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Tom Hess describes how to break down a bad teaching habit so that both teacher and student can tackle it in easy, manageable steps.

In his latest article, Tom Hess explores some of the problems that beginners tend to have making and changing guitar chords.

Do you want teach guitar? This article answers that question with a detailed look at how to teach the all-important first lesson.

Get to know Guitar Noise Moderator Alan Green a little better - you might see him on television one day!

There are three important creative aspects of musicianship that can help you move up from being someone who just dabbles with the guitar to a serious musician.

Simone Perandini shares with us some ideas of creating and maintaining a songbook - the essential item for any successful jam!

Have you ever thought about teaching but then thought that you might not be qualified? Let’s dispel a lot of the myths about what it takes to teach guitar.

I don’t think anyone is ever too young to have a love of music instilled in them. My daughter wanted very much to play the alto sax when she was 8. (She’d been playing piano since age 5 or 6) We tried one, and she had excellent tone and rhythm, but she didn’t quite have [...]

Let yourself become part of the guitar by learning about where it came from. We’ll explain why it’s important to understand the history of the guitar.

Most people learn from their mistakes. Chris Juergensen, Guitar Noise’s man in Tokyo, is kind enough to let you learn from his! Here are some really great tips on numerous topics, complete with a few life’s lessons.

John Tucker returns with some very sound advice about putting your band together and getting things off the ground. There’s nothing like playing with other people, so take the time to make sure you get the right people for you.

Sometimes learning what you don’t know can teach you an incredible wealth of things. Please welcome Guitar Noise reader Steve Schmeiding to our pages as he tells us of a point in his learning that I think many of us, if not all of us, can relate to.

Here’s another wonderfully personal and thoughtful take on the concept of competition among guitarists. My thanks go to John for taking the time out to share his ideas with all of us.

It was a rough draft of a different article that Steve sent me that led to my coming up with this month’s discussion of why musicians tend to look at things with such an eye toward competition. And he came up with this great piece in order to take part in the discussion!

Listening to music is one of the easiest ways to learn about your guitar – and one of the easiest things to forget about! Guitar Noise is pleased to introduce the first of a series of articles from David Wagle, which are here to help you expand your listening library in the hopes of becoming better guitarists and musicians. We start out with a list of Top Ten Great Guitarists Who Never Make Top Ten Lists But Should!