Reviews
Tyler Grant’s Master Flatpicking Course
I am excited to have the opportunity to review Tyler Grant’s “Mastering Flatpicking” course offered through JamPlay. While I have heard about Jamplay.com and have seen the ads on YouTube and social media I did not know exactly how it all works. JamPlay is a subscription-based website that offers hundreds of video lessons on all styles of…
Stephen Mougin’s Bluegrass Rhythm Evolution
I have worked with True Fire lessons for guitar for many years. At first, the site primarily offered guitar lessons for rock players, but they have added genres outside of rock and instruments other than the guitar. I have always enjoyed True Fire’s quality of presentation, ease of use, extra bonus features (like downloadable tabs…
American Fiddle Method Online School
Brian Wicklund began his journey of fiddle love at the age of 7 and hasn’t looked back. Early on he realized the value of having a village of friends to commune with, and learn from, and how it enhanced his passion. This passion turned into a career revolving around touring bands, studio work and eventually,…
At ArtistWorks, Feedback Is A Good Thing
ArtistWorks (AW) takes pride in being different. The interactive digital platform employs proprietary technology invented by co-founder David Butler, a tech savvy IT industry pro, that gives AW students direct access to their teacher via user-submitted videos. The artist replies directly with taped personal critiques delivered to the student’s account. These back-and-forth interactions—what the company…
Reel Ear Web Apps for Ear Training
Learning to play music by ear is an important skill, especially for bluegrass musicians. Having music notation or tablature with you in the campground or parking lot jam sessions is not always possible. Additionally, you are not always going to know the tunes that are called out at the jam. If you want to participate…
Wes Corbett Peghead Nation Course
“The thing to think about with playing music and with playing an instrument is that whatever box you’re putting yourself in is the one you’re going to be able to create in,” Wes Corbett tells his students in Peghead Nation’s Contemporary Bluegrass Banjo course. Corbett is a former banjo professor at Berklee College of Music…