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May 12

Profiles in Online Learning: Tyler, Clarinet Student

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online learning clarinet student tyler We’re pleased to bring you another profile in online learning, this time from one of Ricardo Morales’ clarinet students. Tyler grew up in Green Bay, WI and is currently finishing up a master's degree in clarinet performance at the University of New Mexico.

AW: What instruments do you play?

Tyler: I started out taking piano lessons from my grandma and then took up the clarinet in 5th grade. During my undergrad, I studied both clarinet and piano before finally choosing clarinet in grad school.

Posted in clarinet, classical, Interview, online learning, ricardo morales

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May 9

Violin Lessons: Kreutzer Etude #1

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In this sample violin lesson from the Online Violin School with Nathan Cole, he takes you through an important piece for violin auditions - the Kreutzer Etude #1.

This Kreutzer Etude is a very versatile piece that can vary greatly in the amount of difficulty based on the tempo you play it. What makes it unique in that it is actually harder when it is played slower. The challenge is saving the bow to play all the beats at the particular tempo while maintaining your tone, and also playing dynamics that don’t match with the bow placement (reverse dynamics).

Because the placement of the bow are in reverse of the conventional and advantageous placements, it is important to remember other important variables of bow control while practicing this etude which include:

Posted in classical, nathan cole, violin

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May 8

Mike Marshall's Mandolin Concerto No. 1

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mandolin concerto mike marshall American Public Media has featured Mike Marshall's "Mandolin Concerto No. 1" on their program Performance Today. In Hour 2 of the broadcast, they play the full Mandolin Concerto which Mike composed himself for the New Century Chamber Orchestra and was influenced by his love for bluegrass as well as Bach.

For more information on the New Century Chamber Orchestra visit their website at ncco.org.

Posted in bluegrass, classical, mandolin, mike marshall

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May 5

Profiles in Online Learning: Boyoung, Violin Student

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We're pleased to bring you another "Profile in Online Learning," this time a violin student named Boyoung who plays in the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra where she goes to college.

AW: How long have you been playing violin?

Boyoung: I have been playing violin since I was in 3rd grade - about 10 years now. I played piano prior to picking up the violin, since I was 6 years old, so I didn’t have to learn to read music when I started taking violin lessons. My learning curve took off very fast from my background in piano. I did start later than many of my peers, but I would say because of my early piano background, I was never at a disadvantage.

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We're pleased to bring you another "Profile in Online Learning," this time a violin student named Boyoung who plays in the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra where she goes to college.

AW: How long have you been playing violin?

Boyoung: I have been playing violin since I was in 3rd grade - about 10 years now. I played piano prior to picking up the violin, since I was 6 years old, so I didn’t have to learn to read music when I started taking violin lessons. My learning curve took off very fast from my background in piano. I did start later than many of my peers, but I would say because of my early piano background, I was never at a disadvantage.

Posted in classical, nathan cole, violin

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Mar 19

Ten New Albums from ArtistWorks Instructors

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nathan east solo album

We are proud of all our artists who have dedicated their time teaching students online via our online learning platform, and always happy when they find time to record new albums. Within the past 12 months, 10 out of our 25 online teaching artists are either releasing, or have already released new albums. This recent surge is more evidence that our online learning model is working - passionate students are able to access these talented musical geniuses, and the artists are able to balance teaching with recording new music. Here's what's new:

Tony Trischka (banjo lessons) - Great Big World released on February, 2014 (Rounder)
Mike Marshall and the Turtle Island Quartet - collaborative self-titled album released March 2014 (Adventure Music)
Darol Anger (fiddle lessons) - album with E-and'a released March, 2014 (Adventure Music)
Nathan East (bass lessons) - self-titled debut solo album coming March, 2014 (Yamaha Entertainment Group)
Scott Law (free acoustic guitar lessons) - Black Mountain released October 2013 (Volcano Underground)
Martin Taylor (fingerstyle guitar lessons) - The Colonel and the Governor with Tommy Emmanuel released March, 2013 (Mesa Blue Moon)
Bryan Sutton (bluegrass guitar lessons) - Into My Own coming April, 2014 (Sugar Hill)
Jason Vieaux (classical guitar lessons) - Play released January 2014 (Azica)
DJ Qbert (skratch lessons) - long awaited Extraterrestria album coming soon (TBA)
Chuck Loeb (jazz guitar lessons) - Silhouette released September 2013 (Shanachie)

Posted in bryan sutton, chuck loeb, darol anger, jason vieaux, Martin Taylor, mike marshall, qbert, scott law, tony trishcka

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Mar 19

The ArtistWorks Classical Scholarship Competition

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Attention: Flute, Violin, Trumpet, & Clarinet students

We are excited to announce the the 2014 ArtistWorks Classical Campus Video Exchange™ Scholarship Competition! Designed to help aspiring classical musicians further their education through the use of our online learning schools, we are giving away four $1,000 cash scholarships to students sudying the following instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, and Violin. We will also give out a one-year subscription to the online school for each runner-up.

Each applicant will get access to the ArtistWorks Online School associated with their instrument where the required repertoire is taught by our master teachers, Jeffrey Khaner (Flute), David Bilger (Trumpet), Nathan Cole (Violin) and Ricardo Morales (Clarinet). Applicants get sixty days access to perfect the repertoire via online video lessons and direct Video Exchange™ feedback from their famous teacher.

Click here to apply for the ArtistWorks Classical Scholarship Competition, applications must be submitted by April 30th, 2014.

Posted in classical, david bilger, jeffrey khaner, nathan cole, ricardo morales

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Feb 24

Vote ArtistWorks for Best Online Guitar Resource

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It's time for the annual Player's Choice Awards from Acoustic Guitar Magazine!

We are proud to announce that ArtistWorks has been nominated for the "Online Guitar Resource" category!

If you, or anyone you know, are enjoying and learning from our online guitar lessons, please vote for us!

To vote, please click here and find our category, "Online Guitar Resource" on Page 2 of the ballot form.

Ballots close on March 31, 2014 so be sure to get your vote in and don't forget to tell your friends to vote too!

Posted in guitar, Music Education, online learning

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Feb 11

ArtistWorks @ NAMM 2014

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If you’ve never been, The NAMM Show is one of the biggest and best music events of the year - it's huge!

This January, along with round-eared Disney goers, 1,533 exhibiting companies representing 5,010 brands also swarmed Anaheim, California. There were 96,129 registered visitors at NAMM and countless artists of every kind - from living room singer/songwriters to heavy metal superstars and even Stevie Wonder-ful himself.

Four floors were packed with music lovers and the ArtistWorks booth was right in the thick of it – we talked with resellers around the world about our awesome new credit-card-sized online lesson access cards (which can now be sold in-store, on or off-line) - and we had a blast.

Posted in namm, nathan cole, online learning

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Feb 6

New Album from Jason Vieaux: Play

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The new album from Jason Vieaux is now available. This diverse new collection of songs marks Jason Vieaux’s 20th anniversary as a performer and includes music of Spanish, South American, Mexican, Cuban, French, and American origin. Included on the album are showpieces by Barrios, Sagreras, Bustamante, Sainz De La Maza, Tárrega, as well as Jason's own arrangement of Duke Ellington’s In A Sentimental Mood. Play was recently chosen as an "Album of the Week" by WQXR, where they note Jason's "particular knack for accentuating the music's tangy chord changes."

"Azica Records, my management and publicity team, my fans and students from around the world, have brought wonderful energy and support around the creation of "PLAY", and so I celebrate its worldwide release with all of you." - Jason Vieaux

Click on the picture to order your copy of Play. Jason Vieaux is an ArtistWorks instructor, to learn more about Vieaux's online classical guitar school click here.

The new album from Jason Vieaux is now available. This diverse new collection of songs marks Jason Vieaux’s 20th anniversary as a performer and includes music of Spanish, South American, Mexican, Cuban, French, and American origin. Included on the album are showpieces by Barrios, Sagreras, Bustamante, Sainz De La Maza, Tárrega, as well as Jason's own arrangement of Duke Ellington’s In A Sentimental Mood. Play was recently chosen as an "Album of the Week" by WQXR, where they note Jason's "particular knack for accentuating the music's tangy chord changes."

"Azica Records, my management and publicity team, my fans and students from around the world, have brought wonderful energy and support around the creation of "PLAY", and so I celebrate its worldwide release with all of you." - Jason Vieaux

Click on the picture to order your copy of Play. Jason Vieaux is an ArtistWorks instructor, to learn more about Vieaux's online classical guitar school click here.

Posted in classical guitar, jason vieaux

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Jan 9

Violin Lesson on Vibrato

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