New Lessons...Bringing You the Best on the Web! WorkshopLive is proud to announce the arrival of our newest teacher, David Saenger. Saenger is a jazz, rock and classical guitarist from Chicago, bringing you some outstanding beginner and intermediate jazz song lessons including standards such as "My Funny Valentine," "Our Love Is Here to Stay," and "Come Rain or Come Shine." In addition, the fun and talented Scott A. Smith brings you 20 new beginner and intermediate blues lessons. Click here to get the full list...

Music Access Program Debuts in U.K. In international news, WorkshopLive has penned a deal with a major software supplier to schools throughout the United Kingdom. Osiris Educational, which has been supplying educational software for schools in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales for the past ten years, approached WorkshopLive in March of this year, saying they were excited about the quality of WorkshopLive's products. Read more...

Smooth Swing with Tom and Tim The new CD "What's Going On" from WorkshopLive jazz guitar maestro Tom Dempsey and bassist Tim Ferguson is slated to be officially released later this month. Tom is a great teacher and a devotee of Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall and Grant Green. You can hear some samples at their MySpace page. Read more...

Taking Your Guitar Trick or Treating? Pirate costumes are going to be big this year. If you're looking for costume ideas, how about dressing as an 80's hair band rocker? Hey, Ted Nugent gets away with it. WorkshopLive teacher Glenn Riley and his band, "The Reagan Years," will be playing a Halloween show in Fredrick, Maryland on October 27th at Champions. If you're in the neighborhood looking for something to do, stop by. Read more...

Dear Music Monsters,

Boo! We're here to help you enjoy a musical Halloween. As usual, there's lots of excitement around here at WorkshopLive central. While there's nothing very spooky about our new lessons, our teachers or their new CD projects, we're going to take this opportunity to brag about them. As all of our subscribers know, the teachers are the heart of WorkshopLive so we hope you'll check them out. Click here...

Thanks for stopping by. Trick or Treat!

An Introduction to the Blues
Have you been wanting to break into the blues, but didn't know where to begin? In this edition of the Theory Corner, we'll introduce basic blues forms. Throughout history, there have been many reincarnations of the blues. Now you can learn the basics and make music in no time. So why is knowing this form a must for any musician in the making? Come on in and find out. Read on...

Can you feel the power of the blues? This installment of Licks and Tricks will focus on the 8-bar blues form, with parts for guitar, keyboard, bass and drums, complete with notation. Be sure to check out our Theory Corner to get an in-depth introduction to some common blues forms. Click here...

The bass is the groove. When the bass player and the drummer are tuned in to the rhythm, there's no stopping the magic. WorkshopLive bass boss Sharon Ray sent along this track for you to enjoy. Listen here...

Don't just sit there! Go see some live music. Check out this week's list.