Yesterday, the guitar and jazz communities lost one of the great icons of the instrument and genre: Pat Martino, who passed away on Monday at the age of 77.

In this week’s episode of the ArtistWorks Music Series podcast, our co-founder Patricia Butler sits down with Grammy Award-winning guitarist, co-founder of world-renowned bluegrass outfit Punch Brothers, and ArtistWorks bluegrass guitar instructor, Chris Eldridge, to discuss the concept of “How to Get Out of a Musical Slump.” Together, they explore different techniques for staying connected to and curious about your instrument, methods for staying motivated, and how to avoid plateaus in your musical progress. The show is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here at ArtistWorks.

In 2011, we were ecstatic to welcome Grammy and IBMA Award-winning flatpick guitar virtuoso, Bryan Sutton, to our esteemed faculty of bluegrass instructors here at ArtistWorks. Since his bluegrass acoustic guitar course launched in 2011, Bryan has helped thousands of guitarists from around the globe improve their skills, grow as musicians, and deepen their love for the instrument and playing. We are honored and proud that Bryan is a member of our faculty and continues to embody what it means to be a music educator and a pillar of the ArtistWorks community.

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