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Fiddle - Beginning-Intermediate SKU: MB.20186M Composed by Martin Norgaard. Saddle-stitched, Alternative Styles, Jazz, Solos, Duets & Ensembles, Technique, Theory and Reference, Swing, Violin, Method. Jazz Wizard. Style. Book and online audio. 48 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #20186M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20186M). ISBN 9780786693443. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.Jazz Fiddle Wizard Jr. is designed for beginning to intermediate middle and high school violinists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard--a break-through approach for string players who want to learn to improvise within the jazz style. No step is left out in this sequentially arranged introduction to the role of rhythm, call and response, articulation, scales, and chord changes in jazz improvisation. The exercises are turned into catchy tunes arranged to work in any configuration of string groups. That is, three-part arrangements for each tune may be played with any number of like instruments or in conjunction with Jazz Viola Wizard Jr. and Jazz Cello Wizard Jr. books. Suitable as a self-instruction book or for use in private and/or group string instruction, Jazz Fiddle Wizard Jr. contains piano accompaniment parts as well as audio that provides a full rhythm section accompaniment for every exercise and tune. The appropriate tone and style are modeled by the authors performances of more than 50 sample exercises and improvised solos. Includes access to online audio.