Paul Gilbert and Keith Wyatt were recently featured on the Phil Hulett & Friends radio show where they talk about their online guitar lessons at ArtistWorks and how it all works. Phil Hulett once interviewed a young Paul Gilbert back in his Racer X days, and still remembers what Paul said when asked about the secret to playing guitar so good: "Practice." Sounds about right. Speaking about the differences between rock guitar vs. blues guitar, here's what Keith said: "The two worlds are more alike than they are different, it's just a matter of picking and choosing your path for music."
We are excited to announce that online piano lessons with Hugh Sung are now available! Learn more about the Online Popular Piano School at artistworks.com/piano.
"It's an incredible honor to be joining the roster of some of the best musicians in the world and sharing a common passion to make the very best music education available to students anywhere. One of my greatest thrills comes from helping people discover the amazing things they can do with music. ArtistWorks provides an unprecedented platform to make this possible. Through these beautifully filmed piano lessons and the personal attention I can give to each student through ArtistWorks' Video Exchange system, I can help people play beautiful music right from day one. We based these online piano lessons on songs that people want to play, without all the boring exercises or mind-numbing theory. Students learn just what they need to play their favorite songs in the shortest time possible, and we have tons of fun in the process!" - Hugh Sung
We are excited to announce that blues guitar lessons with Keith Wyatt are now available! Starting today, anyone around the world can learn blues guitar from Keith Wyatt (Musicians Institute, The Blasters). Keith's comprehensive blues guitar lessons take you from beginner to advanced and give you everything you need to know in order to master blues guitar.
The best part though, is that Keith's students will be able to send in practice videos directly through the site using ArtistWorks' Video Exchange® technology. Keith will personally review the student videos and record video responses with advice about what to practice next in order to progress their playing. All of the blues guitar students have access to Keith's Video Exchanges, so there's always something new to learn.
"We now welcome extraordinary blues guitar teacher Keith Wyatt to the ArtistWorks family. Keith created a definitive electric blues guitar curriculum, starting by teaching the earliest blues styles and culminating in the driving blues techniques of players like Stevie Ray Vaughn. It's all there, presented in a step-by-step method energized by ArtistWorks' Video Exchange learning approach. We welcome guitarists from around the world to take their blues to a higher level." - David Butler, ArtistWorks Co-Founder
To learn more and to check out free sample lessons, visit artistworks.com/blues
"You never know what the information or inspiration is going to come from." - Keith Wyatt
We are excited to announce that we will soon be offering blues guitar lessons from Keith Wyatt (Musicians Institute, The Blasters). Officially launching on December 11th, we are currently taking pre-orders now (click here for more info and free sample lessons).
A while back, we did a survey with our current members to see what other instruments they would be interested in learning online. Amongst some interesting requests that came in, there was one that overwhelmingly stood out: blues guitar lessons.
Paul Binkley, highly respected and beloved member of the Mandolin community, has passed away. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in April of 2014 and died on November 12, 2014. Paul was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated Modern Mandolin Quartet with Mike Marshall, Dana Rath, and John Imholtz (later members include Matt Flinner and and Adam Roszkiewicz). With groundbreaking musicality Paul brought mandolin music to a new level, inspiring instrumentalists worldwide.
Mandozine has published an excerpt of a letter that Mike Marshall wrote to his longtime friend and collaborator just before his passing:
Check out the trailer for a new documentary about Nathan East called For The Record. Featuring interviews with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Quincy Jones, Vill Gill, Babyface, David Foster, Lionel Richie, Ray Parker Jr, Wynonna Judd, Don Was, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Al Jarreau, Dave Koz, Richard Marx, Mindi Abair, Hubert Laws, Lee Ritenour, David Paich, Chuck Loeb, Greg Phillinganes, and more!
Find out more on the Yamaha Entertainment Group website.
For anyone taking violin lessons, or any instrument, it's important to know how to get the most out of the individualized instruction your teacher has to offer. To get the most of your music lessons here at ArtistWorks, here's some things to help keep you focused before you submit a video for personalized feedback.
P is for Practice before you record. Especially if this is your first video for your teacher, you want to put your best foot foward by showing them the best you can play. This means taking the time to warm up, play through it a few times before hitting record so your fingers will be primed and ready. If you already know which areas are weak points for you, be sure to concentrate on those before trying to learn something new. Much of playing music is muscle memory. Therefore it’s critical to keep practicing so that you can keep building those muscles.
"It is very sad to lose one of my major influences Mr. Jack Bruce.
His approach to playing and his bass lines stay with me to this day especially still playing his parts with Eric.
Jack Bruce rest in peace, gone but not forgotten.
I will bask in the Sunshine of Your Love."
- Nathan East
"I'm taking a very unique approach to teaching piano. Rather than spending a lot of time on exercises, theory, or technique - we start right off by learning some beautiful songs." - Hugh Sung
Coming soon to the ArtistWorks Music Campus: piano lessons from one of the world's most accomplished pianists, Hugh Sung. Trained as a classical pianist, Hung Sung studied at the Curtis Institute of Music where he was also on the faculty for 19 years.
With a new series of online piano lessons at ArtistWorks, Hugh is now taking a very unique approach to teaching piano.
John Patitucci is working on his 14th solo album, his latest since 2009's Remembrance with Joe Lovano and Brian Blade. The new album titled Brooklyn will feature John on his new Yamaha semi-hollow electric bass with guitarists Adam Rogers and Steve Cardenas, and Brian Blade on drums. A documentary about the making of the album is also in the works from director Patrick Cone. Click here to find out more and become a backer of the project on Kickstarter.