How to play Jazz & Tango

How can you groove on a string instrument?
How can you learn to improvise?
What kind of special playing techniques and tricks are used in jazz, rock and tango?
How can string teachers incorporate jazz, rock and pop in their lessons?

If you want to hear my answers to these questions, you can book me for workshops, lectures or lessons. Here are my four workshop formats:

Workshops

• Improvisation and Jazz, Rock, & Pop for String Players
• Tango
• JazzRockPop String Orchestra
• Teaching Jazz, Rock, and Pop for Strings
• Download workshop flyer (pdf)

Video Demonstrations (currently only in German)

• What is Bossastrich?
• Feedback-Sounds
• How to Chop

Sheet Music

• With N. Kruse, J. Piezunka und M. Rutledge: Groovy Strings – Rhythmus & Groove im Streichunterricht - 26 easy to intermediate jazz pieces for string ensemble with teachers' handbook on basics and methods (in German), CD-Extra enclosed, Breitkopf und Härtel 2009
• Bossastrich-Schule - The "Bossa Bowing" Technique
• Tango-Ševčík - How to Play Tango
• And a wide range of pieces and arrangements for cello solo, for duo, trio, and string quartet and also for string orchestra.
• All of these are available from me directly. Ask me about it!

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