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Looking For Bluegrass Lessons Suggestions
I live in a small town looking to get into bluegrass and would like to get some lessons online. Free is great but would be also willing to fork over cash. Youtube is great for fragmented specific things I want to learn but lacks the structured point A to Z roadmap I'd like to follow to improve my skills. I've done jam play in the past and thought it was ok but their bluegrass selection is quite limited. Any thoughts?
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Artistworks has lessons by Bryan Sutton. They aren’t free, but they’re good.
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[QUOTE=shakenbake;6259192]I live in a small town looking to get into bluegrass and would like to get some lessons online. Free is great but would be also willing to fork over cash. Youtube is great for fragmented specific things I want to learn but lacks the structured point A to Z roadmap I'd like to follow to improve my skills. I've done jam play in the past and thought it was ok but their bluegrass selection is quite limited. Any thoughts?
You need to watch a lot of pockets in b. groups. Observation can help you to learn.😉 |
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This isn't online as far as I know, but I would also recommend Homespun. I think the folks there are great to work with regarding customer service. I was one of the company's earlier customers and I bought a set of six cassettes (yes, cassettes) and when they started going bad I contacted the company and asked if they could send me some more or suggest something for the cassettes that were failing. They said they no longer sold the cassettes so sent me ... free ... the same set (with improved transcription) on DVD. Among the artists I really like Russ Barenberg.
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I'm also a member of Bryan Sutton's ArtistWorks course and can't recommend it enough! I've already learnt a lot during the short time I've been a member and I'm looking forward to working my way through the huge amount of lessons that are to follow.
I haven't sent in any videos of myself yet, but have watched many of the other students video exchanges and Bryan usually gets back to them with a personal 15-20 minute long video respons. He genuinely seems to want to help every student as much as possible. It blows my mind to think of how much time he must have put into this course. They often have good sales on their one year memberships. I signed up at 40% off during Black Friday and know they had a 50% off deal during Christmas. Don't know when their next deal is coming, but they seem fairly regular. |
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Unfortunately, you just missed the annual big sale that artistworks puts on every christmas season, when they give you 50% off a yearly subscription. You could check out some of their sample lessons in the meantime, and wait for another sale to come up, which happens pretty regularly, although none of them as substantial as the holiday sale. Still, even at the regular price, it's totally worth it. In-person or Skype lessons cost more by an order of magnitude.
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So, to the OP: Check it out but let's keep our mouths shut from here on.
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I'm not aware that it's possible to download the videos...? Watch them, yes, but download them as files? If you know how to do that, please share.
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Thanks for all the replies. I was looking at all the lessons they have for Bryan's course and it's looks pretty compelling since it seems very comprehensive. The price tag is up there for sure. I sent a message to ArtisWorks support to beg for the 50% holiday discount. Hopefully they will grant me mercy.
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There's a young guy in Austin, Texas with a website called countryguitaronline.com. The subscription price is very reasonable and his videos are very thorough.
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Pegheadnation.com is another online website similar to Artistworks.com. Scott Nygaard teaches the bluegrass guitar course. It's a bit cheaper than Artistworks.
Check it out. |