Set Goals, Streamline Your Practice Time
Tue, 02/03/2015 - 7:59pm
Topics: missy raines
Hello dear folks,
It's a great time of year to set some new goals or brush the dust off of some old ones. Take pen to paper and write down everything you would like to accomplish on the bass this year. It's bound to be a BIG list! That's okay. We're going to tear off bite size chunks to conquer it. But you need to write it down. Then pick 2 or 3 items from that main list to focus on first. That's your first bite-size chunk. Figure out how much time you can devote to practice per day, per week, whatever works for you.
Once you've got that, here are 3 tips to help you make the most of the time you've set aside for practice.
1) PLAN AHEAD: Plan what you expect to do within the time you've allotted for practice. And then, stick to that plan.
2) WRITE IT DOWN: Keep a log of what you do every time you practice. Enter what you did and for how long. Don't forget to mark down your metronome settings, too. This can be very helpful as you get faster and faster- it allows you to know where to start the next time and it registers your progress.
Congrats to our IBMA Nominees & Bluegrass All-Stars
Thu, 10/02/2014 - 11:52pm
Topics: andy hall, bass, bluegrass, bryan sutton, darol anger, dobro, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, mike marshall, missy raines, Tony Trischka
ArtistWorks would like to congratulate Bryan Sutton for taking home his 8th IBMA Award for Guitar Player of the Year!
We are thrilled by Bryan's accomplishments as an artist and are proud to have him teaching flatpicking guitar to students around the world alongside the other Academy of Bluegrass all-stars: Mike Marshall, Missy Raines, Darol Anger, Andy Hall, and the incomparable Tony Trischka.
So much of what we do is spent focusing on the instruction that the Academy of Bluegrass artists are providing here -- and that's obviously our mission, but in the spirit of the now concluded 2014 IBMA awards, we'd like to focus for just a moment on the impressive careers of these amazing musicians. We're very fortunate to have them all here.
Bluegrass Music at IBMA
Tue, 09/30/2014 - 3:40pm
ArtistWorks is proud to be a part of the World of Bluegrass at the annual IBMA Award Show - taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina this week! We had a chance to speak with some of our bluegrass instructors about what the International Bluegrass Music Association means to them.
"I'm proud to be a part of this IBMA community. I'm teaching bluegrass mandolin through the ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass. I grew up playing bluegrass, it was my first love and it will always be near and dear to my heart. No matter where I've gone musically, I always reach back for those roots and the things I learned early on in my career." - Mike Marshall
"I love the IBMA, it's where everyone gets together. You see people that you haven't seen for a year, you jam, you hang out, it's just a great experience and it reminds us where we've been as bluegrass musicians and also where we want to go." - Bryan Sutton
"I can't even remember a time when I didn't know what bluegrass was. It feels so great to be part of what's happening today as well, and IBMA is such a great opportunity because I get to see old friends, meet new friends, and just get excited about where the music is going and what's happening next." - Missy Raines
ArtistWorks Bluegrass Instructors Nominated for 2014 IBMA Awards
Mon, 08/18/2014 - 4:06pm
The International Bluegrass Association has released their picks for the 2014 IBMA awards, and we are pleased to announce that three of our bluegrass teachers have been nominated!
In the Bass category, Missy Raines has been nominated for her 8th IBMA award. In the guitar category, Bryan Sutton has been nominated for his 7th IBMA award. Last but not least, Andy Hall has also been nominated which would mark his first award in the Dobro category (although he did win the award for Instrumental Album of the Year back in 2008 for his debut Sound of the Slide Guitar).
The event itself takes place in Raleigh, NC from September 30 to October 4, and includes the annual World of Bluegrass conference/show. If you've never been, it is definitely the place to be for bluegrass enthusists. If you are going, be sure to email us at media@artistworks.com, we always love hearing from you at events.
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