624 NE Wilson Avenue
St. Cloud MN 56304
USA
320-654-9048
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Website:
www.seabornstrings.com
Travels to: MN, NE, SD, ND, WI, IA, IL
Biography:
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Violin Performance, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, Master of Music in Conducting for Orchestra, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MNFiddling
Basic tunes to know for jam sessions, fiddle contests, knowing the difference between styles such as Texas Swing, Old Timey, Bluegrass, Contra Dance, Celtic, Cajun, Scandinavian, and Jazz.
Fiddle Orchestra
How to start a fiddle orchestra or fiddle club, learning how to play the different roles of melody, rhythm, and harmony.
Improvisation
Jazz and fiddle style improvisation using slight variations on the melody and adding knowledge of the chord arpeggios and scales.
Composition
How to compose a solo in jazz and fiddle style, how to create twin and triple fiddle harmonies, how to write for a jazz or fiddle orchestra.
Folk jazz trio available for performance, workshops and clinics. Instrumentation includes fiddle, viola, cello, hammer dulcimer, guitar, harmonica, vocals. Musicians are Cristina Seaborn, Paul Imholte, and Kevin Carlson.