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Creative Strings Podcast with Violinist Christian Howes

Creative Strings is for musicians and music-lovers, especially violin, viola, and cello players, looking to live creatively, whether in your musical education, projects, music career, in the practice ... Read more

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Regina Carter, Jazz Violinist: In Her Own Words – Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 32

Regina Carter, Jazz Violinist: In Her Own Words – Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 32

Jazz Violinist Regina Carter dives into her inspiring beginnings as a stand-alone jazz violinist, jumping to jazz from c... Read more

20 Aug 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #2

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Jazz Violin Practice routine blends technical/creative. Jason Anick- Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 5

Jazz Violin Practice routine blends technical/creative. Jason Anick- Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 5

This episode features jazz violinist/mandolinist, Jason Anick, a 28-yr-old rising star and regular instructor at the ann... Read more

12 Jan 2015

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How to Practice Improvisation w/ Alex Hargreaves, Mike Barnett, Elis Bishop, & Greg Byers

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Christian sits down with 4 of the hottest young Creative String players (dubbed "the Young Guns") to discuss their pract... Read more

12 Aug 2015

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Changing Perceptions and Culture with Black Violin - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 18

Changing Perceptions and Culture with Black Violin - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 18

"We get to completely change perceptions every time we step on the stage..."Fusing Hip-Hop and ClassicalI first heard Bl... Read more

17 Aug 2016

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21st Century Suzuki Teaching With Chili Dog Strings -Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 24

21st Century Suzuki Teaching With Chili Dog Strings -Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 24

Neil Fong Gilfillan and Rachel Samson are creative, inspiring young string teachers. Together they run the teaching stud... Read more

17 Oct 2017

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Rez Abbasi- On Practice, Improvisation, & Composition: Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 30

Rez Abbasi- On Practice, Improvisation, & Composition: Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 30

Guitarist Rez Abbasi is well known for his distinctive fusing of modern jazz with influences from Hindu North Indian mus... Read more

25 May 2018

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Scott Laird - Teaching Functional Musicianship in Orchestra - Creative Strings Podcast Episode 21

Scott Laird - Teaching Functional Musicianship in Orchestra - Creative Strings Podcast Episode 21

Scott D. Laird is the Fine Arts Coordinator at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics where he directs the... Read more

24 Mar 2017

1hr 24mins

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Songwriting Strategies: A 360 Degree Approach (Part 1) w/ Mark Simos- Creative Strings Podcast Ep.14

Songwriting Strategies: A 360 Degree Approach (Part 1) w/ Mark Simos- Creative Strings Podcast Ep.14

In the first of a two part interview, I sat down with my former colleague at the Berklee College of Music, Mark Simos, t... Read more

24 Apr 2016

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Violinist.com founder Laurie Niles - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 13

Violinist.com founder Laurie Niles - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 13

“We can be kind to one another without comprising excellence…”At the Heart of the violin world, Violinist.com founder La... Read more

6 Jan 2016

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Matt Glaser Talks Education, Creativity and Mindfulness-Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 3

Matt Glaser Talks Education, Creativity and Mindfulness-Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 3

The head of Berklee College of Music's American Roots Music Program Matt Glaser discusses changing music education, crea... Read more

12 Nov 2014

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Identity, Injury, and Rewriting a Musician's story with Janet Orenstein

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Imagine, as a musician, if you lost the ability to use your hands.How would you recover? How would you find fulfillment,... Read more

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Earl Maneein - Heavy Metal Violinist Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 23

Earl Maneein - Heavy Metal Violinist Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 23

Although he is a versatile classically trained violinist, Earl Maneein has taken the path less traveled, pursuing his p... Read more

10 Jun 2017

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Electric Violins, Amplification, and effects. How to amplify bowed string instruments.

Electric Violins, Amplification, and effects. How to amplify bowed string instruments.

Duncan Monserud joins Christian to discuss the main challenges, choices, and solutions for bowed string players seeking ... Read more

27 May 2015

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Performance Psychology for Musicians w/ Dr. Noa Kageyama - Creative Strings Podcast Ep.4

Performance Psychology for Musicians w/ Dr. Noa Kageyama - Creative Strings Podcast Ep.4

In this episode with Noa Kageyama:-Noa on nerves and anxiety for the musician/performer. Factors, and causes, solutions.... Read more

15 Dec 2014

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Why Musicians Need Video - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 26

Why Musicians Need Video - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 26

Download my video starter worksheet for musicians here(free): http://bit.ly/2kM5bE4Get my favorite tools- TubeBuddy: ht... Read more

19 Dec 2017

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How to Join a Band and Play Confidently In New Styles of Music - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 36

How to Join a Band and Play Confidently In New Styles of Music - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 36

If you’re a classical musician who would like to join a band and play confidently in new styles of music, I put togethe... Read more

25 Apr 2019

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How to grow a business for working musicians - Creative Strings Podcast Ep 19

How to grow a business for working musicians - Creative Strings Podcast Ep 19

- commit to run your career like a business and set aside time each week to working on your business articulate very spe... Read more

28 Oct 2016

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Joe Mchugh: Borderlands of Storytelling, Philosophy, and Fiddle - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 11

Joe Mchugh: Borderlands of Storytelling, Philosophy, and Fiddle - Creative Strings Podcast Ep. 11

At the intersection of story telling, philosophy, education, and old time fiddle music lives Joe McHugh, a musician who ... Read more

3 Oct 2015

1hr 7mins

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Finding Your Vision and Reaching Your Goals as an Artist - Creative Strings Podcast Ep 20

Finding Your Vision and Reaching Your Goals as an Artist - Creative Strings Podcast Ep 20

Over thanksgiving I sat down with New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness (and my little brother) L... Read more

8 Feb 2017

56mins

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Songwriting Strategies: A 360 Degree Approach (Part 2) w/ Mark Simos- Creative Strings Podcast Ep.15

Songwriting Strategies: A 360 Degree Approach (Part 2) w/ Mark Simos- Creative Strings Podcast Ep.15

In the second of a two part interview, I sat down with my former colleague at the Berklee College of Music, Mark Simos, ... Read more

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