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christian howes
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- My Instrument(s)
- Violin, fiddle
- My involvement with string music
- Professional musician, Music Teacher, Other music trade professional, Parent of young musician
- Music I like to play
- Traditional, World music, Bluegrass/folk, Blues, Classical, Jazz, Rock, Hip hop
- Music I like to listen to
- Traditional, World music, Bluegrass/folk, Blues, Classical, Jazz, Rock
- I'm looking for people to play music with
- No
- Where I like to play
- Chamber ensemble, jazz ensemble, pop/rock band, soloist, trad/folk group
- My involvement with Strings magazine
- purchase individual copies
- My involvement with allthingsstrings.com
- Regularly visit
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Christian howes's Blog
String Project L.A. is Leading the field of string education
I love this. These guys are gutsy and they've hit the nail on the head with what they're doing. String teachers and programs around the world should take note and learn from what SPLA is doing:
String Project Los Angeles (SPLA) is a group of creative string playing pros dedicated to encourage young string players to create and perform styles of music they are interested in, and not necessarily confined to classical music. They offer year-round classes that foster improvisational skills
… ContinuePosted on March 21, 2010 at 10:20pm —
what's what
The following are my candid interview answers to Carol Banks Weber's article published on February 12, 2010. Carol is the Jazz Music Examiner for the Examiner.Com. You can read her article
… ContinuePosted on March 1, 2010 at 10:00pm —
building the jazz scene in Cincinatti, day by day, blog by blog
Aubrey Johnson, the founder of The Jazz Half and contributor for The Examiner covering Cincinnati Jazz Scene, features Christian in his February 1 article and also makes Christian's performance at The Blue Wisp tomorrow, February 27th, the featured event of February in
… ContinuePosted on February 26, 2010 at 9:30pm —
five western cities this and next week
Photo taken from one of our concerts during the 2nd annual Creative Strings Workshop, in 2006.
Posted on February 16, 2010 at 6:00pm —
All in a Days Work
Who said gigging would slow down for me once I started spending more time in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio? Even when I'm not traveling, it can get pretty busy.
On this long day of gigging I started with a pair of rock and roll church services at the Heritage Church, followed by an hour of solo playing at an artsy event held at the local Cafe Brioso, , followed by a rehearsal and performance as soloist with the Westerville Symphony Orchestra. (Still get to pull out those classica
Posted on February 10, 2010 at 6:00pm —
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Cheers!
A bit belated, but….
Welcome to the All Things Strings community!
Ruth Brons
Inventor of Bow Hold Buddies[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for violin/viola, and
CelloPhant[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for cello
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Rachel Kathryn Ward
I've got a free registration for anyone who would be willing to help out at my booth as a trade.
This year I will be hosting a booth for the first time to promote my annual Creative Strings Workshop, the ultimate Improvisation and performance Experience for Creative String Players.