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Sep 16
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Sign up now for a chance to win a 6 month VIP Membership to any ArtistWorks course, PLUS a FREE one-hour virtual lesson, one-on-one with the ArtistWorks teacher of your choice. There are 10 chances to win, so you won’t want to miss this! Enter now and find out whether you’ve won via email instantly.

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Aug 4
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In this week’s episode of the ArtistWorks Music Series podcast, ArtistWorks cofounder Patricia Butler sits down with Grammy award-winning master musician, founding member of the Punch Brothers, and ArtistWorks banjo instructor, Noam Pikelny, to discuss the concept of “How to Find Your Own Sound.” Together, they explore the process of developing a unique voice as a player, how to embrace outside influence while still expressing yourself musically, and the importance of focusing on tone as much as note choice and execution when performing. The show is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here at ArtistWorks.

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Jul 12
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We are excited to announce that ArtistWorks has officially joined a consortium of major online music education companies, which includes TrueFire, JamPlay, and FaderPro. The collective are all portfolio companies of private equity firm, Growth Catalyst Partners. These four firms provide musicians around the world with music instruction on dozens of instruments and genres while delivering access to Grammy Award-winning artists, top session players, and world-renowned educators.

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Jun 25
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This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with David Butler, Chairman and co-founder of ArtistWorks and our “Beginner’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar” course instructor, to discuss the concept of Video Exchange, how he conceptualized the learning method, and a few of the reasons why it’s such an effective tool for teaching music lessons. Here are the seven pitfalls of private music lessons, and how Video Exchange can help:

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Mar 30
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Beginner guitar players are often looking for the best place to start learning and that includes finding the most suitable teacher and online guitar lessons.  In this video, David Butler, author of the “Beginner’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar” at ArtistWorks, shares his insights on embarking on that musical journey.  He explains “I don’t presume players know how to play guitar or know anything about it, so I start at the most basic level.” 

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Nov 12
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Beginning to Learn Acoustic Guitar. You’ve been thinking about it for a while: It might be fun to learn how to play the guitar. The timing could be good.  It’s Fall, you’re inside more than normal - you’ve got unhoped for free time. Maybe it’s the right time to shift from consideration to action. 

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Sep 3
ArtistWorks

The Virtual Bluegrass Blog

Calling all bluegrass fans! Tune in this Saturday at 1pm Pacific Time (PDT) to watch an ArtistWorks Virtual Bluegrass Masterclass. Join ArtistWorks Music Masters Michael Daves (vocals), Bryan Sutton (flatpick guitar) and Noam Pikelny (Banjo) as they discuss their approach to music and their methods of mastering the bluegrass genre. Watch as these ArtistWorks icons work live with three grand prize winners, answer audience questions and perform live!

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Aug 12
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Welcome back to the latest episode of the ArtistWorks Music Series podcast! This week, ArtistWorks CEO Patricia Butler sits down with Golden Age Audio founder Bo Medin to discuss their affordable approach to obtaining a vintage sound. The show is available now anywhere you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here on our site

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Jul 29
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Welcome back to the latest episode of the ArtistWorks Music Series podcast! This week, ArtistWorks CEO Patricia Butler sits down with ArtistWorks jazz guitar master and longtime music educator Dave Stryker to discuss what it’s like to learn an instrument as an adult. The show is available now anywhere you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here on our site

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