Documentary on Kids who play Recycled Instruments

Wed, 12/26/2012 - 1:49pm
Written by AW

landfill harmonicThis is a beautiful trailer for an upcoming documentary about a group of kids in Paraguay who play music with instruments pieced together from bits of trash found in the landfill which their town is built upon. Orchestra director Luis Szarán and music teacher Fabio Chavez has assembled together a group of the kids who play these intruments called The Recycled Orchestra. Watch the trailer below and find out more at http://www.landfillharmonicmovie.com/ or follow them on Facebook for the latest news. 

Good Gift Idea: Online Music Lesson Awesomeness

Thu, 12/13/2012 - 4:22pm
Written by AW

online music schools

Want to knock their socks off with a good gift idea this Holiday season? If you have a friend or loved one with a favorite instrument, give them a musical experience that will take their playing to the next level. 

online music schools

Want to knock their socks off with a good gift idea this Holiday season? If you have a friend or loved one with a favorite instrument, give them a musical experience that will take their playing to the next level. 

String Visions on the Future of Online Music Education

Thu, 12/13/2012 - 1:44pm
Written by AW

classical music education

Here's a nice article on String Visions about the "Future of Classical Music Education" featuring ArtistWorks. This is part 1 of a series that Colin Cronin is writing about online music education and the role technology plays.  Click on the image to read more! 

Why I Created ArtistWorks

Wed, 11/21/2012 - 7:50pm
Written by AW

 

David Butler (founder of ArtistWorks) continues his series of blogs about learning guitar in the 1960s. As we'll see in the coming installments, David's experience learning guitar eventually inspired him to develop a new way to learn guitar online