Publisher: Amadeus Press
Alternative Strings - The New Curriculum

The first resource book in the world to offer a comprehensive guide to string educators wishing to step into twenty-first-century inclusive string pedagogy. The “Dear Abby” for string players, Julie Lyonn Lieberman, offers detailed descriptions of over two dozen fiddle, blues, jazz, pop, and world styles; bountiful support materials; a massive discography; musical examples; photographs; and audio from master players and clinicians, far exceeding the scope of other books in the field.

About AudioCD: Some of today's top alternative string players and clinicians demonstrate rock, jazz, and fiddle styles; present innovative ideas for teaching new generations of string players; and more.

Tracks include:

• Howard Armstrong - My first fiddle
• Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry - Zydeco Rock
• Daryl Silberman - Through Contemporary to Classical and Back
• Ed Caner - Rock Basics
• Anthony Barnett - Stuff Smith plays “Body and Soul” 
• Mark Wood - Evolution, Rock, and Musicianship 
• Jesus Florido - Latin and Beyond 
• Randy Sabien - Jazz Stirngs: A Life Inspiration 
• Leanne Darling - Arabic Strings 
• Bob Phillips - Fiddling in the Schools 
• Julianna Waller - Developing Diversity
• Martin Norgaard - Jazz String Pedagogy 
• Richard Greene - Moving Forward 
• Martha Mooke - Breaking the Sound Barrier
• Claude Williams - Reminiscences
• Julie Lyonn Lieberman - “Fiddle, Sing,” excerpt from Mixing America