Patrick "hippydog" Lelek
How old are you?
49 years old
Where are you from?
Griffith Indiana, originally from Gary Indiana
How many years have you been playing?
Playing since I was a pre teen, so at least 40 years... off and on.
Do you play any other instruments?
I dont play any other instruments.
ArtistWorks Founder David Butler will be speaking at SXSW on Wednesday, March 13 starting at 3:30 PM. David will be one of the speakers on the panel discussion titled "The Many Facets of Online Learning for Music Makers & Producers". The other speakers are Mike King (Berklee College of Music), Matthew Sandler (Chromatik), and Moderator Gregory Gordon (Pyramind).
"This is a great opportunity for us to participate in a larger conversation about online learning... I'm excited to be representing ArtistWorks at our first SXSW and look forward to listening to and sharing ideas with my esteemed co-panelists." - David Butler
For more information be sure to visit the offical event page.
In a book entitled "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success", author Carol S. Dweck points to motivation as an even greater indicator of success than previously thought. More often, she proposes, success in one's work comes as a byproduct of one's passion.
It's true, findings indicate that the most successful people are those who would be doing the exact same job even if they weren't successful at it. In education, this means that the most successful teachers are likely to be those who actually enjoy teaching and thus approach their jobs with passion.
It's no secret that online education is on the rise, so with the increasing attention on education technology we wanted to compare how ArtistWorks stacks up against the competition.
Comparing ArtistWorks to TrueFire, it's not hard to see which is a better value. Our lessons range from $20-30 per month, which is nearly 1/10 of TrueFire’s highest pricing option at $200 a month. For just $40 more you could study at ArtistWorks for a whole year!
Let's take a closer look at how ArtistWorks compares to GuitarTricks and JamPlay, each costing $14.95 and $19.95 a month respectively. The price is right, but just what to you get for your money?
Yes, both offer 24/7 live chat, backing track mp3 downloads, community features, forums, tabs/music notation, customer service helpline, and an ad-free site…. but what about the actual learning process?