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Berklee Practice Method Violin by Matt Glaser, Mimi Rabson

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Berklee Practice Method Violin by Matt Glaser, Mimi Rabson

Get Your Band Together This is the first-ever method that teaches you how to play in a rock band. Learn what all the great musicians seem to know intuitivelyÑhow to listen, interact and respond, improvise, and become part of the groove. The book and play-along CD will help improve your timing, technique, and reading ability.
Become the great player that everyone wants to have in their band. Lessons throughout this book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the violin in a contemporary ensemble. Learn to play melody and improvise over chord changesÑessential techniques for any violinist playing with a band. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself or with other musicians.
The accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing, and bossa nova. Topics include:
This series coordinates methods for many different instruments, and all are based on the same tunes, in the same keys. If you know a guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, etc., have them pick up the Berklee Practice Method for their own instrument, and jam together!

Topics include:

  • warming up
  • establishing a practice routine
  • learning by ear
  • theory and technique
  • rhythmic interpretation
  • reading
  • improvisation
  • song form
  • interpreting lead sheets







This series coordinates methods for many different instruments, and all are based on the same tunes, in the same keys. If you know a guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, etc., have them pick up the Berklee Practice Method for their own instrument, and jam together!