Online Learning Spotlight: Arnold, Flute Student
Thu, 08/07/2014 - 3:45pm
Coming off the tails of our first ever ArtistWorks Classical Campus Competition, we wanted to reach out to the winners to learn more about their online learning experience. First up we have Arnold, who's been taking flute lessons online with Jeffrey Khaner and just won $1000 for his outstanding video submission. Arnold is a student at The University of Texas at Austin and originally from Dallas.
AW: How long have you been playing flute?
Arnold: I have been playing the flute for 7 years. I began in 7th grade because my friend played it and I thought it would be cool. Honestly, I never thought I was going to enjoy it as much as I have.
DJ History: Tony Prince and the DMC
Wed, 06/25/2014 - 4:03pm
Tony Prince is a legend in turntablism. Founder of the DMC [organization / DJ competition], he has been instrumental in driving forward the art form, providing a platform for countless DJ innovators to amaze audiences by masterly manipulating records in real-time. Not only that, the videos of the competition have inspired countless others to become DJs themselves. Indeed, ArtistWorks might not even have a Qbert Skratch University if it wasn’t for the DMC competitions which inspired so many to first get hold of turntables and start skratching.
As the build-up to the 2014 DMC World Finals in London in October heats up, a video documenting the history of the competition has been released by the DMC to celebrate 30 years of supporting DJing excellence. It's just Part 1 so far, which provides excellent context into the history of the organization as well as commentary from the man who started it all, Tony Prince.
ArtistWorks on Computer America Tonight!
Mon, 06/09/2014 - 9:41am
ArtistWorks was the featured topic in Hour 1 of Craig Crossman's Computer America, which is the longest running, nationally syndicated radio talk show dedicated to computers and technology. ArtistWorks VP of Marketing Ian Alexander answered questions and talked about our unique method of online learning. The host also took calls from the audience, which included some members of our online learning schools who had some really nice things to say.
UPDATE: Listen to the embedded broadcast below
Testimonal from a classical guitar student in Jason Vieaux's online school:
Profiles In Online Learning: Annie, Mandolin Student
Thu, 05/29/2014 - 4:57pm
Annie is a musical sign language interpreter who started off her musical journey tone deaf and discouraged at the idea of learning an instrument. She overcame her hesitation by teaching herself to play violin, and now takes Mike Marshall's mandolin lessons here at ArtistWorks.
AW: How did you get into playing mandolin?
Annie: I was playing violin and you always play by turning to the left with your chin on the instrument, and you never get to play in the other direction. I wondered how good that could be for your body. I wanted to play more, and mandolin has the same fingering [as violin] and it's one less instrument because you're not dealing with the bow. So I tried mandolin and fell in love with it.
Annie is a musical sign language interpreter who started off her musical journey tone deaf and discouraged at the idea of learning an instrument. She overcame her hesitation by teaching herself to play violin, and now takes Mike Marshall's mandolin lessons here at ArtistWorks.
AW: How did you get into playing mandolin?
Annie: I was playing violin and you always play by turning to the left with your chin on the instrument, and you never get to play in the other direction. I wondered how good that could be for your body. I wanted to play more, and mandolin has the same fingering [as violin] and it's one less instrument because you're not dealing with the bow. So I tried mandolin and fell in love with it.
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