Newsletter Vol. 1 # 14 – April 26, 2001

Dear Guitar Player,

Welcome back to Guitar Noise News, the weekly update for Guitar Noise. If you were wondering why there was no newsletter last week we were on a forced vacation. It was necessary to replace all our computer equipment. We are now up and running on a new system and things will not only start looking better but we should be able to do all the updates quicker from now on.

In other site news David Hodge’s Easy Songs for Beginners lesson on Before You Accuse Me by Bo Diddley has been featured in Guitar Principles “Best of the Web” feature. To check out David’s lesson, see an in-depth analysis of the theory behind a 12 bar blues, or actually master the 12 bar blues, check out Before You Accuse Me.

This week I’d also like to let you know about some free songs by Steve Hackett on MP3.com. Steve Hackett’s MP3.com page has been updated to include the Darktown Japanese bonus tracks – if you don’t have the Japanese version then head off now to complete the package. Remember… Steve’s soundtrack to Outwitting Hitler is still available for download exclusively on www.mp3.com.

Writing this newsletter has become one of the most enjoyable things I do every week and it is great to be writing again.

New Lessons

Another Approach – The Other Side
by Lee Budar-Danoff (26 Apr 2001)
Do you feel shy about playing the guitar? At a recent guitarists’ night out at a local music store, you could count the number of females on one hand, and that included a mom and a clerk. I started thinking – do girls take a different approach to playing guitar? Does it hold us back from “going for it”? I decided to survey some girls to find out their approach to playing guitar.

(Going To) Kansas City – Easy Songs For Beginners # 8
by David Hodge (24 Apr 2001)
Okay, if you’re still with me, then let’s wrap up our (all too) brief introduction into the (very basic) blues. Today we’re going to look at three things: the “turn around,” the (again, very basic) blues lead scale and what I call the “grand finale.” I have chosen to use the old blues standard (Going To) Kansas City for this lesson because I want to demonstrate these techniques on a song that you probably have heard but are not overly familiar with.

Why The Classical Guitarist Should Embrace Popular Music – The Art of Finger Dancing
by Logan L. Gabriel (21 Apr 2001)
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am back and with a vengeance. A vengeance? What am I avenging you ask? What I am avenging my friends is my art! All you classical guitarists and aspiring guitarists and aficionados, listen up, because what you are about to read will change your life forever.

New Reviews

A-J has reviews three new albums. They are by Shadow Gallery, Ice Age and Transcendental Psychology.

Check out these new reviews here.

This week the newsletter will be cut short a bit. When we return next week I will fill you in on all the new guitar and music sites. Also the Email of the Week will return next week. At the moment I am still trying to catch up on all the email I received last week. If you sent me a message and are still waiting for a reply it may be coming in the next few days.

Peace,

Paul Hackett
Executive Producer