Paul Gilbert Releases New Single
This morning, rock guitar legend and ArtistWorks instructor, Paul Gilbert released the third single and title track from his upcoming record, “Werewolves of Portland.”
Ukulele Festival Hawaii 2021 Video Collaboration
We are incredibly excited to be a part of Ukulele Festival Hawaii 2021! This year will be virtual, so we wanted to put together a collaboration video of our students to show on the big day, July 18, 2021! In order to do this, we have created a series of lessons in order for you to learn the arrangement and practice.
Make sure to go to LESSONS, then 30 DAY CHALLENEGES - and scroll all the way down to the bottom. You will see the Collaboration Video title - Ukulele Festival Hawaii 2021 Video Collaboration. There may be a lot of lessons listed, in order to go through the medley we will perform, but don't let that scare you! There are several parts to choose from, so we recommend watching all of the videos to see which part you'd enjoy the most.
The medley we will be performing is Route 66/ I Feel Good. There are two parts taught for Route 66 - one for Beginners, and one for Intermediate players. Feel free to choose which one you'd like, and remember, you do not have to sing if you do not want to. For I Feel Good, there are three parts - a Beginner version, the Horn Section, and the Intermediate Rhythm. The Horn Section could be performed by Advanced Beginners (folks who feel comfortable picking) or Intermediate. For both Route 66 and I Feel Good, the Intermediate Rhythm will utilize chords up the neck, so you will need to be comfortable with barring.
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The 4 Most Common Types of Saxophones: What are the Differences?
Developed by musical instrument designer Adolphe Sax in Belgium in the 1840s, saxophones were designed to combine the best qualities of brass instruments, such as the trumpet or trombone, with traditional woodwind instruments, such as the clarinet or oboe. Despite being made primarily out of brass, saxophones are categorized as woodwind instruments because, like clarinets, the predominant catalyst through which sound is generated when playing the saxophone is the reed.
The 4 Most Common Types of Saxophones
Developed by musical instrument designer Adolphe Sax in Belgium in the 1840s, saxophones were designed to combine the best qualities of brass instruments, such as the trumpet or trombone, with traditional woodwind instruments, such as the clarinet or oboe. Despite being made primarily out of brass, saxophones are categorized as woodwind instruments because, like clarinets, the predominant catalyst through which sound is generated when playing the saxophone is the reed.
New Beginner Lesson: Bow Circle Stomp!
We're happy to announce a new lesson was just added to the Beginner Fiddle lesson list. Darol teaches a new bow circle exercise and tune to practice with and the lesson includes a pdf to help you find the notes. You can find the lesson at the end of the list in Beginner, or to go straight there now CLICK HERE.
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Darol Anger and Grant Gordy play “Spain”
I'll be posting a special lesson on backing up the great Chick Corea standard "Spain" pretty soon.
Here's the Youtube video of my Mr Sun bandmate Grant Gordy and me playing that piece, complete with introduction. I'm playing a carbon-fiber octave violin made in Spain!
The URL is right here, just copy it and paste into your browser: https://youtu.be/eaIRHYdqTpU
In other news, I'm rigging up an overhead camera for the left hand, so we'll have some more informative lessons coming out of the old home studio soon.
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Beginner’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar: All-Inclusive Plan Now Available!
We’re excited to announce the addition of a new, all-inclusive plan to our Beginner’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar course that now includes Video Exchange!
Beginner’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar: All-Inclusive Plan Now Available!
We’re excited to announce the addition of a new, all-inclusive plan to our Beginner’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar course that now includes Video Exchange!