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Feb 24
ArtistWorks

 

We’re excited to announce two brand new “add-on” courses designed to teach players the ins and outs of using critical effects including reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, & flanger when producing their own music—introducing Science of Sound: Reverb + Time-Based Effects and Science of Sound: Compression + Equalization!

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Feb 10
ArtistWorks

 

Our ultimate gear giveaway is here! And, what better time to share the love of music than during the month of February?!

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Feb 8
ArtistWorks

 

The techniques and elements that impact the quality and characteristics of the tone a musician creates are multifaceted on just about every instrument. For example, how a guitarist plucks the strings with their picking hand and how they apply pressure to the strings with their fretting hand affects the tone they produce greatly.

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Feb 3
ArtistWorks

 

This morning, award-winning master guitarist, former member of the Stanley Turrentine Quintet, and ArtistWorks jazz guitar instructor, Dave Stryker, released his 35th recording as a bandleader, and first with his current working trio, in the form of a brand new album entitled Prime.

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Jan 18
ArtistWorks

 

One of the beautiful qualities of wind instruments is that, much like singing, they are directly connected to the human breath. As a result, players of wind instruments are often able to more easily tap into the expressive nature of the human voice and mimic its unique emotive characteristics that we appreciate in music.

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Dec 16
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Our annual ArtistWorks Holiday Sale is officially on! This holiday season, save 50% on any 12-month plan at ArtistWorks and start learning directly from a master musician today.

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Dec 15
ArtistWorks

 

We’re excited to announce a brand new “add-on” course designed to teach players how to capture and produce high-quality recordings of their music from home—introducing the Basics of Home Recording!

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Dec 1
ArtistWorks

 

Five-time GRAMMY Award winner Keb’ Mo’ today announced the upcoming release of his first-ever Interactive Video Masterclass Series produced in partnership with TrueFire Studios—a family of brands that includes ArtistWorks, TrueFire, JamPlay, and FaderPro

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Nov 28
ArtistWorks

 

It’s officially Cyber Monday, so you know what that means—our annual Cyber Week sale is on, and this year the savings are bigger than ever before! SAVE 40% on any 12-month plan at ArtistWorks this Cyber Week, and start learning directly from a master musician today.

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Nov 23
ArtistWorks

 

An essential element of the bluegrass guitar aesthetic is the strategic use of open strings to craft fluid, tasteful melodic runs. Without the use of a capo or altered tuning, well-versed bluegrass acoustic guitar players frequently utilize open strings within their melodic phrases when playing in both the major and minor key centers of E, A, G, C, and D. Due to the nature of the guitar’s construction and where the notes happen to fall on the fretboard in standard tuning, integrating open string lines within these five key centers is exceptionally natural. That being said, it’s important for aspiring bluegrass guitarists to be intimately familiar with playing in the open position of these five keys, and, as such, it’s critical to invest time into learning them.  

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