How to trigger inspiration by understanding what causes it, and more importantly, what causes it for you.
Welcome to the August edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. For over sixteen years, Guitar Nine has provided a wide selection of guitar-oriented instructional columns, news and information, and our August-September issue is certainly no exception. A total of nine guest columnists have submitted excellect articles on a range of musical topics of interest to independent musicians. Of special note, over 180 musicians have written guest columns since 1997.
How to trigger inspiration by understanding what causes it, and more importantly, what causes it for you.
Guitar Nine's August-September 2012 newsletter.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas provides some clarity on the subject of scales.
Mike discusses one of the most effective methods for practicing chord changes.
Backstage warm ups take on their own quirks, stories and connections that help to explain their success and approach to their music.
Playing high-pitched squeals that are so important in the style of metal players (and others).
Mike Campese introduces you to a cool scale sequence that is not commonly used.
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney implores you to keep from throwing away your passion.
Here you`ll get essential tips to help you achieve the success you are striving for.
If you hold the belief that it is wrong to try to make money with your musical talents, do not read any further - please don`t read this.
When you find a group of musicians that you write, perform and hang with and can trust, well you may have won a lottery in life.
Aggressively Pursuing The Hard Rock Agenda
Settling The Score... With Metal
A Heaping Helping Of Shredded Bliss
My listening isn`t biased towards guitar players. In fact, I think I might even avoid seeking out guitar players` recordings, because I`ve had better luck trying to get clear about my own approach to the instrument.
Another thing when making living as a guitarist is to be sure to make good songs. The majority of listeners doesn`t care about flashy solos, they want to hear cool songs.
The online magazine has been going for over 16 years, and the e-commerce aspect of the business wound up completing a 15 year run - not bad considering the narrow focus our store had on instrumental music.