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"Popular music relies heavily on a strong underlying rhythm, or ""groove."" Contemporary grooves are foundational to the study of guitar, drums and other instruments, and they are essential to playing in jazz and rock ensembles. String playing, however, comes largely from the classical tra- dition grounded in 18th and 19th century European music. The result is that young string players are not being taught how to play the music of their own contemporary musical culture. The time has come to retool our playing--for ourselves, for our students, and for the greater groove! This area of post-classical string playing is so new that a comprehensive pedagogy hasn't yet been developed, and there is a palpable need for a simple, unified approach. Strum Bowing encompasses all the different al- ternative bow techniques--Chops, Shuffles, Ghost Notes, etc.--by targeting the common thread linking grooves in all styles: the subdivision of the beat. The best entry point to contemporary popular styles is through rhythm, and for string play- ers, the way to the rhythm is through the bow. With Strum Bowing, you physicalize the subdivision with your bow as if you were strumming a guitar, creating grooves by bringing out accents and dropping Ghost Notes. In this book, we will approach Strum Bowing as: - Horizontal--often known by fiddlers as a shuffle - Vertical--known to many as the Chop - 3D Strum--the combination of horizontal and vertical bowing techniques for playing chords, melodies and/or bass lines We'll learn how to use grooves as the entry point to improvisation as well as how to bring rhythmic vitality to classical music. The Strum Bowing Method functions as both a how-to manual for the amateur or profes- sional player and as the conductor/instructor companion to 22 Groove Studies for Strings, a collection of Strum Bowing etudes for middle school through college level string ensembles."

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My old partner in the Turtle Island String Quartet has distilled it down to a pretty exact science, and does it with humor and warmth. I don't know how someone could go through this book and not come out grooving! - Darol Anger (Turtle Island String Quartet, ) Assoc. Prof., Berklee College of Music Simple yet profound, Tracy's approach achieves immediate and far-reaching results for beginners to seasoned professionals. - David Doc Wallace, String Dept. Chair, Berklee College of Music This book becomes the essential 'road map' for chopping and beyond. The pedagogy is logical, progressive, and easy to understand. I highly recommend this bold new addition to the canon of string pedagogy. - Bob Phillips, Director of String Publications, Alfred Music The Strum Bowing Method is absolutely brilliant. - Richard Greene (Bill Monroe, ) legendary Inventor of the Chop A must-have for any string player. It will be required reading for my students. - Mimi Rabson, Assoc. Prof., Berklee College of Music Tracy has done it! This is what string players have been waiting for--rhythm and groove playing are the last frontier of our string world. Finally, the master electric violin player is leading you to the promised land. Tracy's book will ignite the 'turbow' in your music! Mark Wood, 7-String Electric Violinist, founder of Wood Violins, Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp, Electrify Your Strings With the addition of Tracy's Strum Bowing technique, new realms of music and uncharted territories of creation are opening for those who wield a bow. - Casey Driessen, Berklee College of Music, Valencia Strum Bowing is as complete a statement on the subject as it's possible to make. - Danny Seidenberg (Turtle Island String Quartet) An indispensable curriculum. This is the missing link in string education: the heart andart of the groove. - Julie Lieberman, Author, Educator Tracy Silverman continues to break ground with this great resource. - Chris Howes, jazz violinist, educator A definitive treatise on the subject. - Mike Block (Silk Road Ensemble, ) Assoc. Prof., Berklee College of Music The Strum Bowing Method is a brilliant, ground-breaking pedagogical treatise. - Elisabeth Small, String Dept. Chair, Belmont University This book is a must read for all string players who want to get their groove on! - Joe Deninzon (Stratospheerius) Tracy's amazing innovations are ready to transform the string world. - Rachel Barton Pine, Concert Violinist, Recording Artist Students of eclectic string playing will likely gravitate to this thorough and expertly written manual as the perfect way to explain the seemingly unexplainable. - Daryl Silberman, Orchestra director, Waubonsie Valley High School

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