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A Telecaster Is a Blank Slate: 5 Questions + a Joke with Ned Oldham

a telecaster is a blank slate

Louisville-born, Charlottesville-based psychedelic-folk guitarist Ned Oldham, of the Anomoanon, Old Calf, and other critically acclaimed projects, is a recent addition to our teaching roster at Lessonface, and we are thrilled to have him. He was kind enough to answer some questions this week about his own learning background, his advice for beginning guitarists, and current projects.

Lessonface: How were you first introduced to your instrument? How did you learn to play?  

Music Is...

rohan's response to music is...

a conversation, everything, beyond words, us...

We asked Lessonface teachers to complete the sentence "Music is..." We're posting all of their responses to our Facebook and Twitter accounts - come join in the conversation! 

Flute Jokes and Other Advice from Lisa Carlson

Lisa Carlson flute teacher with daughters

Flute: A sophisticated pea shooter with a range of up to 500 yards, blown transversely to confuse the enemy.

Guitar Classes in Soloing and Composition Starting in October!

duane denison composition class

Two phenomenal guitar courses are starting in October: Steve Stine's Soloing course and Duane Denison's Practical Composition for Guitarists. Take one, take both. No bad choices here!

SOLOING WITH STEVE STINE

Live interactive sessions October 4, 11, 18, and 25. All classes recorded so that enrolled students may also review later.
Learn more.

How to Keep Getting Better

Steve Stine's Players Series starts again tomorrow. The Players Series is the first group class we offered through Lessonface, a year ago last summer, and it remains one of our most popular. 

Win $300 in Music Lessons

win online music lessons

To celebrate the turning of the season, we're giving away $300 in music lessons on Lessonface to two luck folks who enter their email addresses here: https://www.lessonface.com/300

What, you may wonder, does $300 get you on Lessonface? Here are a few possibilities, but there are many more:

Lessonface Founder & CEO Claire Cunningham Interviewed by Columbia University's Teachers College

Lessonface founder & CEO Claire Cunningham recently sat down with Kate Meersschaert, Innovation fellow at Columbia University's Teachers College EdLab Studios, to share a bit about the history of Lessonface and discuss her experience founding the company. 

Some highlights:

Common Sense Media Gives Lessonface Glowing Review

Common Sense Media, the non-profit dedicated to helping parents navigate and kids to thrive in the world of media and technology did us the honor of reviewing Lessonface, and we are so happy to report that they were happy with us.

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