Strings Without Boundaries Video Library
Lessons on rock, jazz, world music, and beyond — taught by String Music Masters
Strings Without Boundaries is a multi-style string conference operating for over 27 seasons. In partnership with artistic director Julie Lyonn Lieberman, recordings from past conferences are now available on myTalentForge.
About the Series
The video library is made up of recordings of online masterclass sessions from Strings Without Boundaries. Recorded during the 2020 and 2021 conferences, the collection features lessons on improving your playing technique, music theory, and genre-specific lessons including bluegrass, jazz, rock, and classical styles.
The series features lessons by nearly 30 string music masters, including Tracy Silverman, Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Pattie Hopkins Kinlaw, and more! No matter what style you like best, this collection has something for everyone.
See the full list of teachers and lessons included here.
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Strings Without Boundaries is a multi-style string conference operating for over 27 seasons. In partnership with artistic director Julie Lyonn Lieberman, recordings from past Strings Without Boundaries conferences are now available on myTalentForge.
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Teachers In the Series
Lessons Included
- Rock Techniques for Soloing
- Vibrato Clinic for Violinists and Violists
- Galician Tunes from Northwest Spain
- Hot East Tennessee Fiddle Tunes
- One Tune, Two Styles
- How to Play in a Rock Band
- Galician Fiddling
- Engaging the Concert Audience
- Blues Extravaganza
- Top 20 Fiddle Tunes
- Paradiddles: Cool String-Crossing Patterns
- Riff-Based Improvisation
- How to Write an Original Fiddle Tune
- Pedal Board: How to Configure
- Gypsy Jazz: Soup to Nuts
- Bluegrass Basics & Hot Licks
- Quilt Your Own Breakdown
- How to Capture the Style
- How to Play Gypsy Jazz
- How to Write a Traditional Tune
- Playing Healthy: An Ergonomic Approach
- Classical Bow Techniques
- Rhythm-Based Improvisation
- Singing While Stringing: How to Sing While Playing
- Learn Tunes Faster Through Patterns
- Learning Techniques
- How to Sing While You Play
- How to Use A Looper
- Rock 101
- Jam Session Prep: Tunes & Techniques
- Improvisation with Grace & Power
- FEAR? How to Oust the Demon!
- The Fiddler’s Role in the Band
- Intro to Bluegrass
- Irish Fiddling: Techniques & Repertoire
- Strum Bowing
- Irish Tunes & Techniques
- Soloing Country/Bluegrass Style
- Irish Ornamentation
- String Recording 101: Get Ready to Record
- Soloing with Pizzaz
- Live Looping 101
- Vibrato and Shifting
- Scaleology: From Drudgery to Fun
- Irish Ornaments & Micro-Improv
- An Introduction to Klezmer
- All About the Blues
- Multi-Style Cello Mastery
- How to Make a Grammy-Worthy Recording
- Fast, Faster, Fastest
- Jazz Fiddle: Rhythm Changes
- Brain/Body Health While Making Music
- Rock & Pop String Arranging
- Tune Writing 101 – Little Runner
- Survival Skills for 21st Century String Players
- B is for Bluegrass
- Jazz Fiddle: The AABA Form
- Collaborative Tunewriting
- Fiddling Demystified
- Rock Pizzicato
- Fills, Frills & Thrills
- Top Show Tunes – Devil Went Down to Georgia
- Fiddling Across Europe
- Rock Strings
- Gypsy Jazz: Pentatonic Scales
- Kickoffs & Tags for Tunes
- Top Show Tunes – Draggin’ the Bow
- Fiddling for Classical String Players
- Jazz Strings
- Nothin’ But the Blues: 101
- Playing Backup Bluegrass
- Top Show Tunes – Orange Blossom Special
- Finding Your Stage Persona
- Western Swing: Right or Wrong
- Tune Writing 101 – The Sculpture Appears
- Practical Music Theory: Live Workshop
- Iconic Rock Riffs
- Gypsy Jazz: All of Me
- American Fiddle Styles
- The Chemistry of Nervousness
- Jam Session Survival Skills
- Indian Classical Rhythms
- How to Generate Backing Tracks
- Rhythmizing the Bow
- Blues 101
- Fun Gateways Into Improvisation
- Improvising in Fiddle Tunes
- Nothin’ But the Blues: 102
- String Recording 102: Make it Sound Good
- Fiddling with a French Accent