Johnny's Art Journey
Thu, 10/03/2013 - 10:58am
It's a great feeling when as a student you're able to impress the teacher. One of Justin BUA's art students sent him this portrait drawing - which if you notice is made up entirely of hundreds (thousands?) of the little "BUA"s. Incredible! BUA posted the picture from his Facebook page, where it's gotten a ton of feedback and positive praise from people all over the world. We reached out to the artist, who's been studying how to draw with BUA's online art lessons for a couple months now, and we're very excited to showcase him in our latest edition of "Profiles in Online Learning."
AW: How old are you and what should we call you?
JU: My name is Johnny Utah and Yikes I’m 36!
AW: Where are you from?
JU: Born in Seoul, Korea and moved out to the US in 1981. I have been living in La Habra, California since then.
It's a great feeling when as a student you're able to impress the teacher. One of Justin BUA's art students sent him this portrait drawing - which if you notice is made up entirely of hundreds (thousands?) of the little "BUA"s. Incredible! BUA posted the picture from his Facebook page, where it's gotten a ton of feedback and positive praise from people all over the world. We reached out to the artist, who's been studying how to draw with BUA's online art lessons for a couple months now, and we're very excited to showcase him in our latest edition of "Profiles in Online Learning."
AW: How old are you and what should we call you?
JU: My name is Johnny Utah and Yikes I’m 36!
AW: Where are you from?
JU: Born in Seoul, Korea and moved out to the US in 1981. I have been living in La Habra, California since then.
Profiles in Online Learning: BlueLizardMan
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 5:37pm
ArtistWorks: What's your real name?
BlueLizardMan: Bob Ketterlinus
AW: How old are you?
BLM: 61 (yikes).
AW: Where are you from?
BLM: I've lived most of my life in Glenside, PA, a wonderful, small close-knit commuter suburb of Philadelphia. I live around the corner from the historic Keswick Theater (my first date when it was still a movie theater), host to top name acts like BB King, Buddy Guy, Johnny Cash and too many others to list. I've also lived in Loch Haven and Harrisburg, PA and Washington DC area when in college/grad school.
AW: BlueLizardMan is an interesting username... what are the origins there?
BLM: I picked up the nickname Lizard during a pickup football game in high school. I was very skinny and when I tried to tackle someone I was carried me into the end zone on their back - someone said I looked like a lizard on a rock. All of my male friends have nicknames - Turk, Ear, Head, Sarge, Puswart, etc. About 5 years ago when I was really getting into playing Blues and Blues Rock and Classic Rock covers on electric guitar with my buddies I had the idea I needed a new "stage" name - thus BlueLizardMan (a.k.a BLM).
Music Theory Online with Jonathan Coopersmith
Thu, 09/19/2013 - 1:22pm
Last week we announced the release of our online music theory lessons, which we're providing to all members of all our online learning schools for no additional charge. The idea is to give everyone here a solid resource to learn more about music theory online. It wouldn't be possible without Jonathan Coopersmith, who is the man behind the music theory lessons here and who heads up the Music Theory Department at the highly regarded Curtis Institute of Music. We asked him some questions about his experience with teaching music theory, which will give you an insight into how just how deep his knowlege of music theory runs.
AW: In general, why should someone learn music theory?
JC: If you like to know how things work in general, then learning about how music works might be very interesting to you. And it opens up more possibilities for your playing...for example, instead of just learning one scale, learn the pattern for that scale and now you can play it in any key. Understanding how music works leads to a better understanding of what you're already playing, and can even spark creativity allowing you to explore other areas of music you might not have thought of on your own. The more you know, the more you'll enjoy playing and listening to music, and the more control you'll have over what you can do.
Music Theory Workshop
Wed, 09/11/2013 - 3:10pm
ArtistWorks, the leading lifestyle social e-learning platform, now offers an Online Music Theory Workshop, free music theory lessons to all subscribing members of ArtistWorks’ 24 Music and Art schools.
No matter what genre of music is being studied, the all new music theory lessons are an invaluable tool that provide the additional vocabulary to speak the language of music more fluently and effectively. This new video offering was designed especially to add real world value for the emerging musician, average hobbyist or anyone desiring a refresher on music theory. Practical music theory enhances aural skills and makes players more confident and intuitive in their playing. Most ArtistWorks students will benefit from a basic, solid grounding in music theory while others will take advantage of higher-level music theory lessons on classical music theory.
ArtistWorks' esteemed Music Theory Instructor is none other than Jonathan Coopersmith, Chair of the Curtis Institute Music Studies Department. He has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra Society, Westminster Conservatory Orchestra, Wilmington Orchestra, University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble, and Penn’s Landing Orchestra. He is an engaging teacher who can effectively simplify complex topics across a wide variety of instruments and genres.
ArtistWorks, the leading lifestyle social e-learning platform, now offers an Online Music Theory Workshop, free music theory lessons to all subscribing members of ArtistWorks’ 24 Music and Art schools.
No matter what genre of music is being studied, the all new music theory lessons are an invaluable tool that provide the additional vocabulary to speak the language of music more fluently and effectively. This new video offering was designed especially to add real world value for the emerging musician, average hobbyist or anyone desiring a refresher on music theory. Practical music theory enhances aural skills and makes players more confident and intuitive in their playing. Most ArtistWorks students will benefit from a basic, solid grounding in music theory while others will take advantage of higher-level music theory lessons on classical music theory.
ArtistWorks' esteemed Music Theory Instructor is none other than Jonathan Coopersmith, Chair of the Curtis Institute Music Studies Department. He has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra Society, Westminster Conservatory Orchestra, Wilmington Orchestra, University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble, and Penn’s Landing Orchestra. He is an engaging teacher who can effectively simplify complex topics across a wide variety of instruments and genres.
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