Two New Lessons Added!
We're happy to announce two new lessons have just been added. The first is an introduction to Simple Tags, and another lesson expands on the Bow Hold.
You can find these in the Beginner lesson list, or click the links below to go directly to the lesson page. Enjoy!
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Michael Daves Celebrates 2,000 Video Exchanges!
Grammy-nominated bluegrass artist and internationally-renowned singer and guitarist, Michael Daves has been an instructor at ArtistWorks since 2016. Since joining the ArtistWorks roster as our instructor of bluegrass vocals, Michael has played an integral role in helping us achieve our mission—to “Teach the World Music”—and continues to bring his passion and musical mastery to his online instruction.
New Beginner Lesson Added!
We're pleased to announce another new lesson added to the Beginner curriculum. Tony was in Napa at our new ArtistWorks studios very recently to film a whole batch of new lessons for you. In this new addition he teaches a version of Blackberry Blossom that integrates barre positions.
To check it out now CLICK HERE. Also, incase you missed it - we also recently added a huge new lesson series called "TT Tidbits" which you can find at the top of the Advanced lessons list. Happy picking!
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Win Lifetime VIP Access at ArtistWorks!
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Darol Talks with Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
We've just added a fun interview Darol did with Bluegrass fiddle extroadinare (and recent guest teacher right here at ArtistWorks!) Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, filmed a little while back. Enjoy some dual fiddle jamming as well as hearing Bronwyn talk about the early stages of her playing, her inspirations, a quick lesson on one of her original songs, and much more. Bronwyn is out on tour currently with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway so be sure to check local listings for more information.
To go straight to the first part of the interview click the link below. Enjoy!
Darol Talks with Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - Part 1
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Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson: Learning Your Chord Scales with Sierra Hull
As you continue to progress on the mandolin, it’s important that you not only exercise your dexterity and improve your physical technique but also understand the basic music theory that supports the mandolin notes, scales, arpeggios, and chords you’re playing beneath your fingers. This will make learning new tunes easier, improvising simpler, sitting in at jam sessions more enjoyable, and make you a more well-rounded player.
New Podcast: “The Musical Levy Family”—Howard Levy Interviews His Parents
In this week’s episode of the ArtistWorks Music Series podcast, Grammy Award-winning musician and boundary-pushing harmonica player, Howard Levy sits down to interview two of his biggest musical influences—his parents. Together, Howard, his father Ira, and mother Arlene explore their family’s musical heritage. They discuss Ira’s passion for singing and career as a vocalist, the broadway musical Arlene wrote, the details of how they inspired Howard to pursue a life in music, and more. The show is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here at ArtistWorks.
New Lessons Just Added: TT Tidbits Part 1 & 2
We are pleased to announce the addition of 2 huge new lessons! Tony was in Napa recently to film a bunch of new content and this is first of many new lessons headed your way. In this series of "TT Tidbits" there are many individual little tricks and techniques to try out. Each lesson is complete with tablature too. To go straight there now click the links below:
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Beginner Piano Lesson: “What is Harmony?” with Zachary Deak
Generally speaking, western music is comprised of three primary elements: melody, rhythm, and harmony. Most of us, regardless of our experience level as musicians, understand the concepts of melody and rhythm. A melody is a song’s linear musical theme, and rhythm is the pattern in which notes fall in time. Harmony, however, is a slightly more complicated concept to grasp, and perhaps requires a bit more investigation to understand.