Guest Columnists

Patrick DeCoste returns to bring music theory to life.

Have trouble fitting the "biz" into your daily life as a musician? Check out Metal Mike`s advice.

Before you come down for one technique or another, check out Philippov`s discussion on the issue.

Here`s some ideas to help you reach the front gate of shredhood.

The process and benefits of writing down and charting specific details of the things the composer wishes to express is explained.

Examples and tips intended to help everybody who seeks ways to improve on their instrument.

Travels with your musical tour guide, Canadian guitarist David Martone.

How to keep your performance but change the ampís sound after the fact.

Michael Knight looks at some activities for versatile composition and soloing.

What does it mean for one`s playing to be considered original? Let`s find out.

Enlist those underutilized picking hand fingers to facilitate string skipping and wider intervals.

Here are seven common problems guitarists encounter when learning to sweep pick, and what you can do about them.