We're Celebrating Our 18th Anniversary
Welcome to the June edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. June of 1996 marked our entry into cyberspace, and after eighteen great years, Guitar Nine has become well known for providing a wide variety of free instructional material, news and information. To celebrate, five guest columnists have submitted excellect articles on a range of musical topics of interest to independent musicians. Also, please enjoy sampling some great music released by over 1000 musicians we've worked with over the past 18 years! Of note, over 190 musicians (including many of the recording artists selling their music online) have written guest columns for this site since 1997.
In this issue
Arpeggio Shapes: Major 7
Go ahead and 'burn' your fretboard with these Major 7th arpeggios.
Be A Master Musician
Music industry guru Christopher Knab speaks about the appetite for perfection. A need to be not just good enough but great.
The Four Worst Fears Of Guitar Players
The most frequent fears possessed by most guitarists and what you must do to overcome them and reach your musical goals.
How To Make It In Music By Eliminating Your Risk
Tom Hess discusses what it takes to achieve success as a pro musician.
Interview: Chris Surma
My latest album was self-released and to be honest I completely forgot that there was even an option of being on a label. I never attempted to send a disc anywhere asking to join a label.
Interview: Dejan Toracki
I recently posted a couple of tracks on Soundcloud and my track "Atomic Shadow" went bananas with over 50,000 listens within a couple of weeks. That was the largest single networking event I've experienced.
Interview: Jartse Tuominen
It's having different layers on songs - melodies and different time signatures under melodies - that makes songs interesting. It´s cool when you are able to find new things from songs after listening several times.
Interview: Mitch Chmara
My first CD with my name on it was self-released. They recorded me for free so I would have a product out but it is a live CD, recorded in a club on a night I didn't know I was to be recorded.
Interview: Rob Ward
In general, my newest compositions are always my favorites. Creating is what it is all about for me. I rarely go back and revisit old pieces. My current material is always representative of where my head is at musically at any particular point in time.
Interview: Roo Chapus
It is true that instrumental rock appeals to a specialized audience compared to classic rock. Last year, I formed the band Reign Over Obscurity, which is progressive metal. There are vocals in this project so it will probably reach a wider audience.
Newsletter June-July 2014
Guitar Nine's June-July 2014 newsletter.
The Only Exercise You Will Need To Learn The Fretboard
Knowing all the notes on your fretboard is more useful and simpler than you think. Read here how.
The Rediscovered: Bob Gallo Quintet
Up Tempo, Chops-Heavy Jazz
The Rediscovered: Harri Stojka
Infectious Gypsy Swing Guitarist
The Rediscovered: Johnny Hawthorn Band
Texas Shuffles To Classic Rock
The Rediscovered: King Karma
Turning It Up, Letting Go
Technical Exercises, Part 2
Mike Campese returns with a second set of exercises to help you improve your picking, dexterity, and overall technique.