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“I strongly recommend JIME for any violinist with good classical training and a love of the jazz idiom. This method takes the mystery out of improvisation and makes a new musical world available to the serious string player. I am reminded of my teacher Ivan Galamian who was among the first to express musicality in techincal terms. This book must be among the first to express jazz techniques in terms accessible to anyone.”
-Charles Castleman, Concert Violinist and Professor,
Eastman School of Music
“You have put together a fabulous method! With a deep understanding of both the jazz idiom and the particular problems that string players bring to it,
you have created an effective and deeply sensible approach. In a field
crowded with pointless and ineffective methods, JIME works and is a pleasure to work with.”
-Matt Glaser, Internationally known Jazz Violinist and Jazz
Educator, and String Department Chair, Berklee College of Music.
“Congratulations on an excellent improvisation method! Thank you for making it available for us lucky cellists!”
-David Darling, Cellist, internationally known recording artist and
improvisation teacher.
“Just what we string players and teachers have needed a sequential
approach to improvisation designed by one of our own specifically for us.”
-Anne Witt, Cellist, Past President of ASTA, and Dir., Univ. of
Texas String Project, Austin, TX
“Blake & Harmon’s approach to teaching improvisation is delightful,
intriguing, and provoking. They offer an important element missing in the
training of most musicians.”
-John Graham, Violist, and Faculty, Eastman
School of Music
“JIME works great! I like the way it leads the players
step by step through the process of learning improvisation. I will
continue to use JIME as part of
my own Improvisation Workshops.”
-Randy Sabien, Jazz Violinist and
Improvisation teacher.
“String players and educators take note! JIME is an incredibly refreshing
improv method for string players. It works well for both students and
teachers who have never improvised before!”
- Dr. John Kuzmich, Senior Columnist, Jazz Educators Journal, May 1995
“Your work is fantastic. Thank you!”
-Prof. Galvagno Elio, Saluzzo, Italy
“JIME for cello is what I’ve been waiting for. Why
should violinists have all the fun? For the intermediate player,
JIME
is the key that can unlock
expressive potential and technical prowess. If humanizing your
insturment is
your goal, than JIME is an effective means to that end”
-Nornan Johns, cellist, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
“The best model of a teach yourself” method that I have ever seen”.
-Stephanie Judy, Author, Making Music for the Joy of It
“I loved your book! I liked the intuitive approach - this reflects
how people
are motivated to learn something new.”
-Vicki Citron, Violinist and Teacher, Cambridge, MA
“Experiencing the freedom to improvise only adds to self-confidence
in all
areas of performance. I intend to learn right alongside the students
with
whom I’ll explore this.”
- Linda Wear Fiore, Hartt School of Music, Registered Suzuki
Violin Teacher Trainer
“A wonderful way of presenting improvisation! Thanks for a great supplemental program that all Suzuki students and teachers will enjoy working with.”
-Edward Kreitman, Registered Suzuki Violin Teacher Trainer, and author,
Teaching from the Balance Point.
What String Players are saying about Improvise!...
"I found "Improvise!" to be easy to use and lots of fun!
My students also
found it to be a very accessible, reassuring portal into the world
of
improvisation. It seems to be targeted for younger students,
but I would
highly recommend this book for all ages. Way to go Jody!"
-Mathias Wexler, Artist/Teacher of Cello and Chamber Music,
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
“Congratulations on Improvise! I recently did a
workshop with students using it and they all caught on like wildfire.
It’s an excellent vehicle for
demonstrating to parents the power of ear training and a great new
form of
expression for younger children. Thank you Jody for another great
improv
book!”
-Moirsheen Kelly, Vicoria, Austrailia
“You give music theory a hands-on approach. You give concepts
that I have often introduced in lessons, searching for the best ways to
explain them. And you really follow through with the “one step is
actually ten” concept of Suzuki. Your tips and progressions are exceptionally
clear.”
-Lorraine Fink, Talent Education Specialist, Sherman Oaks, CA
“For string players interested in expanding their musical vocabulary
and
moving in new directions, the Harmons have created a perfect vehicle
to begin. What a gift!”
-Rodney Farrar, Cellist and Clinician known for creativity in
teaching, Littleton, CO
“Jody Harmon’s improvisation methods are wonderful teaching aids for
intonation and rhythms. Improvise! gives new meaning
to teaching and
practicing scales and arpeggios!”
-Linda Case, Professor of Violin, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
“What an excellent idea! Very clear and very useful! An
excellent basic
theory course - I will use it with my own students. The musical
selections
are beautifully played. Superb for adults as will as children...”
-Joanne Bath, Suzuki Violin Teacher Trainer, and Director, North
Carolina Suzuki Institute.
“Improvise! is a great resource. I am excited about
using it in my groups to
help my students trust their inner sense of music. They will
be amazed to
discover that scales and arpeggios can be expressive and don’t have
to be just boring exercises. From personal experience I know how
liberating it can be to “let go” and improvise. Thanks!”
-Joanne Martin, Violist, Teacher, and author of I Can Read
Music.
“A terrific contribution for string teaching! Improvise!
allows us to use
our ears and imagination in a different way, and develop improvisational
skills in a step by step manner.”
-Carol Tarr, Cellist and Teacher, Lakewood,CO
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