Not quite ready to release that record yet? You may be underestimating yourself.
Welcome to the October edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine, and we're celebrating the 13th annual Instrumental Guitar Month, a great time to remember, support, discover, promote, and celebrate the many practitioners of this near-underground musical sub-genre. Tell a friend, open a seasonal beverage and enjoy some great music! Fingerpicking techniques, songwriting and the harmonic minor scale are just three of the subjects found in this issue, giving guitarists more ideas for growth and improvement. In total, six new featured articles have been published on a range of musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. After working through the information and lessons, please sample some great music released by over 1000 musicians we've worked with over the past 21 years! Of note, we've published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written close to 1100 guest columns for this site since 1996.
Not quite ready to release that record yet? You may be underestimating yourself.
An expert knows to practice simpler things.
Don't go with what feels easy as opposed to what is right.
Mike shows you moveable type patterns for the harmonic minor scale, and some ways you can get some fresh new modern type sounds.
Here are more true reasons for Vai's world-class guitar playing and the lessons each one holds for you.
If left unquestioned, these kind of thoughts can start to really build up and hurt your progress as a musician.
Tommaso maintains the skill of songwriting is developed through years of practice.
Guitar Nine's October-November 2017 newsletter.