Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior 2 is a continuation of Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior (Mel Bay, 2002) and is designed for upper middle school and high school string students. JFWjr 2 uses the same basic approach as JFWjr; students learn mainly through imitation, the same way we learn to speak our native tongue. It also introduces very easy optional chord theory but only AFTER the student has experienced improvising with chords aurally. The books come in three versions: violin, viola, and cello/bass. Designed to be used together in studio and classroom situations. This volume introduces three basic concepts that are prerequisites to advanced jazz improvising: solo development, modes, and inner melodies - the single most potent technique to get students to improvise on advanced progressions immediately. Includes access to online audio.

Lesson 1: Question and Answer Phrases
   Tuning note A 440
   Play-along: The G major scale
   Play-along: Scale step numbers
   Q & A: Answer starting on the same notes
   Q & A: Play answer phrases only
   Q & A: Play question phrases only
   Play-along: Play both question and answer phrase
   Play-along: Play an entire solo ending with an answer phrase
   Play-along: Empty back up track using Turnaround
   Town solo progression
Lesson 2: Improvising with Rhythm and Pitch
  Q & A: Answer in the same register
  Play-along: Play an entire solo in various registers
  Q & A: Answer with similar note values
  Play-along: Play an entire solo with various note values
  Play-along: Play an entire solo using all story telling devices
  Followed by example solo by Martin Norgaard
Turnaround Town:
  Performance: Martin Norgaard (vln) and Paul Nelson (vcl)  play all parts and solos
  Play-along: Empty back up track
Lesson 3: Inner Melodies
  Play-along: Inner melody in whole notes
  Play-along: Inner melody with rhythms
  Play-along: Inner melody with improvised rhythms
  Q & A: Inner Melody with embellishments
  Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard
  Play-along: Empty back up track using Northern Light solo progression
Advanced: How did we find the inner melody?
   Written exercise: Find new inner melody

Northern Light:
  Performance: Martin Morgaard and Paul Nelson play all parts and solo
  Play-along: Empty back up track
Lesson 4: Changing Scales Using Inner Melodies
  Play-along: Inner melody in whole notes
  Play-along: Inner melody with rhythms
  Play-along: The D Mixolydian scale
  Play-along: Inner Melody on one-measure phrases
  Play-along: Improvise one-measure figure and apple inner melody
  Play-along: Copy and improvise two-measure lick and apply inner melody
  Play-along: Four-measure blues phrases
  Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard
  Play-along: Empty back up track using Lazy Note
         Blues solo progression
Advanced: How did we find the inner melodies on the blues
   Written exercise: Find new inner melody
Lazy Note Blues:
   Play-along: Martin Norgaard and Paul Nelson play all parts and solo
   Play-along: Empty back up track
Lesson 5: Aeolian Minor
   Q & A: Latin rhythms
   Play-along: The A Aeolian minor scale
   Play-along: The A Aeolian minor scale with rhythms
   Q & A: Repeat or answer phrases  & A: Play answer phrases only
   Q & A: Play question phrases only
   Play-along: Play both question and answer phrases
   Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard
   Play-along: Empty back up track using La Luna
         Solo progression
La Luna:
  Play-along: Martin Norgaard and Paul Nelson play all parts and solo
  Play-along: Empty back up track