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09/21/2026

Grab your guitar for this one.

Seth Rosenbloom sets up a shuffle in G and invites you to trade fours with him. You take the lead for four measures while Seth plays rhythm, then swap roles and keep the conversation going.

Seth uses a Charleston feel for his rhythm part, but a shuffle or another rhythm approach works too.

The goal isn't to play the most notes. It's to listen, respond, and make your four measures sound as musical as possible.

Learn with Seth Rosenbloom at ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/92sa5hebwq

09/21/2026

Practicing a technique is one thing. Making it part of the music is the next step.

Allison de Groot demonstrates how to apply the bump-a-ditty to the B part of “Mississippi Sawyer,” then repeats the section so you can hear the technique working inside the tune.

Learn banjo with Allison de Groot at ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/ujfwvkun6m

09/18/2026

Seth Rosenbloom didn't always practice ear training with formal exercises.

He'd sit in front of the TV and try to figure out whatever melodies came his way—commercial jingles, theme songs, The Simpsons, Mario Brothers, and more.

The idea actually started even earlier. As a kid, his father would hum melodies or tap rhythms in the car and have Seth repeat them back.

That training helped build the connection he relies on when improvising today: hearing a melody internally and translating it directly onto the guitar without consciously thinking through every scale or arpeggio.

Learn with Seth Rosenbloom at ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/tepegc2vlu

09/18/2026

For years, Enion Pelta-Tiller assumed that pursuing music professionally meant following the classical path.

She began classical training at a young age in San Francisco, while her self-taught musician father exposed her to jazz, traditional American music, and plenty of fiddle tunes.

Ironically, those fiddle tunes became the music she'd play for fun instead of practicing her concertos.

It wasn't until after college, when she began meeting bluegrass musicians, that Enion realized there was another possibility: she could actually go out into the world and make a living playing this music.

She shares that journey with Darol Anger.

Learn fiddle with Darol Anger on ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/4uf8sr0g07

09/18/2026

Here's Matt Rollings doing what Matt Rollings does.

With the track rolling, Matt cuts loose with a stream of h***y tonk piano fills, runs, and rhythmic ideas while keeping everything locked into the groove.

No long explanation needed for this one. Just listen to the phrasing, timing, and feel.

Learn with Matt Rollings at ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/588dw3jcx0

09/17/2026

When you're first learning rolls, starting with the textbook pattern makes sense. But it doesn't have to end there.

Andy Hall and Jerry Douglas discuss how players can take a standard roll and start getting creative by changing the order and placement of the notes.

Master the basic pattern first. Then use it as a foundation for developing your own ideas.

Learn Resophonic Guitar & Lap Steel with Andy Hall on ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/62l5b3krz7

09/17/2026

Here's a simple exercise for developing your ear that doesn't require complicated theory.

Seth Rosenbloom suggests starting with a melody or jingle you already know well enough to sing. Find the first pitch on your instrument, then listen carefully to what happens next.

Does the melody move higher or lower? Is the distance small or large?

Using “Hot Cross Buns,” Seth demonstrates how this process can help you begin recognizing intervals such as whole steps and half steps by sound.

The goal is to gradually make the connection between what you hear and where you find it on the instrument more instinctive.

Learn with Seth Rosenbloom at ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/u9zceykoh9

09/17/2026

Banjo history is more diverse than many people realize.

In this RockyGrass 2016 conversation, Danny Barnes and Tony Trischka discuss the musicians who influenced generations of players, including Don Stover, Doc Boggs, and Vess Ossman.

Their conversation highlights an important idea: the instrument has never existed in a single style. Long before genres and labels were assigned, musicians were creating unique approaches that continue to inspire players today.

Learning the history of the banjo isn't about finding one "correct" tradition—it's about discovering the many voices that shaped it.

Learn with Tony Trischka at ArtistWorks:

https://f.mtr.cool/bmnq90ksc6

Whose banjo playing has influenced you the most?

09/16/2026

“Balkan music” can mean a lot of things.

In this conversation with Darol Anger, Enion Pelta-Tiller talks about the wide range of music that falls under that description before narrowing in on one of her primary interests: Romanian music from around Bucharest.

She discusses the importance of Romani musicians in this tradition and points to groups like Taraf de Haïdouks, who brought traditional Romanian sounds to a much wider international audience.

It's an interesting look at the musical traditions behind some of the sounds Enion brings to her own playing.

Learn fiddle with Darol Anger on ArtistWorks:
https://f.mtr.cool/z0y5jcduh9

09/16/2026

In a 4/4 shuffle, Matt Rollings describes the piano as a real motor for the song.

Here he demonstrates how a walking bass line keeps that rhythmic engine moving while small country licks and fills add character on top.

The key is keeping the priorities straight: maintain the groove first, then decorate it.

Learn with Matt Rollings at ArtistWorks:
https://artistworks.com/matt-rollings?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=aw_shortform_202609&utm_content=aw-mattrollings-motorshuffle-260916

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