reelies
Drivin’ to Cape Breton
Fiddle It French
Dancin’ Scandi
Bluesy Blues
Swinging Fancy
BeBoppin’
Lively Latin
Rockin’ and Rollin’
Klezmanian Skies
Tango Caprice
Gypsy Lane
Flaming Flamenco
Playing Healthy
Protecting Yourself
Effort vs. Release
Muscle Overuse
The Death Grip
The Stressed Wrist
Muscle Balance
Rest and Healing
Practice Time
Group Sessions
Resources for Contemporary Strings
Books
DVDs
Fiddle Horror Stories
Julie Lyonn Lieberman
Peter ‘Doc’ Rolland, Ph.D
Paul Harty
Edward I. Pollak
David Thompson
Pete Schug
Scott Bailey
RLA Matheson
Danielle E. Martin
Eric Oehler
Laurie Griffiths
Martin Stillion
Dean
Bo Bradham
Katie Bailey
John Beland
Neil Rossi
QUOTES
John Hartford
Stacy Phillips
Albert Einstein
Darol Anger
Betty Carter
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jay Ungar
Bruce Molsky
Sam Zygmuntowicz
Buddy Spicher
Martin Hayes
Michael Doucet
Donna Hébert
Leif Alpsjö
Randy Sabien
Claude “Fiddler” Williams
Matt Glaser
Anthony Barnett
Joe Kennedy, Jr.
Sam Bardfeld
Jesus Florido
Betsy Hill
Mark Wood
Alicia Svigals
Yale Strom
Mary Ann Willis
Willie Royal
THE PRACTICE CD
You can practice the tunes in the book using these tracks (available on iTunes). Each accompaniment provides the melody and ample space for improvisation. If you want to download sheet music in
PDF format for some of the longer tunes in this book, you can find it on my downloads page at www.
julielyonn.com.
Musicians on Tracks:
Julie Lyonn Lieberman: violin; Len Cascia: guitar, accordion, mandolin, pedal steel; Alex Skolnick:
flamenco, bebop, and blues guitar; Steve Alcott: bass
Track 1
Stylistic Examples
Track 2
Rhythm Violin
Track 3
The Drone
Track 4
The Cycle
Track 5 … Old-Time
Cripple Creek I
Track 6 … Bluegrass
Cripple Creek II
Track 7… Country
Country Ride
Track 8 … Irish
Kia
Track 9 … Cape Breton
Tullachgorum
Track 10 … Cajun
Dance Doucet Dance
Track 11 … French
Fireside
Track 12 … Scandi
Lanbacka-Jans Polska
Track 13 … Blues
Papa Blues
Track 14 … Swing
Georgia Swing
Track 15 … Be-bop
Bop Bird Bop
Track 16 … Latin
It Just Is
Track 17… Rock
Sugarcane Rock
Track 18 … Klezmer
L’hu Neroneno
Track 19 … Tango
Tangled in Tango
Track 20 … Gypsy
The Romany Trail
Track 21 … Flamenco
Harmonic Gypsy
The Contemporary Violinist
by Julie Lyonn Lieberman
Published by: Julie Lyonn Music
Graphic Design: Julie Lyonn Lieberman
Cover Design: Loren Moss
Cover Photo: Randall Wallace
Editors: Susan Ruel and Julie Lyonn Lieberman
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval systems
without written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review or
article.
First and Second Editions: Soft cover
Copyright 1999 by Julie Lyonn Lieberman dba Huiksi Music; Second Edition 2001
Print Edition: ISBN 978-1-879730-07-6
First Digital Edition
Copyright 2011 by Julie Lyonn Music
Digital Edition: ISBN 978-1-879730-06-9
Printed in the United States of America
Track Five: Cripple Creek from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Six: Cripple Creek II from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Seven: Country Ride from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Eight: Kia from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Nine: Tullachgorum from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Ten: Dance Doucet Dance from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Eleven: Fireside from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Twelve: Langbacka-Jans Polska from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Thirteen: Papa Blues from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Fourteen: Georgia Swing of the practice CD on iTunes
Track Fifteen: Bop Bird Bop from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Sixteen: It Just Is from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Seventeen: Sugarcane Rock of the practice CD on iTunes
Track Eighteen: L’hu Neroneno from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Nineteen: Tangled in Tango from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Twenty: The Romany Trail from the practice CD on iTunes
Track Twenty-one: Harmonic Gypsy from the practice CD on iTunes