Articles

Below you will find articles about guitar playing, about developing a successful music career and about teaching guitar.

Articles About Reaching Your Guitar Playing Goals

• Guitar Playing Test About Reaching Your Musical Goals NEW!
• 11 Damaging Mistakes Guitar Players Make And How to Avoid Them
• 3 Reasons Why You May Not Be Getting Big Results From Taking Guitar Lessons
• Why Aren't You A Better Guitar Player?
• Guitar Lessons You Must Learn From Steve Vai To Greatly Improve Your Guitar Playing - Part 1 
• Guitar Lessons You Must Learn From Steve Vai To Greatly Improve Your Guitar Playing - Part 2 - Ensuring Your Musical Greatness 
• How To Become A Great Guitar Player - Part 2 - Top 3 Things That Prevent You From Becoming The Great Musician You Want To Be And How To Overcome Them
• How To Get Better At Guitar Much Faster
• Are You a Bad Student? I Was!
• Choosing a Guitar Teacher
• Do You Really Need a Guitar Teacher?
• Begin at the End
• Most Guitar Players Are Totally Out Of Balance
• Plans Are NOT Goals
• The Most Important Skill That Most Guitar Players Don't Have
• The 80/20 Rule For Guitar Players
• Top Secrets of Common Sense - Part 1
• 4 Mistakes Guitarists Make When Preparing For Live Performance And How You Can Avoid Them Before You Go On Stage
• 5 Incomplete Questions Guitar Players Often Ask And What You SHOULD Be Asking Instead To Become A Great Guitar Player
• Perseverance - It Will Make You Or Break You!
• 7 Things Your Guitar Teacher Will Never Tell You
• How To Solve Your Guitar Playing Problems Easily And With Minimum Frustration
• Why The CAGED System Hurts Your Guitar Playing
• Why You Are Not Getting Better At Guitar And What To Do About It
• The #1 Reason Why Some People Become Great Guitarists While Most Don’t
• How To Practice Guitar For Live Playing

• 5 Elements Of Effective Guitar Practice Schedules That Improve Your Guitar Playing NEW!
• How To Make Fast Guitar Playing Easy Using Directional Picking
• This Guitar Practice Method Solves Your Guitar Playing Problems
• How To Improve Your Guitar Playing Faster Using Circuit Training
• How To Find Guitar Exercises That Will Make You A Killer Guitarist Faster
• 3 Reasons Why You Struggle To Play Legato Technique Cleanly And Fast (And What To Do About It)
• 5 Reasons Why You Lack Motivation To Practice Guitar
• How To Play Guitar Fast And Clean Like A Virtuoso Part 2: 3 Reasons Why You Struggle To Achieve Flawless 2 Hand Synchronization In Your Guitar Playing And What To Do About It
• 6 Common Mistakes That Keep You From Playing Killer Pinch Harmonics On Guitar (And How To Solve Them)
• Guitar Practice Lesson: How To Play Guitar Without Making Mistakes
• 5 Things You Should Do When Starting To Practice Guitar Again After A Long Break From Playing
• How To Find The Best Guitar Exercises
• Thou Shall Shred: The Ten Commandments Of Super Guitar Speed
• Why Fast Sweep Picking Is A Lot Easier Than It Looks And How Knowing This Will Massively Improve Your Entire Guitar Playing
• How To Clean Up Your Sloppy Guitar Playing
• How To Learn To Play Anything You Want On Guitar - 3 Steps For Practicing Guitar Effectively
• How To Practice Guitar Effectively With And Without A Metronome
• How To Tremolo Pick Fast On Guitar
• The Best Picking Technique For Guitar Speed
• How To Improve Your Guitar Technique And Play Guitar Clean - Part 1
• How To Improve Your Guitar Technique - Part 2 Stop Unwanted Guitar String Noise And Sloppy Guitar Playing
   
• The 4 Building Blocks Of Perfect Guitar Practice
• Get More From Your Guitar Practice - 8 Steps To Develop A Highly Efficient Practice Schedule
• How To Practice Guitar With a Limited Amount Of Time
• Practicing Guitar: Self Discipline or Fun?
• What To Do If Your Guitar Practice Isn’t Fun

• How To Practice for Maximum Guitar Speed - Part 1
• How To Practice for Maximum Guitar Speed - Part 2: Speed Builder Strategy 2
• How To Increase Your Guitar Speed
• How To Practice For Maximum Guitar Speed - Avoiding Common Mistakes In Learning To Play Guitar Fast
• What Conventional Guitar Practice Wisdom Never Tells You About Building Speed

• The Easiest Way To Make More Progress On Guitar
• 9 Things That Hurt Your Guitar Playing And Slow Down Your Musical Progress
• An Analysis of "SUCK"
• How to Avoid Musical Burn Out
• Mindless Exercises
• Picking Hand Discipline
• Vibrato Control
• Why Guitarists Who Progress 'Too Fast' Often Don't Become Great Guitar Players

• The #1 Misconception Guitarists Have About Taking Guitar Lessons
• Are You an Unhappy Musician?  10 Ways to Get Musical Pain Relief
• 4 Things Guitar Players Are Afraid Of
• Playing Live: What to do With The Little Voices in Your Head
• Can YOU Really Become A Great Guitar Player?
• How To Tell If You Will Become A Great Guitar Player Part 1: Do You Want It Bad Enough?
• Musical Frustration
• Take The Test
• Fire and Inspiration
• For Love or Money

• How To Play Tight Rhythm Guitar Like A Pro NEW!
• How To Easily Create Awesome Guitar Licks For Your Solos And Improvisations
• 5 Ways To Make Guitar Arpeggios Sound Awesome (Even If You Can’t Play Fast Yet)
• How To Master Guitar Vibrato So That Your Guitar Playing Sounds Like A Pro
• The Truth About Playing Lead Guitar With Emotion & A Proven Formula For Writing (And Improvising) Great Guitar Solos
• How To Play Killer Sweep Picking Arpeggio Licks On Guitar
• How To Play Amazing Guitar Solos By Studying Vocal Techniques Of King Diamond - Part 1
• How To Play Amazing Guitar Solos By Studying Vocal Techniques Of King Diamond - Part 2
• How To Play Killer Metal Rhythm Guitar
• The Key To Mastering Even The Most Advanced Guitar Licks And Solos
• How To Use Your Lead Guitar Skills Creatively To Play Awesome Lead Guitar Licks And Solos
• How To Make Your Lead Guitar Playing Sound Killer Using Exotic Guitar Licks
• How To Improve Your Musical Creativity And Play The Music You Hear In Your Head
• How To Make Your Guitar Solos Sing
• How To Shred On Guitar Like A Beast
• How To Play Better Guitar Solos Than You Ever Imagined Possible Part 1: Using Vibrato To Enhance Your Guitar Licks
• How To Play Better Guitar Solos Than You Ever Imagined Possible Part 2: Improving Your Guitar Solos Lick By Lick
• How To Create Rock Guitar Solo And Improvisation Ideas Quickly & Easily
• The Coolest Way Ever To Play Blues Guitar Licks Using Double Stops
• How To Play Awesome Blues Guitar Licks That Are As Mean & Aggressive As A Grizzly Bear, But Have The Precision Of A Laser Beam
• How To Play Awesome Blues Guitar Licks That Are As Mean & Aggressive As A Grizzly Bear, But Have The Precision Of A Laser Beam - Part 2
• Why So Many Guitar Solos Sound The Same And How To Avoid That
• How To Play Better Guitar Solos Than You Ever Imagined Possible Part 3: The Easiest Way To Make Your Guitar Solos More Emotional
• How To Clean Up Your Arpeggio Playing And Create Killer Sweep Picking Licks In The Process
• How To Play Better Guitar Solos Than You Ever Imagined Possible Part 4: How To Play Emotional Guitar Licks Over Any Chord
• Why Yngwie Malmsteen May Be The Most UNDERrated Guitar Player Ever
• 5 Lessons You Can Learn From John Petrucci's Guitar Playing
• How To Play Guitar Fast And Clean Like A Virtuoso Part 1: Principles Of Two-Hand Synchronization
• How To Play Awesome Rhythm Guitar Riffs
• How To Play 7 String Guitar To Maximize Your Musical Creativity
• How To Become A Great Classic Rock Guitar Player
• How To Create Great Guitar Solos And Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing
• Guitar Solo Lesson And Video: Getting A Lot From Little
• How To Build Tension In Your Guitar Solos & Make Your Listeners Pay Attention To Every Guitar Phrase You Play
• Guitar Solo Lesson: How To Create Kick Ass Guitar Solos
• How To Express Yourself In Music
• 5 Unconventional Tactics For Improving Your Guitar Playing With 7 String Guitar
• How To Transform Any Guitar Lick Into A Killer Guitar Lick - Part 1
• How To Transform Any Guitar Lick Into A Killer Guitar Lick - Part 2
• Killer Lead Guitar Lesson With Backing Tracks
• How To Play Intense Sweep Picking Arpeggio Licks That Grab People By The Throat
• Improving Your Phrasing - Part 1
• Improving Your Phrasing - Part 2
• Improving Your Phrasing - Part 3
• Improving Your Phrasing - Part 4
• The Elements of Great Guitar Phrasing - Part 1
• The Pursuit Of Artistic Greatness
• Express Yourself
• Why Your Guitar Playing Lacks Emotion
• Originality
• How To Become A Highly Creative Guitar Player

• Creativity And Expression - Part 1
• Creativity And Expression - Part 2

• How to Develop Your Own Style - Part 1 (It’s All About You!)
• How to Develop Your Own Style - Part 2

• Songwriting - Part 1
• Songwriting - Part 2
• Songwriting - Part 3
• Songwriting - Part 4
• Songwriting - Part 5

• 6 Guitar Teaching Questions That Help You Get More Guitar Students NEW!
• How To Build A Thriving Guitar Teaching Business
• 15 Guitar Teaching Mistakes You Must Avoid 
• Why Cookie-Cutter Guitar Teaching Methods Suck And How To Teach Your Guitar Students To Turn Them Into Kickass Musicians Fast
• 5 Ways To Motivate Your Guitar Students To Practice More
• How To Quit Your Day Job & Teach Guitar For A Living In The Most Risk-Free Manner Possible
• The Only Proven Way To Succeed As A Guitar Teacher
• How To Teach Guitar More Effectively And Help Your Guitar Students Make MASSIVE Progress
• Why You Struggle To Get Guitar Students
• How YOU Can Become A Guitar Teacher Who Earns $100,000+ Per Year & Transforms Average Guitar Students Into Great Players
• How To Stop “Guitar Teaching Insanity” And Make A Lot Of Money Teaching Guitar
• How To Teach Creativity To Your Guitar Students
• Why Most Guitar Teachers Lose Students In The Summer And How To Not Let It Happen To You
• 5 Action Steps To Building A Massively Successful Guitar Teaching Business And Becoming A Great Guitar Teacher
• 5 Reasons Why You Aren’t The Number One Guitar Teacher In Your City & What You Must Do To Grow Your Guitar Teaching Business To The Highest Level
• How To Instantly Improve Your Guitar Teaching Business By Eliminating These Top 9 Mistakes Guitar Teachers Usually Make
• The BIG Error That Keeps You Just Out Of Reach Of Becoming Successful Teaching Guitar
• 5 Big Mistakes You Should Avoid When Teaching Beginning Guitar Students
• How To Effectively Teach Guitar Chords To Beginning Guitar Students  
• Teaching Guitar: How To Fix Bad Habits And Solve Problems Your Guitar Students Have
• Why Guitar Teachers Fail And How You Can Succeed
• Learn How To Teach Guitar
• 5 More Reasons Why Most Guitar Teachers Will Never Earn 6-Figures & How YOU Can Become The Top Guitar Teacher In Your Area Who Does
• 4 Mistakes Guitar Teachers Make In Their Guitar Lesson Ads That You Must Avoid
• Make Money Teaching Guitar
• How To Attract New Guitar Students Like A Magnet
• How To Teach Guitar Students To Practice
• How To Make A Living Teaching Guitar
• How To Get Started Teaching Guitar
• 7 Guitar Teaching Questions You Should Never Ask

• 5 Music Industry Myths That Hurt Your Music Career NEW!
• Why Beating Your Music Career Competitors Is Very, VERY Easy To Do…Here Is How To Do it
• The One Big Thing That Determines Your Music Career Success (And How To Make It Work For You)
• 5 Questions You Should Be Asking If You Are Serious About Building A Successful Music Career
• 5 Key Elements To Building A Long-Lasting & Highly Successful Music Career
• 22 Things That Record Companies Will Look For And Find Out About You
• 6 Reasons Why You Still Aren’t A Professional Musician (And What To Do About It)
• How To Get More Music Fans And Promote Your Music To More People
• 4 Things That Kill Your Music Career And How To Avoid Them
• Why Only Few People Become Successful Professional Musicians And How You Can Join Them
• Why You Need A Mentor To Start A Career In Music And How To Find One
• 5 Reasons Why You Haven't Made It In The Music Business Yet
• How To Make More Money In Music
• How To Become A Successful Musician In The Music Industry
• Top 10 Mistakes Musicians Make When Trying To Get Into The Music Business
• How To Get Music Gigs & Become Every Club Owner’s Best Band
• How To Get More Fans To Your Gigs
• 4 Of The Worst Music Career Questions You Can Ever Ask
• 5 Lessons To Learn From Professional Musicians That Will Help You Build Your Music Career Faster
• How To Prepare For Gigs And Make Your Live Shows Better  
• How To Start A Successful Music Career
• How To Transition From Your Day Job Into A Successful Music Career
• How To Make The Right Connections In The Music Industry
• The Pursuit of the Record Deal
• Want To Become a Professional Musician?  Start Here
• 5 Wrong Ways To Build Your Music Career - Why Most Musicians Fail To Break Into The Music Industry
• The 7 Rules About Finding The Right Musicians For Your Band
• How to Become a Professional Guitarist and Musician ~ Part 1: Facts and Myths
• How to Become a Professional Guitarist and Musician ~ Part 2: Facts and Myths
• How to Become a Professional Guitarist and Musician ~ Part 3: Acquire an Accurate Map
• How to Become a Professional Guitarist and Musician ~ Part 4: "Making it"
• How to Become a Professional Guitarist and Musician ~ Part 5: How Successful Musicians Build Their Careers

Guest Articles

• Guitar Practice Myths - A Tom Hess Interview And Review Of Common Guitar Advice
• How To Become Successful In Music: A Tom Hess Review Of Common Music Career Advice
• Tom Hess Interview And Review Of Common Guitar Practice Problems