Guitar Nine Columns: Guest Columnists

Here`s a lesson in dynamics from Michael Knight - make your songs come alive with cues from bands such as Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Rush and Nirvana.

Many people who have been teaching guitar for a long time don`t know all 5 of the important things you are now going to learn about how to teach guitar.

Here are some great suggestions from Michael Knight on how to get a better live sound.

Dario Napoli has tips on how to prevent loss of mastery on your instrument.

Are "new" marketing ideas really as new as they sound? Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney offers his expert opinion.

Five of the very best guitar kids from the past two months in a video format. You can submit your most terrifying videos.

Here is the main guitar line from Campese`s version of this holiday classic, as featured on his Christmas album.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab details potential significant radio airplay available to you.

It`s essential to practice everything to a metronome to develop tight rhythm guitar playing skills, increase guitar speed and track musical progress.

If you are familiar with pentatonic scales, this may be a great way to get into modal playing.

Scott Allen focuses once again on licks that grab attention of the listener.

Where many guitarists struggle is in knowing how to make sense out of general guitar practice materials and organize them into an effective practice schedule.

The differences between who who think you are, and who you actually are.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab has great tips from Howard Bloom, a retired music publicist and well known author.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas teaches you to put your mastery of the physical aspect of playing guitar at the service of the ultimate goal: making music.

Five of the very best guitar kids from the past two months in a video format. You can submit your most terrifying videos.

Avoiding critical mistakes in learning to increase your guitar speed.

You eventually have to leave the warm comfort zone you`ve assembled for your creativity.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney says its time for your music to pay you what you are worth.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab can`t believe his own ears in this installment.

Five of the very best guitar kids from the past two months in a video format. You can submit your most terrifying videos.

You`ve grouped in fives; now add two, and we`ll group in sevens.

Scott Allen focuses on licks that grab attention of the listener.

This month`s lead guitar element focuses on using the major scale to build other scales.

Digging in with practical application of the pentatonic scale.

Mike is back to take your scales up to a whole new level.

Pursuing your lead guitar development by reducing the major scale to modes (or inversions) in the name of improvisation.

There are many pitfalls on the path to success, and that is particularly true in the music industry.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab discusses three important ingredients necessary for working your record to radio.

Here are some tips in order to gain a successful live show following.

Oscar plays devil`s advocate in the matter of a music, or music business, education.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney promotes the idea of the road less traveled.

Playing with another guitarist can open up a lot of new musical options.

Ten of the very best guitar kids from the past two months in a video format. You can submit your most terrifying videos.

Are you frustrated because you are not getting as many people to come to your live shows as you want?

Music industry guru Christopher Knab turns the mike over to his colleague Pete Salazar, with his Musician`s Blueprint for success.

How about opening your mind and opening yourself up to new styles of music? It can only help your guitar playing and musicianship.

Five of the very best guitar kids every month in a video format. You can submit your most terrifying videos.

A different perspective on the pentatonic scale using arpeggios.

Mike is focusing on the Japanese Hirajoshi scale in this lesson on exotic scales.

Guy`s second column in a series for experienced guitarists with very little formal knowledge.

Guy`s first column in a series for experienced guitarists with very little formal knowledge.