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The Four Worst Fears Of Guitar Players
By Tom Hess - 04/28/2014 - 04:47 PM EDT
What is the real reason why you haven’t already become a great guitarist
and musician? No, it’s not your inability to play perfect guitar solos,
a shortage of natural talent or anything like that. It’s your ‘fear’ of
negative outcomes. By focusing your mindset on what you ‘don’t want to
happen’ you put yourself in a situation where you are more prone to NOT
taking action to achieve your goals. Before you can become a better
guitarist, you MUST figure out why these fears exist in you and what you
can do to prevent them from controlling your musical future.
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How To Play Badass Lead Guitar Licks, Part One: Creative Vibrato Application
By Tom Hess - 04/14/2014 - 01:34 PM EDT
I often hear complaints from
guitarists about how their lead guitar playing doesn't sound as creative/good
as they want. Reality is, there exist tons of reasons why this might happen,
but there are answers to help you solve all of those problems as well.
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Contrasting Your Sections, as Done by Judy Garland
By Anthony Ceseri - 04/08/2014 - 01:32 AM EDT
One of my favorite concepts in songwriting is writing contrasting sections. In other words, what you can do to make your verse sound different from your chorus and your bridge. Writing contrasting sections is too often ignored by aspiring songwriters, but it’s so crucial to writing a song that people want to hear.
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