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Interview with ArtistWorks Founders

Thu, 10/31/2013 - 1:30pm

Written by AW

Topics: david butler, education technology, Interview, Music Education, online learning, patricia butler

Ed Turner of Seniors Web Radio has published an interview with David and Patricia Butler about our interactive online learning model here at ArtistWorks. Ed asks how the idea of ArtistWorks all came about, which David explains with his own story of wanting to develop a better way for learning guitar. Remember what they say about necesity being the mother of invention? It's true.

Russian Student Learns Harmonica

Mon, 10/28/2013 - 3:45pm

Written by AW

Topics: harmonica, Howard Levy, Music Education, online learning

AW: What's your name?

AZ: Andrey Zaitsev.

AW: How old are you?

AZ: 34.

AW: Where are you from?

AZ: Russia.

AW: What instruments do you play?

AZ: Guitar for 15 years and I just started learning harmonica.

AW: How many years have you been playing harmonica?

AZ: My first experience with harmonica was 2 years ago, but I did not really take it seriously - it was more for fun, you know, I was trying to play simple melodies and that was it. Finally a month ago or so, I started to practice more in depth and got totally amazed by the instrument.

AW: What's your name?

AZ: Andrey Zaitsev.

AW: How old are you?

AZ: 34.

AW: Where are you from?

AZ: Russia.

AW: What instruments do you play?

AZ: Guitar for 15 years and I just started learning harmonica.

AW: How many years have you been playing harmonica?

AZ: My first experience with harmonica was 2 years ago, but I did not really take it seriously - it was more for fun, you know, I was trying to play simple melodies and that was it. Finally a month ago or so, I started to practice more in depth and got totally amazed by the instrument.

Online Music Classes Featured in Press Democrat Article

Fri, 10/18/2013 - 12:00pm

Written by AW

Topics: Music Education, online learning

Santa Rosa Newspaper, The Press Democrat, has written an article about online music classes that features ArtistWorks! They came to our studio in Napa, CA and interviewed the founders David and Patricia Butler about what we're doing with online learning - and they do a great job of talking about what sets us apart from anything else out there. Click on the picture to read the article!

“When I tell people [about ArtistWorks] they don't believe that you can have access to this caliber of teacher for that price.” - David Butler