The Creative Strings Workshop (Youth Program) provides an affordable opportunity for string players ages 9-16 based near Columbus, Ohio to study improvisational music such as blues, rock, world music, and jazz on violin, cello, viola, or bass with master artists from around the world. They will have the opportunity to work with electric violins, electric violas, and electric cellos, learn about arranging and composing their own music, and improvise their own solos.

Learn from and perform alongside world-class teaching artists Christian Howes, Billy Contreras, Jason Anick,Alex Hargreaves,Nicole Yarling Robert Anderson,and Greg Byers. This amazing learning opportunity will be an unforgettable and inspiring week of improvisational music filled with rehearsals and masterclasses, all leading up to a final performance where you'll display what you learned in concert.