Happy Friday! We've just added a three part banjo lesson on the classic bluegrass song "Red Haired Boy". Also, we have Graham Sharp of the Steep Canyon Rangers giving us a nice "one sided" interview where he talks about his background and how he got started playing banjo. Click on the images to jump right in!
Part 4 of the IBMA Fiddle Workshop is now available, check it out by clicking on the image below!
Cybergrass has published a new story about online music education that features ArtistWorks and the rise of online music lessons. The article talks about how it's now easier than ever to learn an instrument online and that ArtistWorks created "the missing element in making online education successful" with the use of interactive Video Exchanges™ between teacher and student.
Read the full article on Cybergrass!
Cybergrass has published a new story about online music education that features ArtistWorks and the rise of online music lessons. The article talks about how it's now easier than ever to learn an instrument online and that ArtistWorks created "the missing element in making online education successful" with the use of interactive Video Exchanges™ between teacher and student.
Read the full article on Cybergrass!
Mike Audridge helped popularize the Dobro in the 70's, and was in the DC-based Seldom Scene, a group that made Bluegrass more palatable to non-country audiences. Here are some thoughts from our dobro teacher Andy Hall on Mike Auldridge in light of his recent passing.
"I can't say enough about the impact Mike Auldridge's Dobro playing had on me as a Dobro player, and musician in general. First, I'm not sure how many people know what his practice and work ethic was like. He told me many times how he would go into his basement in the morning to play steel or dobro, and not come up till dinner. He was meticulous. The care he took in getting something just right really came through in his impeccable tone, and choice of notes. If you listen to live recordings of Mike and the Seldom Scene, you don't really hear any mistakes. You hear every note, and they're rich and full. As a person, Mike exuded class and style. As my wife put it 'he was always a perfect gentleman'.