How to Play Silent Night on Guitar by Bryan Sutton

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 5:29pm
Written by AW

This online guitar lesson by Bryan Sutton introduces a clever crosspicking arrangement of the traditional Christmas classic, “Silent Night.” Crosspicking refers to flatpicking (playing with a pick instead of your fingers) across different strings. In the video you'll see Bryan introduce the arrangement by playing it through and then break it down into pieces. This is just one of the hundreds of flat pick acoustic guitar lessons that Bryan teaches at his online guitar school. 

The whole "Silent Night" arrangement is based around a crosspicking style and is played in the key of C,  one of the easier hand positions for beginners.

In the Kitchen with Paul Gilbert

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 2:42pm
Written by AW

paul gilbert lessonWhen he's not rocking out on stage or giving guitar lessons online at ArtistWorks, Paul Gilbert likes to spend time in the kitchen. Making orange juice. That's right, what better beverage to start your day than a nice glass of fresh squeezed orange juice? So before you jump into any more of his rock guitar lessons, take a moment to learn how to make OJ the Paul Gilbert way.

 

 

 

Spanish Guitar or Classical Guitar: A Lesson on Leyenda

Mon, 12/03/2012 - 11:32am
Written by AW

In this video Jason Vieaux identifies some common trouble spots when learning how to play the famous Spanish guitar song "Leyenda". Many people often get confused by the distinction between classical guitar and Spanish guitar.  Since Jason is an expert, we had him explain the difference: 

I find that my travels now are great opportunities to tell people I meet in airports, planes and hotels about my online classical guitar lessons at ArtistWorks. Whenever I'm asked, "do you play in a band?" whilst on the road, I often respond that I play "Spanish Guitar", only because it's an easy answer in a busy world.  Even though "Classical Guitarist" is a better umbrella description of what I do, "Spanish Guitar" puts the image into most people's minds of a guy or gal sitting, unamplified playing Spanish guitar songs or Latin American music - alone.  And yes, I do that… kinda. 

What I really do is play music by "Classical" composers from Spain and Latin America, with the requisite classical technique and musical study that is required to play it.  I also play Bach, modern, pop and jazz arrangements, 19th century, lots of concertos with orchestra and chamber music, but that's not the point.

Paul Gilbert - Enemies (In Jail) - Official Video

Mon, 11/26/2012 - 11:21am
Written by AW

Check out this awesome new video from Paul Gilbert from his new album VIBRATO.  It features some great editing and animation, but of course the real star is the music. Paul's singing and rock guitar playing really stand out to make this sure to be a favorite amongst fans.