Julie will be running and teaching at SWB in Appleton, WI all week. Join us for a truly amazing week!
http://www.stringswithoutboundaries.com/wisconsin-2/lawrence-university.html

Faculty:
Randy Sabien, Judy Hyman, Matt Turner, Gregory Walker, Julie Lyonn Lieberman

CONTENT INCLUDES:

TECHNIQUE
Introduction to Chop Technique
Percussive Strings
Bow Boot Camp
Scale Strength

CREATIVE MUSICIANSHIP
Creative Musicianship: The Building Blocks
Taqasim: A Modal Approach to Improvisation
Free Improvisation
The Art of the Riff
Soloing Over Rock/Pop Tunes
Baroque Improvisation
Arranging and Creating Variations on a Tune
Same Tune: Appalachian To Bluegrass
Improvising Fiddle Tunes
Fiddle Tune Writing

CLASSICAL
Improvise Your Classical Cadenza
Classical Crossover
Cello Techniques
How to Audition
Virtuosic Classical Techniques
Classical Left-Hand Techniques 

ROOTS MUSIC
American Fiddling
The Basics of Bluegrass Fiddle
Fiddle Bow Techniques
Hot Shot Tunes to Try
Celtic Fiddle Styles
Scandinavian Fiddling
Klezmer Fiddling
Tierra Caliente: The Music of S. W. Mexico
Choro: Brazilian string band music
Hip Hop, Dubstep and Beyond: New Frontiers
Quebecois Fiddling
Cape Breton Fiddling 

CRAFT
What Makes a Tune Sound Great?
Introduction to Eclectic Styles
SPIRIT: Music from your Heart & Soul
Session Work Hollywood Style
How to Create Bass Lines
Harmonizing Tunes
Picks-icatto! 
Rhythm Fiddling
Jazz Theory Orchestra

LEARNING SYSTEMS
Jam Etiquette
Imprinting: Approaches to Memorization
The Nashville Numbering System
The Twelve Key Challenge
The 4 Finest Teachers:
Playing Healthy
Playing on Chord Changes 

ENSEMBLE PLAYING
Backup: What to do, what not to do …
How to Work with a Rhythm Section
Conducting Techniques 

TECHNOLOGY
How to Generate Your Own Backup Tracks!
How to Use the Looper as a Creative Tool
Going Electric, Special Effects, Apps for Tablet
Designing and Recording a CD
Electric Strings LAB
Video Game Music: Arranging and Recording
Going Electric
Creating a Band Using the Looper 

JAZZ, BLUES, POP/ROCK
Swing Bowings
Texas Swing
Jazz Strings
Jazz Gymnastics
Blues
Opening the Door to Jazz Improvisation
Popular Techniques Primer
The Art of the Riff
The “Grateful Dead” String Player
Early Jazz Classics
Soloing Over Rock/Pop Tunes
Rock Riffs
Gypsy Jazz
The Blues