School of Guitar with Bryan Sutton
Grammy Award winning guitarist Bryan Sutton has established himself as one of the leading players in the Bluegrass World, having been named the IBMA “Guitarist of the Year” six times.
The School of Guitar offers guitar instruction on the most innovative technology platform available. Respected, award-winning guitarist Bryan Sutton offers more than 100 high quality video lessons, ranging from the basics to the advanced. But that’s only the beginning; students at all levels can interact directly with Bryan via video exchanges.
Unlike other video-based sites, the School of Guitar offers much more than one-sided learning. Each student has opportunities to send Bryan webcam videos of themselves practicing, which are personally reviewed, then paired with video responses containing Bryan’s individualized instruction.
News and Updates
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Bryan Releases Six New Performances with Mike Marshall!
April 2, 2012 |
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Bryan Releases Over 50 New Guitar Lessons!
March 30, 2012 |
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Our Teachers Remember Earl
March 29, 2012 |
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Breaking News: Earl Scruggs dies at age 88
March 28, 2012 |
Tony Trischka and the faculty at Academy of Bluegrass are saddened to hear of the passing of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs, who died today of natural causes. The importance of Earl Scruggs' contribution to bluegrass music cannot be overstated...The Technology
Our Learning Approach:
Our Learning Approach
The AOB consists of five academies, divided by instrument. Each of the five award-winning AOB musician/teachers presents a separate, encyclopedic curriculum of their instrument. All levels, from beginner to extremely advanced, are covered in the curriculum. The curriculum is divided into dozens of "bite-sized" lessons. These lessons were custom-created especially for the AOB and are not available anywhere else.
How the Classes Work
How it Works:
How It Works
The AOB utilizes ArtistWorks' award-winning Video Exchange approach to online learning. Learning via Video Exchange gives students the unique ability to receive specific feedback and guidance from a virtuosic teacher of their instrument. It works like this: A student enrolls in one of the ArtistWorks' Academy of Bluegrass schools, and begins to work on the material, material that was especially created by their teacher.
The Sponsor
Meet Bryan Sutton
Meet Bryan Sutton
Born near Asheville, NC in 1973, Bryan started playing guitar at the age of 8. Sutton first came to prominence as part of Ricky Skaggs' bluegrass band Kentucky Thunder. At the beginning of 1999, Bryan retired from Kentucky Thunder, following his heart to devote himself to studio recording
About the Artist
Bryan Sutton’s Guitar
Bourgeois Guitars
Dana Bourgeois says about Bryan Sutton:
"Over the course of my career I've been blessed to see my guitars used by a wide variety of fine players. I never thought I would be so lucky, however, to see them so closely identified with a player as brilliant as Bryan Sutton. "
