Guitar Nine Columns: Guest Columnists

Unity and variety in songwriting are essential to keeping a song balanced and maintaining interest throughout the entire piece of music.

Guitar exercises, in and of themselves, do not guarantee (or produce) massive progress in your musical skills.

Mike is back with the second part of a Bach excerpt arranged for guitar.

Two notes together can move in more ways than up and down together.

UK-based guitarist Sam Dawson will help to eliminate beginning fears and get you playing some picking patterns in no time.

The reality is, you don`t have to settle for limited financial gains in your guitar teaching business.

Most guitar players have a tendency to use a single (often limiting) approach to songwriting that holds them back from achieving the results they want.

Here is a method to find out how much your vibrato has improved over the last 6-12 months of playing guitar.

There is a simple way to learn music theory (more than one in fact).

Two for one - a Bach excerpt arranged for guitar, along with some timeless advice.

Combining fretted notes with sustaining open strings underneath gives the illusion that the guitar has more strings than just six sometimes.

When you are confident on stage to the degree you are confident playing at home alone then any fear will not hinder your focus and performance.

Have you ever had a hard time getting your guitar students to make significant progress from one lesson to the next? There is a simple adjustment you can make.

Paul Kleff offers a simple, orderly way to analyze songs and reduce them into small, easily-practiced parts that can be mastered individually and then assembled into the complete song.

If you are desperate to close the gap between yourself and your guitar - read on.

Yes, there are other avenues beyond reality shows by which new bands can try to build a career.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds us the successful artists are out there meeting everyone and working together, the others never leave home.

Are you playing too much? Well, it may be that you are not using enough pentatonic scales in your soloing!

It takes most guitar players many years before they learn how to practice guitar in a way that is both productive and enjoyable.

How to remember the notes on guitar once and for all and become a more creative guitarist in the process.

Buckner`s recent conversation with Tom Hess offers guitar practice tips.

Explaining inside/outside picking, and how it can help you alternate pick difficult passages.

Buckner`s recent conversation with Tom Hess featuring a critique of common guitar playing advice.

Here are some great ways to overcome guitar practice challenges.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds you to create a newsletter your fans want to read.

Improve your own guitar playing abilities by simply understanding the entire story behind what makes Yngwie so underrated.

Showing you how to apply 5/8 time to your playing and how to change meters smoothly.

Let`s have a look at some of the problems that may prevent you and many other blues players from realizing their musical potential.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas has an answer for you - but the devil is in the details.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses the difference was between a victor and victim.

Anyone (including yourself) can learn to develop creativity by using the proven methods and strategies for reaching this goal.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab believes ignorant, misinformed musicians are a menace to themselves.

There are many ways a deal can happen and bring mutual benefits for the endorsed and endorser.

Here it is, it`s right here, it`s here now and it`s right here for you - scale practicing that opens up creative options.

To become an excellent 7 string guitar player, you will need to fully understand how to overcome any challenges that arise with your new instrument.

Here`s how to play in 4/4 time, switch time signatures and remain in time.

Buckner`s recent conversation with Tom Hess on how to become a successful pro musician.

Connect with our audience; stirring up emotions while avoiding negative emotions.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas helps you become the greatest guitarist and musician you can possibly be.

By learning about the music industry from a professional who has already done big things, you will be much more likely to succeed in your own music career.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds us that a huge percentage of artists either forgot or never learned that a show is an experience for their fans.

Michael Knight shares some ideas for keeping a positive light on your band.