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MEL BAY'S GUITAR SESSIONS ONLINE COLUMNS BY DANIEL ROEST

Teaching: The Hierarchy of Left Hand Technique - September 2009

Teaching Barre Chord Success - October 2009

Teaching: Record Your Students for the Holidays - November 2009

Teaching: How to Organize Your Students' Lessons and Practice - December 2009

Fingernails!

Inspiration,Part 1: Role Models

Legato

Planning Practice Time

Poem: "My Son and His Guitar"

Nail Breaks

The Hierarchy of Left Hand Technique

Using the Metronome

What Makes a Flamenco Guitar?

Tremolo Technique

The Blues

Building A Repertoire

Getting the Most Out of Your Lessons

How the Guitar Works

How to Practice A New Piece of Music

Just Before You Perform, by David Leisner

I Played This Better At Home!

How Much Should Lessons Cost?

Barre Chord Success

Free Online Metronome

Seven Habits for Healthy Performance, by Gerald Klickstein

I'm Stuck in a Rut!

How to Build a Classical Guitar

Inspriration, Part 2: Music Quotes

Having a Career As A Classical Guitarist

How to Practice A New Piece of Music

Jerry Snyder's How to Practice

Chords Spelling

Stagefright

BOOK RECOMMENDATION:

THE NATURAL CLASSICAL GUITAR - THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFORTLESS PLAYING by LEE F. RYAN

So You Want to Make a Living with the Guitar - Survival Strategies for Classical Guitarists, Part 1 - July 2007

So You Want to Make a Living with the Guitar - Survival Strategies for Classical Guitarists, Part 2 - August 2007

So You Want to Make a Living with the Guitar - Survival Strategies for Classical Guitarists, Part 3 - September 2007

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 1, Dynamics - May 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 2, Tempo - June 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 3, the Big Picture - July 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 4, Rhythm - August 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 5, Balance - September 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 6, Rubato - October 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 7, Pitch Effects: Bends, Slides, Microtones, Percussion - November. 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 8, Tone, Vibrato, Attack, Legato - December 2008

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 9, Phrasing - January 2009

Expressive Guitar Playing - Tapping Your Student's Inner Artist, Part 10, Stage Presence and Heart - February 2009

Teachers Who Can - Performing in Your Own Community, Part 1 - April 2009

Teachers Who Can - Performing in Your Own Community, Part 2 - May 2009

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Most of these were written for the South Bay Guitar Society's Forum Newsletter I published in the San Jose area.

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Teaching Legato - June 2009

Teaching: "I Played This Better At Home" - July 2009

Teaching: Student Performance Anxiety - August 2009

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