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Guitarists passing on hard-won knowledge β€” how to practice, how to record, how to finish something, and how to keep going when it stops being fun. Written since 1996, and still being written.
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Thijs de Klijn

How To Be A 'Spider-Teacher’: Spinning With Your Students

Thijs de Klijn

What do spider webs and teaching methods have in common?

December 2024
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Tim Mavers-Chance

Andy James: The Beginning, The Regrets, The Future

Tim Mavers-Chance

Mavers-Chance catches up with Andy James at Tech Fest.

October-November 2019
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Cassie Steele

10 Ways To Promote Your Music Online

Cassie Steele

Having a solid strategy for promoting your music and building your fanbase is so important - the good news is that there are endless ways to promote your music online.

June-July 2018
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David Andrew Wiebe

How To Prepare For Your Next Gig As A Session Guitarist

David Andrew Wiebe

Ensure that you don't come across as an amateur in a situation where you're trying to impress the people who hired you.

June-July 2016
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Tom Hess

The Most Important Factors For Building A Music Career

Tom Hess

No one succeeds in the music business who doesn't already utilize the five key elements used by massively successful pro musicians.

February-March 2016
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Tom Hess

Why You Can't Attract Guitar Students During The Summer

Tom Hess

Start learning this winter how to mitigate the usual summer slowdown in your guitar teaching business.

December-January 2015
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Tim Sweeney

Outgrowing Your Music And Band

Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses how to move on when it's time to move on.

December-January 2015
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Tom Hess

The Only Way To Succeed As A Guitar Teacher

Tom Hess

Any guitar teacher who achieves great success fully understands how they share a lot in common with anyone who has ever climbed to the top of Mt. Everest.

December-January 2015
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Christopher Knab

Why I Do What I Do

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab rewinds his career, providing a detailed account 'then to now'.

December-January 2015
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Tom Hess

The Worst Questions To Ask About Building A Music Career

Tom Hess

To grow your music career fast, you need to understand which questions you are asking that are leading you down the wrong path.

October-November 2015
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Tom Hess

Why You Aren't Beating The Guitar Teaching Competition In Your City

Tom Hess

Sad but true: almost 100% of guitar instructors choose 'mediocrity' as their standard of achievement.

October-November 2015
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Tom Hess

Why Some Guitar Teachers Are More Successful Than Everyone Else

Tom Hess

Don't be clueless about what you must do to become a successful guitar teacher.

October-November 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

The Secret To Becoming A Successful Professional Musician

Tom Hess

Get your music career going on the right track by following the same approach used by Olympic competitors who succeed on the highest platform in the world.

August-September 2015
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Tom Hess

Six Ways To Attract Tons Of New Guitar Students

Tom Hess

Six points that will help you understand what you must do to clearly demonstrate your overwhelming value as a guitar teacher so you can attract more students.

August-September 2015
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Tom Hess

Seven Questions That Sabotage Your Guitar Teaching Success

Tom Hess

Learn the differences between guitar teaching business 'myths' and 'reality'.

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

Building A Successful Career In The Music Industry

Tom Hess

Comparing the opposing mindsets of successful and unsuccessful musicians.

April-May 2015
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Tom Hess

Five Methods For Getting Into The Music Business That Lead To Failure

Tom Hess

Before you will become a highly successful professional musician, you need to get rid of several false beliefs that will cause you to fail in your music career.

April-May 2015
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Tom Hess

Making It In The Music Business

Tom Hess

Musicians who build and sustain successful music careers utilize an entirely different set of skills, thought processes and values.

February-March 2015
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Tom Hess

What You Need To Know To Teach Guitar Lessons

Tom Hess

Here are 11 common guitar teaching mistakes that less experienced teachers make.

February-March 2015
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Tom Hess

Why You Should Forget About Most Common Guitar Teacher Advice

Tom Hess

Reach your full potential and become part of the small percentage of highly successful guitar teachers.

December-January 2014
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Tom Hess

Secrets To Achieving Great Success As A Guitar Teacher

Tom Hess

Helping guitar teachers understand the psychology behind achieving success in their guitar teaching businesses.

December-January 2014
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Tom Hess

How To Promote Your Career And Build Your Fan Base

Tom Hess

There is no doubt that having a major following of fans for your music is crucial to big and long lasting success in the music industry.

October-November 2014
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Christopher Knab

Design Simple, But Effective Music Promo Materials

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab offers three tips to help you promote your career, and enhance your chances of being offered opportunities.

October-November 2014
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Christopher Knab

Streaming Music Revenue Payments

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab talks about the money flow.

August-September 2014
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Tim Sweeney

Are You Getting Paid to Criticize?

Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney offers up positive approaches to negative circumstances

August-September 2014
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Tom Hess

Ten Costly Guitar Teaching Business Mistakes

Tom Hess

Tom Hess takes on your teaching business, helping you avoid mistakes that may be costing you big money.

August-September 2014
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Christopher Knab

Be A Master Musician

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab speaks about the appetite for perfection. A need to be not just good enough but great.

June-July 2014
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Tom Hess

How To Make It In Music By Eliminating Your Risk

Tom Hess

Tom Hess discusses what it takes to achieve success as a pro musician.

June-July 2014
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Christopher Knab

Top 10 CD Design Tips

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab offers simple basics on graphic considerations when designing album artwork.

April-May 2014
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Tim Sweeney

Marry A Bank Robber To Promote Your Music

Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds us to think outside the box.

April-May 2014
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Christopher Knab

Copyright and Songwriting Basics

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab gives a basic introduction to your rights and other issues regarding your original songs and recordings.

February-March 2014
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Christopher Knab

I Get E-Mails - Boy, Do I Get E-Mails

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab with a few words of advice to one over-exuberant, well-intentioned,would-be music industry professional.

December-January 2013
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Christopher Knab

Streaming Royalties Suck Now, But Just Be Patient

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab reminds musicians that streaming music is still in its infancy.

October-November 2013
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Rob James

Mediocre Media Core

Rob James

Yes, there are other avenues beyond reality shows by which new bands can try to build a career.

April-May 2013
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Shawn J. Wagner

Tom Hess Music Career Advice: Interview II

Shawn J. Wagner

Wagner's recent conversation with Tom Hess featuring a critique of common guitar playing advice.

February-March 2013
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Shawn J. Wagner

Tom Hess Music Career Advice: Interview

Shawn J. Wagner

Wagner's recent conversation with Tom Hess on how to become a successful pro musician.

December-January 2012
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