Lessons
Technical Difficulties
By Francesco Artusato
Diminished Possibilities: Part 2 February 21st, 2009
Hey guys! Welcome again to my “Technical Difficulties” column – this is number 6 already! As the title suggests, this is the second part of a previous column I wrote for Guitar Messenger, so feel free to check it out and leave me comments in the “Ask Francesco” section of the forum. This... Read More →
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The Musician's Handbook
By Bobby Borg
Create Marketing Tools
April 10th, 2010
Creating marketing tools (A.K.A “Merch”—T-shirts, hats, and stickers that bear your name, logo or slogan) help to increase your exposure, strengthen your brand name, and provide an ancillary form of income. Merch is one of your best sources of promotion since it continues to “speak” for you... Read More →
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Beyond Theory
By Roberto Toscano
Messiaen – Canteyodjaya [1949] January 20th, 2008
Welcome back to Beyond Theory and to what already is column #5! Today we will be talking about Hindu Rhythms as applied by Oliver Messiaen (1908-1992) in his composition titled Canteyodjaya (Solo Piano) – as well as going over a few other compositional techniques employed in this study. This work amounts... Read More →
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Jazz Primer
By Mark Kilianski
Altered Dimensions: The Altered Dominant Chord June 14th, 2010
The Altered Scale. Sound scary? Well it is. It’s a 20 story tall, fire-breathing beast with enough tension in it to break the entire universe into infinite little pieces and eat them all in one bite. But that’s why it’s so great. If you learn to tame this beast it can add a hip, sophisticated,... Read More →
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Artist Masterclasses
July 16th, 2010
…‘Interlude,’ the opening track from Soulive’s 2005 release Break Out. Be sure to lay back on the beat – as usual, Krasno’s excellent timing and articulations turn this harmonically simple riff into an essay on groove.
- 04/24/2010 - Periphery: Misha Mansoor Masterclass (Part 2)
- - Periphery: Misha Mansoor Masterclass (Part 1)
- 10/21/2009 - Steve Morse Masterclass
- 10/20/2009 - Steve Morse Bonus: Gear Gallery
- 01/17/2009 - Dave Martone Masterclass
- 05/31/2008 - Opeth: Mikael Åkerfeldt Masterclass
- 05/30/2008 - Opeth: Bonus – Mikael Åkerfeldt’s Gear
- 01/21/2008 - Killswitch Engage: Learn to Play ‘This Fire Burns’
- - Killswitch Engage: Learn to Play ‘Holy Diver’
- - Killswitch Engage: Metal Moo Cows, Foghorns, and Elephants
- 12/21/2007 - Job For A Cowboy: Riffing Style
Artist Licks
October 21st, 2009
Guitar legend Steve Morse demonstrates his burning take on the blues, in an Artist Lick taken from the Dixie Dregs’ ‘Rock & Roll Park’ from their 1981 album Unsung Heroes.
- 01/21/2009 - Artist Lick: Carl Verheyen
- 02/21/2008 - Artist Lick: Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage
- 01/21/2008 - Artist Lick: Adam D of Killswitch Engage
- 12/21/2007 - Artist Lick: Bobby Thompson of Job For A Cowboy
- 11/21/2007 - Artist Lick: Joe Stump
Guest Lessons
Tour Survival 101
by Marcel Hamel
June 30th, 2010
I remember it perfectly. It was nineteen weeks ago that I arrived in Manhattan, guitar in hand, frantically looking for Chelsea Studios. Chelsea is one of the larger theatrical rehearsal studios in New York City and while I’d played in a number of pit orchestras before, I’d also never had any reason to find the place because I wasn’t an actor. Today was different. Today I’d... Read More →
- 03/24/2010 - Guitar Tone: Body Woods by Pasquale Campolattano
- 03/07/2010 - Red Light District by Jeremy Krull
- 02/24/2010 - Harmonic Overlapping by Juliano Augusto
- 09/18/2008 - Using a Metronome Effectively Part 4: Being One With the Tick by Matt Baamonde
- 01/28/2008 - Using a Metronome Effectively Part 3: Clocking Your Speed by Matt Baamonde
- 01/01/2008 - Advanced Tapping: Extended Arpeggios by Bill Peck
- 10/18/2007 - Using a Metronome Effectively Part 2: Things Start to Click by Matt Baamonde
- 10/17/2007 - Using a Metronome Effectively Part 1: Nervous Tick? by Matt Baamonde
- 10/16/2007 - Artist Management by Andy Zhang