The Strum Bowing Method

"My old partner in the Turtle Island String Quartet has distilled it down to a pretty exact science, and does it with humor and warmth. I don't know how someone could go through this book and not come out grooving!"
- Darol Anger (Turtle Island String Quartet, ) Assoc. Prof., Berklee College of Music

"Simple yet profound, Tracy's approach achieves immediate and far-reaching results for beginners to seasoned professionals."
- David "Doc" Wallace, String Dept. Chair, Berklee College of Music

"This book becomes the essential 'road map' for chopping and beyond. The pedagogy is logical, progressive, and easy to understand. I highly recommend this bold new addition to the canon of string pedagogy."
- Bob Phillips, Director of String Publications, Alfred Music

"The Strum Bowing Method is absolutely brilliant."
- Richard Greene (Bill Monroe, ) legendary "Inventor of the Chop"

"A must-have for any string player. It will be required reading for my students." - Mimi Rabson, Assoc. Prof., Berklee College of Music

"Tracy has done it! This is what string players have been waiting for--rhythm and groove playing are the last frontier of our string world. Finally, the master electric violin player is leading you to the promised land. Tracy's book will ignite the 'turbow' in your music!"

Mark Wood, 7-String Electric Violinist, founder of Wood Violins, Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp, Electrify Your Strings

"With the addition of Tracy's Strum Bowing technique, new realms of music and uncharted territories of creation are opening for those who wield a bow."
- Casey Driessen, Berklee College of Music, Valencia

"Strum Bowing is as complete a statement on the subject as it's possible to make."- Danny Seidenberg (Turtle Island String Quartet)

"An indispensable curriculum. This is the missing link in string education: the heart andart of the groove." - Julie Lieberman, Author, Educator

"Tracy Silverman continues to break ground with this great resource."- Chris Howes, jazz violinist, educator "A definitive treatise on the subject."- Mike Block (Silk Road Ensemble, ) Assoc. Prof., Berklee College of Music

"The Strum Bowing Method is a brilliant, ground-breaking pedagogical treatise."- Elisabeth Small, String Dept. Chair, Belmont University

"This book is a must read for all string players who want to get their groove on!"- Joe Deninzon (Stratospheerius)

"Tracy's amazing innovations are ready to transform the string world."- Rachel Barton Pine, Concert Violinist, Recording Artist

"Students of eclectic string playing will likely gravitate to this thorough and expertly written manual as the perfect way to explain the seemingly unexplainable."
- Daryl Silberman, Orchestra director, Waubonsie Valley High School