Guitar Playing, Artistic Inspiration, And More
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.
In this issue
All About Scales On Guitar
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas provides some clarity on the subject of scales.
The Best Way To Learn Difficult Chord Changes
Mike discusses one of the most effective methods for practicing chord changes.
Competitive Composition
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.
How To Make Your Music Career Highly Profitable And Stable
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.
Interview: Dan McAvinchey
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.
Interview: Jon Herington
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.
Interview: Samuli Federley
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.
Newsletter August-September 2012
Guitar Nine's August-September 2012 newsletter.
The Rediscovered: Chris Allen
Aggressively Pursuing The Hard Rock Agenda
The Rediscovered: Jason Stewart
A Heaping Helping Of Shredded Bliss
The Rediscovered: Mark Protze
Settling The Score... With Metal
The Rediscovered: Wayde Cooper
Warp-Speed Washington Shredder
Solving the Mystery of Guitar Harmonics
Playing high-pitched squeals that are so important in the style of metal players (and others).
Time To Wake Up, Music Artists
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney implores you to keep from throwing away your passion.
Top 10 Weirdest Legend Guitarists Backstage Warm Ups
Backstage warm ups take on their own quirks, stories and connections that help to explain their success and approach to their music.
Up 4 Back 1
Mike Campese introduces you to a cool scale sequence that is not commonly used.
Why Don't You Achieve Success You Want?
Here you'll get essential tips to help you achieve the success you are striving for.