Rock House, the leader in music instruction, announced today that Gus G., founding member and driving force behind the band Firewind, has joined Rock House’s roster of master instructors.
Thelonius Monk's 7 Deadly Sins on the Bandstand 
Jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy was a diehard follower of Thelonius Monk.
Guitar Lesson - Make Your Blues Guitar Scales Gritty 
Put some grit into your guitar scales
Links For The Weekend: Epiphone, Line 6, Propellerheads, Bill Wyman vs Beatles Rock Band. 
Some links and readings for the weekend...
The 5 Most Popular Guitar Lessons On The Rock House Blog For August 2009 
A compiled a list of the 5 most read lesson articles on the Rock House Blog for August of 2009.
Michael Padget of BFMV Guitar Video Lesson - Melodic Shred 
By adding some feel and emotion into a solo you begin to find great melodic lines that stick in people’s head.
David Ellefson's Rock Shop - Publishing and Royalties 
Episode 18 0f the latest "Rock Shop" video series by David Ellefson is on the topic of music publishing and the royalties
Guitar Finger Building Exercise - Etude of Technique 
In this lesson we are going to work those little digits of yours using arpeggios, hammer-ons and Pull-offs, and pivoting.
5 Most Popular Rock House Blog Articles For May 
Another month has passed us by, no doubt it's hard for some of our readers to get here every day. No worries though.
Guitar Lick Challenge - Legato Madness 
This one is for all you shredder’s out there. This lick is a personal favorite of mine. I came up with this lick a few years back and use it as a warm everyday.
Guitar Lesson - Small Three String Sweeps featuring John McCarthy 
This weeks guitar lesson is from the Rock House Method DVD, LEAD GUITAR - Techniques for creating solos, featuring John McCarthy.
Got Wood? - A Look at Guitar Neck Wood 
OK, my fellow guitar gurus this month we are all about the wood.
Guitar Lesson - Sweeping Arpeggios and Gallop Progression with Michael “Padge” Paget of “Bullet for My Valentine” 
Padge, as a rhythm player, can lay down some real cool chugging patterns and intricate single note riff rhythms that support the vocal melodies perfectly.
Tip of The Week - 7 Ways to Meet Other Musicians 
Go seek and find other musicians to play with, you can reap all kinds of benefits.
Tips and Tricks from GEAR 411 
This month I’m introducing a new type of article: Tips & Tricks
MacProVideo Releases Pro Tools 8 Tutorials 
Online tutorial-video vendor macProVideo.com has begun releasing a new line of Pro Tools 8 training videos.
Guitar Lesson - Rob Balducci Lick Of The Week "Liquid Soul" Solo 
Rob Balducci posted a new lick of the week on his My Space site,
The 5 Most Popular Rock House Blog Articles For February 2009 
I've kept track of the 5 most popular articles on the Rock House Blog for February of 2009.
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