Guitar
Guitar Right Hand Tone
In developing your bass technique, your right hand plays a major role. For example, the position of your hand can greatly alter your tone and open up sonic possibilities to alter your style. Just move your right hand toward the bridge and you’ll notice you get a much thinner, more percussive sound. It’s perfect for articulated funk and jazz lines.
How to Play Fingerstyle Guitar
Are interested in learning how to play fingerstyle guitar? There are many styles of fingerstyle from Travis Picking, as popularized by Chet Atkins and later Tommy Emmanuel, to classical and flamenco styles, to ragtime and even blues fingerstyle. The one common theme of fingerstyle guitar is that it creates the illusion of multiple guitars being played at once. This is done through a method of playing bass lines, chords and melody all at once - think of it like using the guitar to sound more like the full sound of a piano.
Martin Taylor and Tommy Emmanuel featured in Guitar Techniques
Martin Taylor and Tommy Emmanuel are featured in the new April 2013 edition of Guitar Techniques (on UK newsstands this week).
There's a nice piece on the duo's tour, and they've also written a lovely 4-star album review of their soon to be realeased album The Colonel And The Governor.
"Martin and Tommy provide an object lesson in how players from such apparently diverse disciplines can make great music together."
-Guitar Techniques Magazine, April 2013
Plus, there's a new Q & A with Tommy Emmanuel where he talks about how he got started playing guitar, his first gig, and a whole lot more.
Learning Guitar Using Today’s Technology
It’s probably not ok that my son’s first word was “Spongebob.” I remember looking at my wife and thinking, “Did he really just say that?” Why, yes….yes he did, but more on that later.
As I sit here writing this blog on my laptop, I have my iPad open to my e-mail account while it plays my favorite tunes on internet radio. Of course, it has me well-trained. As soon as I hear the tell-tale “ping” of a new message, I will drop what I am doing and find out what “important” business awaits. Additionally, my cell phone is next to me just in case someone needs to reach me immediately via text or call.
There is no denying that technology has become intricately laced into my day to day routine. But in spite of its complications, there is nowhere in my life I am more positively impacted by technology than in my life-long quest to become a better guitar player.
Win a Free Guitar from Martin Taylor
We're having a contest to give away a brand new Martin Taylor "Virtuoso" Archtop guitar courtesy of Peerless Guitars. Martin Taylor worked extensively with Peerless to design and build the Virtuoso Archtop, which is perfect for anyone who plays fingerstyle or jazz guitar.
Sign up at the official contest form here to enter, or you can enter through Facebook and double your chances to win by sharing the contest link with your friends!
Update: this contest is open to everyone, including residents out of the United States. For full contest rules, click here.
International Guitar Night comes to Napa
From left to right: Solorazaf, Martin Taylor, Brian Gore, Celso Machado
Martin Taylor played a show at the Napa Valley Opera House last night as a part of the International Guitar Night tour he's currently on with fellow guitarists Brian Gore, Solorazaf, and Celso Machado. This year marks the 12th North American tour for the IGN, which was founded by Brian Gore in 1995. Before the show, the performers stopped by the ArtistWorks studio to see where Martin records his online guitar lessons for his solo jazz guitar school.
From left to right: Solorazaf, Martin Taylor, Brian Gore, Celso Machado
Martin Taylor played a show at the Napa Valley Opera House last night as a part of the International Guitar Night tour he's currently on with fellow guitarists Brian Gore, Solorazaf, and Celso Machado. This year marks the 12th North American tour for the IGN, which was founded by Brian Gore in 1995. Before the show, the performers stopped by the ArtistWorks studio to see where Martin records his online guitar lessons for his solo jazz guitar school.
Guitar Practice Starts in the Mind
I don’t want to waste your time. Really I don’t. As a matter of fact, I don’t even have time to waste your time. So, if you’re a person with endless amounts of opportunity and energy to devote to practicing guitar, stop reading this and go enjoy your ArtistWorks guitar lessons. For those of you in a similar situation to mine, maybe you can put “finish reading blog” on the list with the rest of the things you’d eventually like to get to. But if you'd like some ideas about how you can increase your practice time without cutting into the rest of your day, read on.
I don’t want to waste your time. Really I don’t. As a matter of fact, I don’t even have time to waste your time. So, if you’re a person with endless amounts of opportunity and energy to devote to practicing guitar, stop reading this and go enjoy your ArtistWorks guitar lessons. For those of you in a similar situation to mine, maybe you can put “finish reading blog” on the list with the rest of the things you’d eventually like to get to. But if you'd like some ideas about how you can increase your practice time without cutting into the rest of your day, read on. Read More
New Flatpick Guitar Lessons in the Improv Workshop
Bryan's added four new guitar lessons on the old fiddle tune Ragtime Annie. Click on the image below to jump to the first one, or find them in the Improv Workshop!
Bryan's added four new guitar lessons on the old fiddle tune Ragtime Annie. Click on the image below to jump to the first one, or find them in the Improv Workshop!
Jason Adds Additional Classical Guitar Lessons
We're excited to announce that we've added a signficant number of new classical guitar lessons to Jason's curriculum. There are many new lessons in the Foundational Skills area, including nine more Carcassi Method lessons, and more on the Segovia Scales. There are also new lessons teaching you How to Change your Strings, Selecting a Guitar, and the infamous Arm Sock. In the Intermediate section we've added a 12 lesson series featuring the Sor: Progressive Pieces. Also in the Intermediate section are new lessons on Breakdowns and Memorization. There is much new material, check it out! Click "read more" to see a list of notation PDFs that have been provided for the original guitar lessons.
We're excited to announce that we've added a signficant number of new classical guitar lessons to Jason's curriculum. There are many new lessons in the Foundational Skills area, including nine more Carcassi Method lessons, and more on the Segovia Scales. There are also new lessons teaching you How to Change your Strings, Selecting a Guitar, and the infamous Arm Sock. In the Intermediate section we've added a 12 lesson series featuring the Sor: Progressive Pieces. Also in the Intermediate section are new lessons on Breakdowns and Memorization. There is much new material, check it out! Click "read more" to see a list of notation PDFs that have been provided for the original lessons.
New Jazz Guitar Lessons: Blues in F
Andreas has posted a 5 part jazz guitar lesson designed to help you play the Blues in F. Also be sure to check out the new looping feature on all the videos now, let us know how you like it! It's really easy to use but please email us at customerservice@artistworks.com if you have any questions. Just click on the image below to jump to the new section, or find it in AGU Tunes!
Andreas has posted a 5 part jazz guitar lesson designed to help you play the Blues in F. Also be sure to check out the new looping feature on all the videos now, let us know how you like it! It's really easy to use but please email us at customerservice@artistworks.com if you have any questions. Just click on the image below to jump to the new section, or find it in AGU Tunes!