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- 5 Secrets Of Professional Musicians That Will Help You Grow A Career In Music - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2015 from Tom HessHave you ever wondered how some musicians become highly successful? Although not all successful musicians take the same path to achieve their dreams, every one of them follows the very same fundamental principles to become more successful. Here are the five things all professional musicians ...
Views: 872 - Why Guitar Players With Less Practice Time Don’t Make Much Progress - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Tom HessWhy Guitar Players With Less Practice Time Don’t Make Much Progress By Tom Hess It’s just an excuse when guitarists say they aren’t getting better due to having limited time to practice guitar. These are the true reasons why these guitarists struggle: 1. Not Even ...
Views: 869 - Why Most Guitar Teachers Never Achieve Success & How You Can - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2015 from Tom HessStatistics have shown that the majority of guitar teachers do not succeed with their teaching businesses. Most guitar teachers have just a few really great students (if they actually have any) - and for most of them, a $60,000 per year income seems like a distant dream. Most of these teachers ...
Views: 869 - How To Stop Wasting 40-70% Of Your Guitar Practice Time And Become A Better Guitarist Faster - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2017 from Tom HessHow To Stop Wasting 40-70% Of Your Guitar Practice Time And Become A Better Guitarist Faster by Tom Hess The greatest challenge you’ll face when it comes to attaining your guitar playing goals is NOT “too little practice time” ...nor is it “not knowing ...
Views: 865 - 4 Mistakes Guitar Teachers Make In Their Guitar Lesson Ads And How To Avoid Them - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2015 from Tom HessEver felt like your guitar lesson ads are no longer bringing you new guitar students? You’re not the only one! This is a common problem most guitar teachers face, and many of them think their ads are “not reaching enough people” or that there is “a lack of people who ...
Views: 863 - How To Improve Your Guitar Playing Fast With Circuit Training - by Submitted on May 20, 2016 from Tom HessWant to enjoy your guitar practice more and make more progress? Use circuit training as a major part of your guitar practicing routine. This type of training use various exercises in a particular way for a pre-determined amount of time. The following process describes how circuit training ...
Views: 862 - 3 Things That Separate Great Guitar Players From Everyone Else - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2017 from Tom Hess3 Things That Separate Great Guitar Players From Everyone Else By Tom Hess Want to become a great guitar player? There are 3 HUGE differences between great guitarists and mediocre guitarists. Get started becoming a great guitarist by learning them: Great Guitar Players Stay Focused ...
Views: 855 - How To Easily Make Cool Guitar Licks For Your Solos And Improvisations - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2016 from Tom HessHow To Easily Make Cool Guitar Licks For Your Solos And Improvisations By Tom Hess To get better at improvising guitar solos, you need to make ideas that: -Tie-in well with all of the other ideas in your guitar solo -Express the precise emotions you want them to express Tons ...
Views: 848 - Five Additional Reasons Why So Many Guitar Teachers Won’t Ever Make Good Money & How YOU Can Be The Guitar Who Does - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2015 from Tom HessFive Additional Reasons Why So Many Guitar Teachers Won’t Ever Make Good Money & How You Can Be The Guitar Who Does By Tom Hess Making a crazy amount of money as a guitar teacher is much easier than you think. With this in mind – most guitar teachers will probably only ...
Views: 843 - How To Write Awesome Guitar Solos And Play Guitar With A Lot More Passion - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2016 from Tom HessMost guitarists can’t make their guitar playing sound emotional for these reasons: Reason One: They have not tried to improve their creativity as an actual skill. Instead, they can only be as creative as the licks they have memorized. Reason Two: They don’t know how to ...
Views: 840 - Why You Should Forget About Natural Talent For Guitar - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2017 from Tom HessWhy You Should Forget About Natural Talent For Guitar By Tom Hess Want to quickly become a great guitar player? Don’t allow yourself to become consumed with thoughts of whether you are naturally talented or not. There are three main reasons why focusing on natural talent slows down ...
Views: 829 - 3 Big Myths About Using A Metronome For Guitar Practice - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2017 from Tom Hess3 Big Myths About Using A Metronome For Guitar Practice By Tom Hess Most advice about practicing guitar with a metronome causes ineffective practice, mistakes and slower progress. Get more results from your guitar practice by staying away from these 3 myths: Myth #1: Using A ...
Views: 826 - Three Reasons Why You Feel Unmotivated To Practice Guitar - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2017 from Tom HessThree Reasons Why You Feel Unmotivated To Practice Guitar By Tom Hess There are several key reasons why you lose motivation to practice guitar. Knowing them is the first step to changing your practice approach and getting better results. These are 3 major causes of a lack of ...
Views: 826 - How To Train Your Guitar Students To Become Excellent Guitarists - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2017 from Tom HessHow To Train Your Guitar Students To Become Excellent Guitarists By Tom Hess The best guitar teachers do much more than simply teach guitar. To become a great guitar teacher, you also need to: *Help your students make progress and gain motivation to practice by training them on how ...
Views: 823 - How To Eliminate Sloppy Mistakes From Your Guitar Technique - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2017 from Tom HessHow To Eliminate Sloppy Mistakes From Your Guitar Technique And Sound Great Every Time You Play Your Guitar By Tom Hess You’ve probably experienced days when your guitar playing felt effortless and sounded great… This probably made you feel motivated and excited to get ...
Views: 820 - Top 6 Guitar Teaching Questions To Help You Get More Guitar Students - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2016 from Tom HessWish you had tons of guitar students? Here is the first thing you should do (if you haven’t done it already): STOP copying what other guitar teachers in your area are doing. A lot of guitar teachers set themselves up for failure whenever they try to attract new students. They seek answers ...
Views: 818 - 3 Reasons Why Your Music Career Fails Even When You Have Musical Talent - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2017 from Tom HessHaving great musical talent is NOT enough to grow a successful music career. Here are the top 3 reasons why your music career fails even when you are musically talented: 1. You Don’t Know How The Music Business Works The music business is called a business for a reason. To succeed ...
Views: 813 - How To Become An Incredible Guitar Player - Part 2 – Three Reasons Why You Haven’t Become A Great Musician - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2015 from Tom HessHow To Become An Incredible Guitar Player - Part 2 – Three Reasons Why You Haven’t Become A Great Musician by Tom Hess What’s stopping you from being a great guitarist? Do you have undeveloped playing technique? Poor musical creativity? Didn’t begin with lots of ...
Views: 810 - Why Most Musicians Fail In The Music Business - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2019 from Tom HessWhy Most Musicians Fail In The Music Business By Tom Hess Many musicians want to be successful in the music industry, but few ever make it. The majority end up frustrated, broke and working a dead-end day job to pay the bills. Here are 3 common reasons why musicians often fail in the ...
Views: 805 - How To Play With Better Metal Rhythm Guitar Technique - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2015 from Tom HessWant to know how to play with awesome rhythm guitar technique? Stop trying to “learn random guitar riffs to play” and get started learning how to make ANY guitar riff sound totally killer. Remember, it’s not WHAT you play – it’s how you play it! Here are five ...
Views: 802 - How To Quit Your Current Job & Teach Guitar Instead - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2015 from Tom HessHow To Leave Your Day Job & Teach Guitar For A Living In The Least Risky Way Possible By Tom Hess Are you sick and tired of working at your current job? As a guitar player, you already understand that this type of job prevents you from spending as much time as you’d like with ...
Views: 802 - 3 Reasons Why Guitar Players Struggle To Play Fast & Clean - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Tom HessHaving a difficult time playing guitar cleanly at fast speeds? This is likely because you're making the same mistakes many other guitar players make. Here are 3 big reasons why guitar players struggle to play clean at fast speeds: Reason #1. They Spend Most Of Their Time Looking For New ...
Views: 801 - How To Create A Thriving Guitar Teaching Business - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2016 from Tom HessTo create a thriving guitar teaching business, you have to do the following things: 1. Get tons of new students each month. 2. Use proven and effective guitar teaching models. 3. Retain your students for long periods of time. 4. Get your students to advance in their skills quickly. 5. ...
Views: 801 - Why Most Guitar Teachers Struggle To Help Their Students Solve Their Musical Problems - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2017 from Tom HessSolving your guitar students’ musical problems helps them make progress and feel motivated to get better. When you are unable to do this, they quickly become frustrated and eventually quit taking lessons with you. This makes learning how to effectively solve their problems absolutely ...
Views: 799 - The Worst Misconception Guitarists Have About Taking Guitar Lessons With A Teacher - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2016 from Tom HessThe Worst Misconception Guitarists Have About Taking Guitar Lessons With A Teacher By Tom Hess What is the most crucial role of any great guitar teacher? You might be thinking that it is: “To teach students a bunch of interesting things to play like songs, techniques or other ...
Views: 797 - How To End Your “Guitar Teaching Insanity” & Finally Make A Great Income Teaching Guitar - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2015 from Tom HessHow To End Your “Guitar Teaching Insanity” & Finally Make A Great Income Teaching Guitar By Tom Hess Albert Einstein defined insanity as: “repeating the same mistakes over and over while hoping to get alternate results.” The unfortunate truth is, this is what ...
Views: 781 - Why Beating Your Music Career Competitors Is Simple…Here Is How To Do it - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2016 from Tom HessComplete this instant music industry quiz: True or false: You compete with countless musicians in order to get the music industry opportunities you desire. True or false: One of the greatest obstacles in the music industry is beating the massive competition in your way so you can make ...
Views: 769 - Guitar Practice Strategy That Develops Your Musical Creativity & Makes Guitar Practice Fun - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2017 from Tom HessIntegrating musical skills together in a fluent manner is key for becoming a better guitarist. Integration is: *Knowing how to combine skills (or techniques) with different concepts and skills. *Practicing creativity as you improve your skills. Watch the video below to learn how to ...
Views: 768 - Five Questions You Should Ask If You Are Serious About Building A Music Career - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2016 from Tom HessA great deal of musicians are unconsciously looking for the answers to questions they really shouldn’t be asking. These questions are all based on false assumptions about the how building a music career works. Looking for the correct answers to the wrong questions will never help you ...
Views: 766 - How To Become A Faster Guitarist The Easy Way (Without Moving Your Hands Faster) - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2017 from Tom HessWish you knew how to play guitar super-fast without making so many mistakes? To be able to do it, you need to focus more on increasing your usable speed versus increasing your potential speed. This video explains the what distinguishes potential guitar speed from usable guitar ...
Views: 759 - 3 Huge Myths About Achieving Musical Greatness (And Why They Are False) - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2017 from Tom HessBecoming a great musician is very difficult when you believe in the myths that most musicians follow. Here are the three main myths to stay away from in order to become a great musician: Myth #1. You Must Have Natural Talent To Become Great Wrong: you become great at music through hard ...
Views: 755 - The Proven Formula For Music Career Success - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2017 from Tom HessIt’s a mistake to build a music career without following any kind of formula for success. Musicians who become very successful follow one specific and proven formula to put themselves ahead of the competition. The proven formula for music career success is as follows: V*P-R = ...
Views: 754 - The Main Classic Rock Guitar Playing Myths That Harm Your Musical Progress - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2017 from Tom HessIt’s easier to make fast progress to become a great rock guitar player when you avoid the common mistakes others make. For example, most guitarists believe in one or more rock guitar playing myths that prevent them from getting better. Improve your guitar playing faster by not ...
Views: 749 - Why Some Guitar Teachers Don’t Become Successful - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Tom HessWhy Some Guitar Teachers Don’t Become Successful By Tom Hess Although there are many guitar teachers, only a small percentage of them teach successfully. Many teachers barely earn $35k annually and have few good students if any. Fact is, everyone has the potential to become a ...
Views: 748 - How To Improve Your Guitar Playing With Less Practice Time - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2018 from Tom HessHow To Improve Your Guitar Playing With Less Practice Time By Tom Hess You don't need to practice many hours per day to get better at guitar. These are three ways to improve your playing while practicing less: Plan Your Practice Schedule Ahead Of Time Figuring out the things ...
Views: 744 - Seven Guitar Teaching Mistakes That Reduce Your Income And Limit Your Guitar Students’ Progress - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2016 from Tom HessTo grow a successful guitar teaching business, you should understand: *The correct action steps you must take in order to grow your business and effectively teach your guitar students. *How to take every step in the most efficient manner. *The correct order to take these steps in, in ...
Views: 740 - The 3 Reasons Why Guitarists Do Not Track Their Progress And Why You Should - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2017 from Tom HessTracking progress in your guitar playing makes you a better guitarist by helping you quickly overcome plateaus, practice more effectively and become a more consistent overall player. Many guitarists (mistakenly) do not track their progress. Don’t make this same mistake! Here are three ...
Views: 735 - Why Copying Your Favorite Guitarist Harms Your Guitar Playing - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2018 from Tom HessIt is very common for guitar players to have their guitar strap set to where they wear their instrument low while walking around/playing. This makes playing with accuracy much harder than it should be, because it is hard to keep your thumb below the top of the neck. In the process, you are ...
Views: 735 - How To Play Rhythm Guitar In Perfect Time Like The Gears Of A Watch - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2019 from Tom HessHow To Play Rhythm Guitar In Perfect Time Like The Gears Of A Watch By Tom Hess Playing rhythm guitar in perfect time makes you sound like a total pro and gives you skills that make other guitarists jealous. Good news: Playing rhythm guitar with great timing is not as hard as you might ...
Views: 725 - The Correct And Incorrect Ways To Select A Guitar Teacher For You - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2017 from Tom HessFinding the best guitar teacher to take lessons from saves you tons of frustration and struggle. Pick the wrong one and your playing suffers (in addition to your wallet). Tons of guitar players select their teacher based on the wrong criteria. For example: they pick them by the cost of ...
Views: 725 - How To Make Any Guitar Chord You Play Sound Great - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2019 from Tom HessDoesn’t it seem like many guitar players focus on lead rather than playing chords? A lot of people would say it’s because playing chords feels less fun. But here is the real reason why guitarists do this: Guitarists often don't learn how to make common ...
Views: 716 - 3 Errors You Must Avoid Whenever You Play Scales On Guitar - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2016 from Tom Hess3 Errors You Must Avoid Whenever You Play Scales On Guitar by Tom Hess Scales are very important for your guitar playing (as I’m sure you already know), yet so many guitarists never actually learn how to practice them efficiently. As a result, they are unable to improvise well and ...
Views: 714 - The One Path To Becoming A Successful Guitar Teacher - by Submitted on May 26, 2014 from Tom HessThe One Path To Becoming A Successful Guitar Teacher By Tom Hess Climbing to the top of Mt. Everest and becoming a highly successful guitar teacher are essentially one in the same in terms of accomplishment. Don’t believe me? Here are three critical similarities between these ...
Views: 713 - 5 Secrets Of Professional Musicians That Will Help You Grow A Career In Music - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2015 from Tom HessHave you ever wondered how some musicians become highly successful? Although not all successful musicians take the same path to achieve their dreams, every one of them follows the very same fundamental principles to become more successful. Here are the five things all professional musicians ...
Views: 711 - The 3 Keys To Achieving Massive Music Career Success - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2018 from Tom HessThe 3 Keys To Achieving Massive Music Career Success by Tom Hess Accomplishing everything you’ve always wanted in music is much easier when you consistently follow these three keys to success: 1. Having A Strong Mindset & Developing It More Every Day It’s very ...
Views: 709 - How YOU Can Earn 6-Figures Per Year Teaching Guitar & Transform Average Guitar Students Into Killer Players - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2015 from Tom HessI don’t care if you’ve been teaching guitar for 30 years or if you are just getting started teaching lessons – either way, you have the same awesome potential to achieve success and make insane money teaching guitar. Guitar teachers who earn hundreds of thousands of dollars per ...
Views: 706 - >Why Musicians SHOULD Aspire To Earn As Much Money As Possible - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2017 from Tom HessNo one has the goal of becoming a “starving artist” in music. Making enough money to pay the bills in music is a worthy goal for many, but is it enough? For many musicians, simply making enough money to get by will NOT help them achieve their ultimate musical goals. These are the ...
Views: 700 - This Guitar Practice Approach Fixes Your Guitar Playing Problems - by Submitted on May 09, 2016 from Tom HessThis Guitar Practice Approach Fixes Your Guitar Playing Problems by Tom Hess If you want to make really fast improvement in your guitar playing, you’ll have to learn how to fix problems as you practice. Merely playing through the same exercise again and again is not effective. ...
Views: 692 - 5 Music Business Lies That Hurt Your Music Career - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2017 from Tom Hess5 Music Business Lies That Hurt Your Music Career By Tom Hess Wish your music career was moving ahead much faster? Stop accepting these false claims about the music industry: Music Career Myth #1: You have to be generally young to get far in the music industry. Reality: People ...
Views: 686 - The Right (And Wrong) Ways To Break Into The Music Business - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2019 from Tom HessYou come across two key types of people when meeting musicians in the music industry: People who gamble with their careers and people who invest into their careers. What type of person do you image yourself as? Are you a gambler or an investor? Here’s a ...
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