Guitar

Mark your calendars for December 23, 2024, at 1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET, as ArtistWorks presents a special livestream event: The ArtistWorks Jazz Guitar Holiday Special. This festive online gathering will feature two of the most renowned jazz guitarists and ArtistWorks instructors, Dave Stryker and Sean McGowan. Whether you're a jazz enthusiast, a guitarist, or simply looking for an inspiring musical experience, this event promises something truly special.

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We are absolutely ecstatic to announce that our newest course, “Flamenco Guitar with Noa Drezner,” is officially here! As of 9 am PT, the course is officially live and open to all students.

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Exciting news for guitarists diving into blues rock! Jared James Nichols has added four brand-new lessons to his popular ArtistWorks course. These lessons dive deep into one of Jared's signature tools: the Mixolydian scale. Known for its distinctive blend of major and minor tonalities, this scale is a staple in Jared’s expressive soloing and improvisation. In the first new lesson, Jared breaks down the Mixolydian scale, explaining its unique sound and why it works perfectly over dominant chords across genres. He offers tips on how to internalize its flavor and make it your own.

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We’re excited to announce that pre-sale VIP memberships are now available for our newest course, “Flamenco Guitar with Noa Drezner.” While the course officially launches in mid-December, joining early grants you access to a handful of amazing perks and exclusives leading up to the launch, including:
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We’re excited to announce nine brand-new lessons in Jason Vieaux’s classical guitar course on ArtistWorks! These carefully crafted lessons span beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, expanding on Jason’s already comprehensive curriculum for guitarists of all stages. Through his expert guidance, you can now dive into foundational études and iconic compositions by some of the classical guitar’s greatest composers, gaining both technical skills and expressive control as you go.

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We are excited to announce our newest course coming in mid-December 2024, “Flamenco Guitar with Noa Drezner.”

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Exciting news for blues rock guitar enthusiasts! ArtistWorks has just added four brand-new lessons to Jared James Nichols' popular guitar course. In these new lessons, Jared dives into the versatile Dorian scale, teaching students how he uses this distinctive mode to add depth and flavor to his soloing. Through his step-by-step instruction, players of all levels can learn to incorporate the Dorian mode into their own playing and enhance their improvisational skills.

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Yesterday, we published a brand new unit on Dave Isaacs’ guitar course at ArtistWorks, Session Player Toolkit, comprised of ten fresh online guitar lessons.

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The concept of "question and answer" or "call and response" musical phrasing in solo jazz guitar improvisation is a way to create a musical dialogue within a performance. The "question" is a phrase that opens an idea, while the "answer" resolves or responds to that idea. This conversational approach helps to establish structure, tension, and release, mimicking human speech patterns, which makes the music more engaging and relatable to the listener.

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Yesterday, we published nine brand new online guitar lessons to Jared James Nichols’ blues rock guitar course at ArtistWorks.

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