<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Christian Howes</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:creativestringsacademy@gmail.com">creativestringsacademy@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, May 25, 2016 at 5:12 AM<br>Subject: Follow up: Violinist Christian Howes in Michigan, 2016-17<br>To: Chris <<a href="mailto:chris@christianhowes.com">chris@christianhowes.com</a>><br><br><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Hello,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">My name is Jordan Canada and I wanted to follow up in regards to violinist and string clinician Christian Howes routing in your area during the 2016-17 school year. I am writing to ask if you would be interested in having Christian work with your students while he is en route.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Christian is widely regarded as both a leading educator in contemporary string pedagogy, as well as one of the world's top improvising violinists. His outreach programs, workshops and residencies introduce students (and teachers) to improvisation, contemporary styles, music theory, technology, and other related subjects through sequential hands-on clinics which are fun, highly educational, and student-centered.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><a href="https://app.nimble.com/api/v1/messages/tracking/click/533bf989f45db04dea4d36b4/53feda21f93a5f34af7229d7/5636b3b22007d04b7cf912af?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F0B3FZkJBag_PTMWo4WUtnSF9HQTg%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Please click here for residency clinic descriptions.</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><a href="https://app.nimble.com/api/v1/messages/tracking/click/533bf989f45db04dea4d36b4/53feda21f93a5f34af7229d7/5636b3b22007d04b7cf912af?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F0B3FZkJBag_PTMWo4WUtnSF9HQTg%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><img height="1" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/fERMnOw0GnDuVG5DqycTV-xR5M6DtL1J7BCGNEf2dRnRLXJCEJ_8P8t4YYLmfGU1w1Oqg9ImcDTplWvzbU18Mef9nPla2oZFXMWIA3bWjmBBSy6QU1NX4jMMIhHcchoeGHy5YOZa" width="1"></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><a href="https://app.nimble.com/api/v1/messages/tracking/click/533bf989f45db04dea4d36b4/53feda21f93a5f34af7229d7/5636b3b22007d04b7cf912b1?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F0B3FZkJBag_PTV0RtSnhBd0ppNlU%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">For more information on Christian Howes, please click here.</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">If you are interested in having Christian Howes work with your students, please let me know by simply responding to this email.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:12.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">P.S. For a limited time, we're offering teachers the opportunity to learn more about improvisation and alternative styles with a FREE Skype lesson with Christian - no strings attached. You can schedule your free lesson here: </span><a href="https://meetingwithchristianhowes.acuityscheduling.com/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://meetingwithchristianhowes.acuityscheduling.com/</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Sincerely,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">---</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Jordan Canada</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Christian Howes</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><a href="https://app.nimble.com/api/v1/messages/tracking/click/533bf989f45db04dea4d36b4/53feda21f93a5f34af7229d7/5636b3b22007d04b7cf912b3?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fchristianhowes.com%2F" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://christianhowes.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Managing Director - Creative Strings</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.0736;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:4pt"><a href="https://app.nimble.com/api/v1/messages/tracking/click/533bf989f45db04dea4d36b4/53feda21f93a5f34af7229d7/5636b3b22007d04b7cf912b5?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativestrings.org%2F" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://creativestrings.org</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Creative Strings is a non-profit cultural organization with a mission to support and transform music education through outreach, summer conference, and online curriculum.</span></p><br><br><br><br><br></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Timothy Staudacher</font><div><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Staud's Studio</font></div><div><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">President, Michigan Chapter </font></div><div><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">  American String Teachers Association</font></div><div><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">286 Randall Rd.</font></div><div><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Norton Shores, Mich. 49441</font></div><div><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">231.286.5427</font></div><div><font face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif"><a href="mailto:staudachert@gmail.com" target="_blank">staudachert@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div>
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