Fingerstyle Guitar with Martin Taylor

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Master the Guitar with Martin

Each lesson builds on the last, taking you from zero to hero!

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Master fingerstyle jazz with legend Martin Taylor. 164 lessons covering technique, harmony, improvisation, and classic jazz standards arrangements.

9 sections within this school

Accompanying a Singer

Master vocal accompaniment: sensitivity, communication, and musical partnership with a real singer.

6 lessons

Introduction To Fingerstyle Guitar

Discover a thoughtful, musical path to guitar through mindset, flow, and foundational ideas.

6 lessons

Underlying Concepts

Develop fingerstyle skills, harmony with 10ths and 7ths, and explore applying it to jazz standards.

30 lessons

Equipment

Dial in your sound with expert guidance on gear, equipment, and achieving professional jazz tone.

2 lessons

Developing Technique & Musicianship

Enhance your touch, phrasing, and creativity through expressive tunes and guided improvisation.

43 lessons

Learn By Playing Tunes

Explore beloved jazz standards and ballads to develop your voice, style, and improvisational skills

52 lessons

Guided Arrangements

Master beloved jazz tunes with detailed arrangements tailored to your skill level and style

24 lessons

30 Day Challenge

1 lessons

Get Personal Feedback with Video Exchange

Get custom video lessons from your instructor by sending a video of your playing.

How It Works?

1. Submit Your Video - Record and upload directly through our platform. No technical skills required.
1. Submit Your Video

Record and upload directly through our platform. No technical skills required.

2. Get Expert Feedback - Receive personal video responses from Martin Taylor with tips to improve!
2. Get Expert Feedback

Receive personal video responses from Martin Taylor with tips to improve!

3. Learn from Community - Browse exchanges from other students to learn from their questions.
3. Learn from Community

Browse exchanges from other students to learn from their questions.

Join Students Thriving with Martin Taylor!

Reinhard - Student testimonial

ArtistWorks is a great place for musicians. The teachers are excellent and the structure of the lessons leads to improvement.

Reinhard

Student for 13 years
Marton U. - Student testimonial

I think ArtistWorks is really great! I would recommended everyone, who would like to play or play better! I have been playing the guitar since 25 years, and I tell, by using ArtistWorks I became a much better player only in a few months.

Marton U.

Student for 1 year
Marc H. - Student testimonial

I did not know that online education could be this personalized or this effective. The Virtual Exchanges are priceless, yet only cost me a few dollars per submission. ArtistWorks has created an online learning environment I did not know was possible.

Marc H.

Student for 1 year

About Fingerstyle Guitar with Martin Taylor

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Martin Taylor has created a comprehensive video library that includes hundreds of fingerstyle guitar lessons, exclusive performances, and interviews. Students have unlimited access to all these online guitar lessons plus guitar tabs, backing tracks, and other study materials. What makes these fingerstyle guitar lessons truly unique is that this is the only place online preserving the teaching feedback of Martin Taylor through the library of videos submitted by students using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange Learning® platform. Martin reviewed each submission and recorded a video response, offering specific guidance to the student to take their guitar playing to the next level. All students can access the Video Exchange library and watch these interactions with Martin. This library is comprehensive and may contain the key to unlock your playing.

About Martin Taylor

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Martin Taylor is a Grammy® nominated fingerstyle guitarist, solo jazz guitar virtuoso and online guitar teacher. Martin has collaborated with the biggest names in guitar music including Tommy Emmanuel, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, Frank Vignola, Barney Kessel, Earl Klugh, Herb Ellis, Scotty Moore, Julian Lage, Andreas Oberg, Albert Lee, and Laurence Juber. Martin has been awarded two honorary doctorates, a BBC lifetime achievement award, an IAJE Jazz Educators award, and in 2002 he was appointed MBE 'For Services to Jazz Music' by the Queen of Great Britain. He has been teaching fingerstyle guitar online with ArtistWorks since 2010.

What students are saying!

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July 29, 2024
Good course, but not for absolute beginners

This was a fine course, and I (an experienced guitarist) got a lot from it, even in 1 month. However, I got it mainly for my daughter, who knows no guitar, but who chose this one b...

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Jason
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January 8, 2024
But I hate not getting

But I hate not getting a annual rate of 50 % off. I hate by the month

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Dave P.
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October 18, 2023
Not real easy to follow.

Not real easy to follow.

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Monciella E.
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September 29, 2024
There is a lot to learn

I've been a student with Martin Taylor at ArtistWorks since 2012, on and off. Sometime I quit being a member for a couple of years, but Martin's lessons are always pulling me back ...

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Ronald Z.
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May 26, 2023
Highy Recommened for Beginners and Expeirenced Guitarists

My Son purchased my subscription of Martin Taylor’s “Fingerstyle Jazz” course for Father’s Day last year. I admired Martin’s solo work for quite a while but wasn’t sure his course ...

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Ed A.
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June 10, 2024
Learn from the master

Great!!

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Stefan D.
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December 20, 2023
Learning lots

I’ve played guitar for many years, but Martin’s lessons are opening up more understanding of the neck, harmony, and musicianship. Only one month in and I like it a lot.

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Chris K.
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May 26, 2023
Study with the Master

This course allows budding solo jazz guitarists and opportunity to work with Martin Taylor, a true master of the idiom. There are numerous videos with PDF scores, and Martin walks ...

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joe c.
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May 26, 2023
Wonderful Course

It will take a very long time to complete the entire course as there’s lots of things to learn from the master. And to have the privilege to ask any question and connect with Marti...

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Daryl
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November 7, 2024
State of art!

AMAZING COURSE!

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LUIS K.
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