Teach Yourself Bluegrass Fiddle (Book/Online Audio)

by Matt Glaser

Overview

(Music Sales America). Teach yourself authentic bluegrass fiddle with this book and audio pack. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: bowing and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. The audio contains demos of the examples contained in the book and backing tracks for several songs. Written by Matt Glaser, chairman of the String Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1980.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780825603242
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
Publication date:	01/01/1999
Series:	Teach Yourself Bluegrass Series
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	60
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.15(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	6
	Musical Notation	7
	Some Words About Reading Music	9
	Short History of Bluegrass Fiddle	10
	Beginning Bluegrass Fiddle	12
	The Use of the Bow	12
	Phrasing with the Bow	14
	The Left Hand	15
	Intonation in Difficult Keys	16
	Double Stops	16
	Vibrato	17
	Fiddle Tunes	18
	Soldier's Joy	19
	Old Joe Clark	20
	Cripple Creek	21
	Fire on the Mountain	22
	Turkey in the Straw	23
	Blackberry Blossom	24
	Arkansas Traveller	25
	Bill Cheatem	26
	Salt Creek	27
	Sally Goodin	28
	Playing Breaks	29
	Playing Backup	31
	The Tunes	32
	Salty Dog
	Backup	33
	Break	33
	Dark Hollow
	Backup	34
	Break	35
	Little Maggie
	Backup	36
	Break	37
	All the Good Times Are Past and Gone
	Backup	38
	Break	39
	Nine Pound Hammer	40
	John Hardy	41
	Pretty Polly	42
	Sitting on Top of the World	43
	Will the Circle Be Unbroken
	Backup	44
	Break	45
	Live and Let Live
	Backup	46
	Break	47
	Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms	48
	The Fiddle	49
	More Tunes	50
	High Dad in the Morning	51
	Footprints in the Sow	52
	John Henry	54
	Cattle in the Corn	55
	June Apple	56
	Blue Eagle	57
	Crazy Creek	58
	Discography	60