New Year! 7 Guest Columns and 2 New Interviews
Welcome to the February mid-winter edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Super-cold temperatures across the USA are not diminishing our efforts to help you with your playing technique and musical inspiration. Altered scales, vibrato, and music education are just a few of the subjects covered in the first issue of 2019 - along with two new artist interviews (flamenco/metal duo Seis Cuerdas, and UK guitarist Stus Rollins). In total, five guest columnists have submitted seven original articles on a range of musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. In addition to digesting and mastering the information presented, please sample some great music released by the over 1400 musicians we've worked with over the past 21 years! To date, we've now published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written nearly 1200 guest columns for this site since 1996.
In this issue
Be Like A. Einstein
Remember: your unique intuition is the most important asset you possess.
Guitar Nine's Attic: All-Time Best Selling Albums 1-30
These 30 albums were the best-selling Guitar Nine titles from 1997 through 2012.
How Well Must You Play An Instrument In Order To Compose Music?
Which instrument should you be using, and is it possible to get away with not using one at all?
Important Tips On How To Find The Best Acoustic Guitar
Remember: your unique intuition is the most important asset you possess.
The Inherent Value Of Music Education
Showing the benefits of music education, and how it positively impacts the lives of students.
Interview: Seis Cuerdas
The fact that we are brothers in our case plays a big... wait, a huge part in our chemistry when we play. Things just naturally happen between us musically.
Interview: Stus Rollins
A good website is key to successful promotions. Also Reverb Nation is a pretty important portal to be signed up to. It is a good place to network.
Newsletter February-March 2019
Guitar Nine's February-March 2019 newsletter.
Practicing Scales With Rhythmic Variation
Building your chops while making practice time more interesting and even, fun.
Put An End To Your Writer's Block
A list of six refreshing ways you can take care of yourself and get back to writing.