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- Here Is What Keeps You From Becoming An Incredible Guitar Teacher - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Tom HessIf you thought about starting to teach guitar, you have probably felt apprehensions about getting started such as these: •You don’t really know what you must do (and avoid doing) in order to successfully teach guitar as a career. •You do not have highly effective teaching systems in place ...
Views: 1120 - How To Play Great Lead Guitar Licks (Continued) - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2013 from Tom HessHow To Play Great Lead Guitar Licks (Continued) By Tom Hess Think that creating great lead guitar licks is hard? Fact is, it is much easier than you might first expect. All you need to do is follow this fundamental principle: “Get as much expression out of every note as you ...
Views: 1471 - How To Transform Average Guitar Licks Into KILLER Guitar Licks Part 1 - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2013 from Tom HessAre you tired of not being able to play cool guitar licks? Wish you knew the process for coming up with your own awesome guitar soloing ideas? Fact is, a lot of guitar players have this same problem and are never able to solve it. Why is this?... because they believe that great guitar licks are ...
Views: 924 - Why Common Sense Guitar Teaching Ideas Lead To Failure - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Tom HessWhether you are new to guitar teaching or have been teaching for a while, you have likely struggled at times to make good money. Fact is, this is a common problem for nearly all guitar teachers and can be overcome with the right knowledge and implementation. However, most teachers lead very ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - How To Make A Guitar Sing Like Your Favorite Singer - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Tom HessHow To Make A Guitar Sing Like Your Favorite Singer by Tom Hess If you are like many guitar players, you have felt frustrated when your guitar solos don't sound how you want them to sound. By using the voice of your favorite singer, you can transform your currently "okay" ...
Views: 2939 - 3 Ways You Can Get More Music Fans And Promote Yourself In Them Music Industry - by Submitted on May 13, 2013 from Tom Hess3 Ways You Can Get More Music Fans And Promote Yourself In Them Music Industry By Tom Hess Are you looking for effective ways to promote your music and develop a following of fans? If so, you are not alone. For most musicians, understanding how to promote their music and gain fans ...
Views: 1154 - How To Increase Musical Creativity On 7 String Guitar - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Tom HessHow To Increase Musical Creativity On 7 String Guitar By Tom Hess What is one way that you are severely limiting your 7 string guitar playing creativity? Answer: You are playing 7 string guitar with exact same approach you use to play 6 string guitar. Many guitarists think that this ...
Views: 1943 - How To Play Great Guitar Solos Without Playing Fast - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Tom HessThink that you have to play highly advanced, technical and lightning fast guitar solos in order to get the attention of your listeners? Think again. The truth is, you can play truly eye-popping guitar phrases that demand the attention of others ‘without’ playing fast… if you know the right ...
Views: 1737 - Get Better Results In Your Guitar Teaching By Showing Students How To Practice - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2013 from Tom HessGet Better Results In Your Guitar Teaching By Showing Students How To Practice by Tom Hess One of the biggest challenges you can face when teaching guitar is teaching students who never seem to make any progress. Some guitar teachers would simply assume that the student is ‘slow’ or ...
Views: 1691 - 5 Reasons Why You Lack Motivation To Practice Guitar And Struggle To Make Progress In Your Guitar Playing - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2013 from Tom HessAre you feeling less motivation to practice guitar lately? Most likely if you have come to this page, you have felt frustrated more than once with slow progress during your guitar practice sessions. Fortunately, you are not the only guitarist who goes through this. Every guitar player ...
Views: 6277 - Here Is Why You Are Not A Highly Successful Guitar Teacher (…Yet!) - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2013 from Tom HessTom Hess, professional guitarist, musician in the virtuoso metal band Rhapsody Of Fire and international guitar teacher shares his perspective on reaching a major level of success in the guitar teaching profession. Did you ever ask yourself why you are not as successful as your local guitar ...
Views: 1164(1 vote) - How To Improvise Killer Rock Guitar Solos - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2013 from Tom HessDo you lack the improvisational skills needed to be able to come up with great rock guitar solos in the moment? The truth is, many guitar players are in the same situation as you. In fact, most guitarists ‘want’ to be able to play awesome solos, but for some reason only a few actually ‘can’. So ...
Views: 2301 - How To Become A Better Guitarist By Studying Yngwie Malmsteen - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2013 from Tom HessHow To Become A Better Guitarist By Studying Yngwie Malmsteen by Tom Hess When it comes to the most important guitar players to have ever played, I believe that Yngwie Malmsteen stands out as one of the most highly influential and ‘underrated’ guitarists. In fact, I would even ...
Views: 3195(1 vote) - How To Make A LOT More Money As A Guitar Teacher - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Tom HessHow To Make A LOT More Money As A Guitar Teacher by Tom Hess Are you not earning as much money as you would like to teaching guitar? Although most guitar teachers work hard to teach lessons, they do not make very much money from their efforts. As a result, they end up feeling discouraged ...
Views: 2115(2 votes) - Why Many Musicians Fail In The Music Business And How To Avoid This - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2012 from Tom HessTom Hess, musician success coach and guitar player in the 1.5+ million record selling metal band Rhapsody Of Fire discusses success in the music industry. Why do some musicians reach success in their music careers while others never seem to ‘make it’ and end up working in jobs outside of the ...
Views: 1254 - How To Build And Maintain A Career In Music With A Mentor - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Tom HessHow To Build And Maintain A Career In Music With A Mentor By Tom Hess One of the biggest challenges you will face early on as you start a career in music is simply ‘not knowing’ what to do. Fact is, many musicians do not know much about the music industry in the beginning. As a ...
Views: 1352 - 5 Ways To Create Amazing Rhythm Guitar Riffs - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Tom HessEach month I receive hundreds of emails from guitar players who want to improve their rhythm guitar skills. For many guitarists, it is a struggle to come up with original rhythm guitar riffs that sound good. In most cases, people who are trying to make rhythm guitar ideas of their own simply try ...
Views: 7484 - How To Become Financial Stable In Your Music Career - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Tom HessIf you have an ‘ethical’ issue with finding the best ways to earn money in your music career, do not read any further. Simply leave the page now. Now, for those of you who are still with me, let’s talk about improving your music career by making a good living. Fact is, ...
Views: 2815 - How To Become A Highly Creative 7 String Guitarist - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Tom HessWould you like to become a more creative 7 string guitar player? Being highly creative on 7 string guitar is one of the most common challenges for musicians who have mostly played 6 string guitar. Unfortunately, most guitar players get stuck playing in the same ‘6 string’ mindset as ...
Views: 1413 - How To Record Your Music In The Studio - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Tom HessHow To Record Your Music In The Studio by Tom Hess To become an in demand musician in the music industry and attract the attention of successful bands and record companies there are many things that you need to know and do. Although the complete list of all the steps needed ...
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