I had some lessons when I was very young, but after that, it was self-study that powered my guitar playing. I learned my ...

Whether you're checking into the Hotel California or sheltering from the cold November Rain, the harmonic minor scale is ...

an approach favoured by both Paul Gilbert and Nuno Bettencourt to emulate the fluidity of Yngwie Malmsteen’s sweeped arpeggios. As with any new guitar technique, string skipping can be challenging at ...

Pearl Jam already had a great guitar force among their ranks, but nothing could compare to Eddie Vedder listening to this ...

Before too long, Coldplay got used to rubbing elbows with the A-list – superstar rappers such as Jay-Z and Kanye West eagerly ...

With this setup, you could create any number of different routines to allow the guitar to be played differently. We’d love to see a chiptune-esque arpeggio patch, or something that plays fat FM ...

Mannes emphasizes the performance of music of our time. One of the required major solo works for the graduate audition must be a contemporary work, one composed since 1970. Alternatively, an ...

Here are the five best songs from Opeth’s no-growl era! The news of Opeth ’s upcoming (conceptual) 14th studio “observation,” ...

Here you will find the requirements for undergraduate admission based on area of study. Alternatively, applicants may submit a recorded program of 10 to 20 minutes of music in total that includes ...

The acoustic guitar virtuoso Yasmin Williams is joined by a fellow guitar explorer, Kaki King, and the violinist Darian Donovan Thomas in “Harvest.” They enfold a folky melody line in ringing, keening ...

There’s a moment halfway through the making-of documentary for Blood Incantation’s new album that unlocks everything you need ...