The Album of a Lifetime: Guthrie Trapp

Thu, 12/28/2017 - 10:35am
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: album, country, Country Guitar, Electric Country Guitar, electric guitar, guitar lessons, guthrie trapp

This week, we sat down with ArtistWorks electric guitar instructor, Guthrie Trapp, to discuss his new album "Life After Dark", available March, 2018.

Guthrie Trapp Goes LIVE

Mon, 11/27/2017 - 12:01pm
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: Country Guitar, Cyber Monday, guitar, guthrie trapp

Guthrie Trapp went LIVE on ArtistWorks Facebook page on Cyber Monday to show a bit of what he can do as a performer and instructor! 

New Country Guitar Lessons

Fri, 09/22/2017 - 4:15pm
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: Country Guitar, guitar, guthrie trapp

new country guitar lesson

This is a new section added to the learning section where George is going to cover some key concepts when playing jazz piano in a digital setting such as a keyboard or electric piano.  In this first lesson on Funk Soloing, George lays out some ideas to help you effectively solo with taste and an understanding of the different mechanics of using this style of sound in a band setting. Find it the Beginner section or just click here!

country guitar lesson on outlining chord changes

In this new Intermediate lesson Guthrie takes the 1-3-5 method a step further by adding the flat 7 to the pattern. This lesson will help you get familiar with the 7th chord outlines around the neck and also has tablature to help you get started. Find it in the Intermediate section or just click here! 

Read on to see what other new country guitar lessons that Guthrie filmed in the ArtistWorks studios recently. Many of these topics were informed by requests from students here, stay tuned for more coming soon!

New Feature: Quiz Your Country Guitar Knowledge

Thu, 08/10/2017 - 5:10pm
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: announcements, Country Guitar

country guitar quizzes

Good News: We just launched a new feature around here, Quizzes! These are going to test your knowledge about what's in the lessons, so if you've been spending a lot of time in the Learn channel you already have a huge advantage. You'll find multiple choice, True/False, questions with images and some audio questions too. So grab your guitar and get started!

There are two ways to access the self-assessment Quizzes:

1. From the lesson lists in the Learn channel, if there's a Quiz you'll see it appear at the bottom of the list. Just click on it to get started. 

2. Click on the "Quizzes" button from Learn area on the Lessons & Video Exchanges menu page. Click on it to open up the Quiz Progress Board.

country guitar quizzes

Our goal with these optional quizzes is to help you self-assess your music and playing knowledge. You'll get a badge for successfully completing each quizz. Best of luck to you!