The future of music doesn’t need a coalition, thank you, iTunes will do just fine.
Actually, it’s not just iTunes, it’s Garageband (apple again!), YouTube, iVideosongs.com, and even Amazon.com.
And, even in a recession, guitar sales are up 3%.
Click here to read: Apple Makes Online Music Lessons Easy with GarageBand, USA Today.
“Apple’s high profile — and heavy promotion of the video lessons within
its 250 retail stores — brings the idea of learning music online to
higher prominence. “It’s a fantastic idea, and I hope they do more,”
says British guitarist Justin Sandercoe, who offers free video lessons
at Justinguitar.com. “The idea you can have the guitar lesson with the
actual artist who wrote the song is terrific. Now, a great artist may
not be a great teacher — they won’t be familiar with the act of
teaching — but the fact is, it’s Sting teaching you Roxanne.”
The pop world has quite the head start, but it’s only a matter of time before more tradtional forms charge forward beyond Youtube. Wow, this article gives me a lot of ideas…
Interesting post – thanks for sharing this article.
Dear Mr. Kessler,
Thank you for your support of online music and guitar lessons. I work for a company called RhythmStrummer.com that teaches acoustic guitar lessons. While we don’t have famous rock or folk stars teaching our lessons, we do have great teachers, all of our songs are fully licensed, and a wealth of historical and instructional information available in our blogs. Although our company is based out of California, as a new New Yorker, I would like to thank you not only for your support of the arts in education, but also for your support of and work towards a more egalitarian, socially just, and practical education system.