Podcasts about creative strings workshop

In this episode, Christian Howes dives deep into strategies for musicians to master their craft more effectively. Addressing both teachers and players, he provides a comprehensive seven-week program designed to elevate your musical prowess. From tonal improvisation to advanced jazz harmony. Whether you're battling with the intricacies of bowed string instruments or seeking to find your unique creative voice, this podcast promises not just instruction but also transformative guidance. To join Christian's Creative Strings Workshop or to learn more, visit ⁠christianhowes.com⁠. Brought to you by The Creative Strings Workshop. Early registration (discount) for the fall 7-week course goes away soon- register here: ⁠https://christianhowes.com/csw_online6/⁠ New students can also take a free lesson with me with a trial of my home study course here: ⁠https://christianhowes.com/csa/⁠

Join us with Guest Speaker and former Creative Strings Workshop participant Marlene Cruz Lozano as she talks about her new studio, Violin Bootcamp, which centers adult women violin students, their goals, and needs.

Recorded in front of a live studio audience, River of Suck Episode 7 finds Andy Reiner connecting with drummer, percussionist and educator Cedric Easton, both teaching artists at Creative Strings Workshop in Delaware, Ohio.  Together, their journey begins with family and church, continues with musical connections, emotional pathways and choices, and features questions about self-doubt from members of the live audience.  Cedric’s honest practical advice and thoughtful solutions for dealing with issues of the brain, music and life make this episode compulsory listening for anyone with personal goals.

Guitarist Rez Abbasi is well known for his distinctive fusing of modern jazz with influences from Hindu North Indian music and Pakistani traditional music. In this episode of the Creative Strings Podcast, hear him reflect upon how he developed his own voice as a player and composer, as well as what it means for musicians jumping cultural boundaries to explore a wider variety of music. Check out the blog here: https://christianhowes.com/2018/05/25/rez-abbasi-improvising-composer/ Watch my extended interview with Rez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYWsrgqmabA This episode also includes: - Tips and tricks for composers- Where's the balance between mapping out a form and letting the composition form itself? - The business of music - Tons of amazing clips from Rez's albums Born in Karachi, Pakistan, removed at the age of four to the vastness of Southern California, schooled at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music in jazz and classical music, along with a pilgrimage in India under the tutelage of master percussionist, Ustad Alla Rakha, Rez Abbasi is a vivid synthesis of all these influences and genres. Making New York home for the past 25 years, Abbasi has developed a unique sound both as a composer and an instrumentalist and is considered by many to be one of the foremost modern jazz guitar players. Now it's time to plan for summer! Join Rez and I, with tons of amazing faculty and participants, at the 16th Annual Creative Strings Workshop in Columbus, OH July 1-7. I am thrilled to host Rez for this year's Creative Strings Workshop as our featured instructor. Learn more here: https://christianhowes.com/education/creative-strings-workshop/ Thanks so much to our sponsors Yamaha and Electric Violin Shop for supporting the Creative Strings Podcast. Their support makes it possible to invest in the production of each episode and bring you great stories like Rez’s. Please take a moment to visit Electric Violin Shop, your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear, accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order. Call 866-900-8400 to get your questions answered on “all things electric strings.” While you are talking to EVS, be sure to ask them about the new Yamaha Electric Violin. I’ve been a Yamaha performing artist for almost 20 years now and am very proud to be a part of the Yamaha family.

Chris Howes joins us to talk about the unique approach to music at his Creative Strings Workshop. He shares one of his favorite practice games for students and we discuss the possibilities of discovering our individual voices on our instruments.

Since establishing himself as a world-class jazz violinist, Christian Howes has also become an in-demand composer, producer and educator. He has played Lincoln Center, been a professor at Berklee School of Music and has served as a cultural ambassador at the invitation of the U.S. State Department. He is the founder of the annual Creative Strings Workshop, which began in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio and is now branching out into multiple locations. He travels the globe to educate music students about how to become creative with their music as well as teaches aspiring professionals how to earn a living doing what they love through his Music Biz Mastermind courses. Tracks heard in this podcast: Intro: Just a Closer Walk - American Spirit Album 16:18 - Amazing - American Spirit Album 24:00 - America - American Spirit Album 28:40 - Invasion of the Forest - Heartfelt Album 35:17 - Christian Howes and Les Paul - YouTube Video 44:38 - American Spirit - Americaan Spirit Album 1:06:04 - Postlude - Live in the Studio 1:13:55 - Postlude - American Spirit Album Christian Howes is a Yamaha artist and plays an SV-250 violin. Please listen and subscribe to his fantastic "Creative Strings Podcast."

"I really enjoyed finding myself in different contexts and being able to explore different parts of myself in different styles." Classical Cellist turned multi-style master I sat down with Cellist Mike Block to discuss his classical training (Cleveland Institute of Music and a Master's for Julliard) and how he moved into alternative styles. We also discuss the importance of music camps including the Mike Block String Camp, the Global Musician Workshop and the Creative Strings Workshop. Scroll down to learn about: Mike's classical training and how it helped him transition to playing in multiple styles His happiness "checklist" and how he applies it to the various aspects of his performance, education and business The life-changing potential of string/music camps His work with Yo-Yo Ma and world influences There's still time to register! For the 2016 Creative Strings Workshop and Festival July 3-9, 2016 near Columbus, OH. Immerse yourself in a week of fun and music with world-renowned faculty. Podcast guest Mike Block is a prior attendee of the Creative Strings Workshop and as you will hear in the podcast, he highly recommends attending as many camps as you possibly can! Huge thank you to our sponsor Electric Violin Shop, your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear, accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order. Call 866-900-8400 to get your questions answered on "all things electric strings". While you are talking to EVS, be sure to ask them about the new Yamaha Electric Violin (you can check out my video review here). I've been a Yamaha performing artist for almost 20 years now and am very proud to be a part of the Yamaha family.

We begin our 2nd season of the Creative Strings Podcast live at the 2015 Creative Strings Workshop in Columbus, OH. Christian sits down with 4 of the hottest young Creative String players (dubbed "the Young Guns") and discusses their various practice techniques, exercises and moving between various fiddle styles. Meet the Young Guns Eli Bishop From the age of 3 until 11, Eli studied the Suzuki violin method. After completing the eighth book of the method, he began studying traditional classical music under the instruction of Cornelius Heard at the Blair School of Music, which was part of Vanderbilt University. Under Connie Heard’s instruction, Eli learned to play standard classical violin repertoire. At the age of 16, Eli’s interests shifted from classical to western swing. At this point, Eli began studying with Nashville legend, Buddy Spicher and spent the next year mastering western swing music. While enrolled at the Nashville School of the Arts, Eli studied swing and jazz music on the violin and also began playing the guitar. Now a sophomore in high school, Eli’s grew more and more interested in jazz music, specifically bebop. A close friend at his high school suggested he learn the tunes, “Donna Lee” and “Freedom Jazz Dance”. That was what ignited the desire in Eli to become competent in this style of music. Alex Hargreaves Violinist Alex Hargreaves is an active performer, playing on stages around the world including Austin City Limits, A Prairie Home Companion, Grand Ole Opry, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, Bonnaroo, Newport Jazz Festival, and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, as well as venues in the UK, France, Italy, Canada, and South Korea. He is a member of world-renowned mandolinist Mike Marshall’s Big Trio, along with bassist Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers) and has toured with the trio extensively following the 2008 release of their self-titled album on Adventure Music. Matt Glaser, artistic director of Berklee College of Music, American Roots Program, states simply, “Truly, Alex Hargreaves is the best young jazz violinist in America.” Mike Barnett I’ve been having a blast travelin’ and performing around the country and internationally with heroes of mine. Having grown up in Nashville, I have a special place in my heart for bluegrass and country music. Fiddle camps- Mark O’Connor String Conference, Christian Howes’ Creative Strings Workshop, Mt. Shasta Fiddle Camp---have provided a tremendous source of inspiration and exposure to incredible players from a wide variety of genres. The great bluegrass fiddler Aubrey Haynie inspired me to record my first CD “Lost Indian” when I was 14. One summer at Crystal Plohman’s ‘International Fiddle Camp’ at Vanderbilt, I had the great honor of working with Bobby Hicks, Buddy Spicher, and Vassar Clemens, three of the finest people and fiddlers there have ever been. They willingly showed me everything I could get my ears on. Greg Byers Since Greg started playing cello at 2 1/2 he has immersed himself in many branches of music, each cumulative aspect elevating the others: performance, composition, recording, education, entrepreneurship. His debut EP Some Dark, Beautiful Morning was orchestrated jazz fusion, but his newer work finds Greg as singer/songwriter; a nuanced interplay of natural and artificial, nature and technology. The language of music is unique in that it can provide every listener with similar yet distinct messages of truth, beauty, freedom; this has motivated Greg to express his own authenticity through precise songwriting and improvisation. This episode is brought to you by the Electric Violin Shop. Visit the Electric Violin Shop, your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear & accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order.

This episode features jazz violinist/mandolinist, Jason Anick, a 28-yr-old rising star and regular instructor at the annual Creative Strings Workshop summer conference and Berklee College of Music. Scroll down to listen and learn: - how Jason combined the best of classical and jazz practice routines to develop bulletproof musicianship - his routines and regimens -- scales, transcriptions, improvising, backing tracks, self-recordings, writing - doing business as an artist- managing and organizing schedules, gigs, follow ups, tours - maintaining a balanced, positive mindset in the music industry This episode is brought to you by the Electric Violin Shop your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear, accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order.

Creative Strings Podcast with Christian Howes - Episode 1 Billy Contreras and I sat down to speak live at the 2014 Creative Strings Workshop to discuss Billy's life, music, and more. Later we edited this podcast to include several amazing clips of Billy playing from his early days to his records with Christian Howes, to his most recent projects. This progression shows how Billy's playing has evolved from simple country fiddling into the improvising master he is today.