Christian Howes

Tickets for the full bootcamp cost $150 or $100 for 75% early bird discount if purchased before March 11th! Learn improvisation and contemporary styles on violin, viola or cello with renowned jazz violinist, Chris Howes and Nisa Addina. The Creative Strings Workshop-Malaysia is an intensive experience for violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists. It includes private lessons, group lessons, and chamber music. This coaching is for classically-trained performers/teachers seeking transformative professional development in improvisation, contemporary styles, and related subjects. Curriculum : Creative Musicianship- improvisation, arranging, composition, internalization (modal, harmonic, rhythmic), contemporary styles, and related subjects. Technical Proficiency - technical skills and traditional concepts will also be addressed Ensemble Playing- small and large ensemble coaching and final concert Students, professional performers and teachers—all welcome. This curriculum addresses topics related to improvisation, composition, arranging, eclectic styles, and more. Why You Want to Attend : - Become creatively self-expressed and develop your musical voice. - Internalize harmony, voice-leading, scales, modes, and apply them. - Become fluent in contemporary styles so you can jam with musicians outside of classical music, create YouTube covers, and more. - Be able to use amplification and effects. - Get gigs and take your creative musical career to the next level. - Teachers: Gain age-appropriate sequences to share with students Gain comfort in improvisation, composition, and arranging. https://christianhowes.com/malaysia/