Guitar Technique

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Mike gets a little more detailed here, building on his previous sweeping columns.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas teaches you to constantly be open to new ideas and new intuitions about ways to improve your playing.

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.

Joe discusses one of the most invaluable practice techniques known - recording yourself and listening.

Building on the last column, Mike adds more examples here, building on his previous sweeping columns.

Michael Knight returns with the first installment of his Exotic Scales series.