We’re excited to announce that this past Thursday, April 15, 2021, marked one year since we launched one of our newest online music courses, “Banjo with Noam Pikelny,” with 3-time Grammy-nominated banjo player and founding member of the Punch Brothers, Noam Pikelny.

The comprehensive curriculum in Noam’s online banjo lessons covers a vast array of styles, ranging from traditional, straight-ahead bluegrass banjo to the more boundary-pushing approaches that Noam employs with both the Punch Brothers and as a solo artist.

“It has been a thrill and an honor over the last year to create this online community hand-in-hand with over a thousand banjo players of every level from all over the world,” Noam explained. “I've now witnessed firsthand how the Artistworks platform uniquely enables and encourages students to learn not just from their instructor, but also from their fellow classmates. I'm incredibly grateful to all who have participated and I'm excited to meet the folks who are only now just walking in the door.”

Bringing this course to the public in the midst of 2020 was no easy task. We managed to craft, shoot, and edit the entire course catalog, which features hundreds of detailed videos as well as dozens of supplemental written materials, sheet music, and backing trackings, with Noam just before the pandemic-response “shelter in place” mandate was issued in mid-March 2020.

Additionally, on March 3, 2020, while we were deep into the process of filming for the course, Noam’s current hometown of Nashville, TN was tragically impacted by a devastating tornado, which further added to the stress and pressure to complete and launch Noam’s new course.

In the last year since launching “Banjo with Noam Pikelny,” we’ve had thousands of students enroll in the course and begin their journey to learning bluegrass banjo and beyond. Noam also recently completed his 1,000th Video Exchange, a testament to his commitment to offering personalized instruction and feedback to each of his students enrolled in his course.

For more information on “Banjo with Noam Pikelny,” check out the video below:

Have you always wanted to learn how to play the banjo? Through our comprehensive online banjo lessons and Video Exchange Learning platform here at ArtistWorks, you can learn from master banjoists Noam Pikelny and Tony Trischka, and get personalized feedback on your playing.

Their courses start with the basics and teach everything from beginner banjo to advanced performance techniques and compositions. So, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player, all levels are welcome and all students will grow and improve their skills as banjo players and musicians!

Try out some free music lessons here and see what makes ArtistWorks courses some of the best online music lessons around!

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